When I first began teaching, I used the class website as a way to communicate with students.  It was very teacher-oriented and I was proud of the work I had accomplished.  When I realized that I wanted student involvement, I decided that I would allow them to create articles.  It would be a social studies magazine.  Over time, ...

Classroom management, to me, is a bit of a misnomer.  The term manager conjures up a man clad in a shirt and tie, sitting behind a cubical (sp?) attempting to maintain the status quo.  A manager keeps things under control.  A leader, however, is proactive and inpsires people to go beyond the what is perceieved as normal.  A ...

The following are five easy steps to managing a classroom:   It's blank for a reason.  I don't think there is that magical formula.  There aren't five easy steps.  We don't teach in Hogwarts and we don't have a magic wand to make it all better.  Moreover, I am skeptical of the famous gurus and wizards offering a ...