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Inspirational Quotes
Use these inspirational quotes in speeches and more.
Top Discipline Techniques
Here are ten tips that can lead to successful classroom discipline and management. Classroom discipline and management is a skill that is not only learned but practiced daily. These tips can help you cut down on discipline problems and leave you with fewer interruptions and disruptions.
Worst Things a Teacher Can Do
Here is a list of items that you should avoid as a new or veteran teacher. Any of these can create problems for you as a teacher and if you combine two or more than just expect to really have a hard time gaining student respect and finding your profession enjoyable.
School Uniforms
School uniforms are a hot political topic right now in the wake of violence like that at Columbine High School. What are the potential benefits and problems associated with school uniforms?
Classroom Rules
Classroom rules for a high school class.
Effective Speech Writing
The key to effective speech writing is the development of an awesome theme.
Ice Breakers
Warm up your classroom atmosphere with icebreakers that put some fun into introductions.
Reasons to Become a Teacher
Why become a teacher? There are numerous benefits and rewards! Here's my top ten list.
Keys to Successful Teaching
Here are the top six keys to being a successful teacher. All teachers can benefit from focusing on these important qualities.
What Type of Teacher Are You - Teacher Personality Quiz
What type of teacher personality do you have? Take the teacher personality quiz to find out.
Rubric Use and Creation
Rubrics are an easy way to grade complicated assignments. Learn why and how to create them.
How to Write Lesson Plans
Writing lesson plans does not have to be difficult. In fact, this is the time when a teacher can really get creative. Here is a simple how-to on how to create effective lesson plans.
Top 10 Graduation Gifts
Here are the top 10 gifts for high school and college graduates. Check out these select graduation gifts.
Compare/Contrast Essay
Teaching the Compare Contrast Essay. Use these great worksheets to help your students write excellent compare/contrast essays.
Classroom Management
Discipline problems are listed as the major concern for most new teachers. What can teachers expect and how can they effectively handle discipline problems? Classroom management combined with an effective discipline plan is the key.
Grade Contracts
Grade Contracts are contracts that teachers have students sign where they identify their target grade. Read more about these teacher tools and find out whether they are right for you and your classroom situation.
Themes for Speeches
Here are ten great topics that you can use to form the backbone of your graduation and other speeches.
Active Listening
Use these steps to help become an effective active listener.
declaration of independence - text of the declaration of independence
Here is the text of the Declaration of Independence.
Persuasive Essay Topics
Persuasive essay topics for various disciplines. These essay topics can be used across the curriculum to help increase writing skills.
Lesson Plan Template
Here is a lesson plan template to help with the writing of lesson plans.
Organizing the Compare Contrast Essay
A chart showing how to organize compare/contrast paragraphs and essays.
Language Arts Warm Ups
Daily language arts warm ups to start students working as soon as class begins.
Top Inspirational Movies fo...
Want to watch a wonderfully inspiring movie about teaching? Check out these top picks from your Secondary School Educators Guide.
handy teacher helpers for teachers for the beginning of the school year
Handy Helpers for Teachers The following Handy Helpers for teachers can help you make a great start to
Sample Persuasive Essay Topics
Persuasive essay topics for various disciplines written like those on Florida Writes.
Civil War Photographs Menu
Original photographs from the Civil War. Find images of important people, key battlefields, casualties, weapons, and more.
Grant Writing
Grant writing is a difficult yet necessary process in education. However, there are many sources and tips to make grant writing easy.
Educator Discounts
Check out these educator discounts for individual purchases.
Texas Teacher Certification
Find out more about Texas teacher certification and becoming a certified teacher in Texas.
Fair and Balanced
Are you fair and balanced as a teacher? Here are the Fair and Balanced results from the teacher personality quiz. Of course, all results are nonscientific. Enjoy!
Expository Essay Topics
Expository essay topics for various disciplines written like those on the Florida Writes exam.
General Expository Essay Topics
General essay topics that can be used in any discipline.
Novels for American Literat...
Following is a list of some of the top American Lit novels taught in schools across the nation.
Florida Teacher Certification
Find out more about Florida teacher certification and becoming a certified teacher in Florida.
Using Journals
Journal writing is an incredibly flexible instructional tool, useful across the entire curriculum. While often used as a class startup activity, it is used primarily to give students an opportunity to speculate on paper, confident that their ideas, observations, emotions, and writing will be accepted without criticism.
photographs of casualties from the civil war - dead soldiers
Civil War Photographs: Casualties of War Dead Confederate and Union soldiers lying side by side Dead
Icebreaker - Scavenger Hunt
Use this scavenger hunt icebreaker to help you get a group or class acquainted and involved.
Year Round Education
Year round education is an idea that's been around for a long time. Look at the pros and cons of using this system.
Compare Contrast Paragraphs
A chart showing how to organize compare/contrast paragraphs and essays.
Mnemonic Devices
These mnemonic devices are excellent tools for teachers who want to help their students remember important facts.
Violence in Schools
School violence is something that concerns the entire community. How widespread is the problem? What can we do about it?
Top States for Teacher Pay
Here are the top ten states in the United States for average teacher pay.
Integrating Technology
Explore the challenges and rewards of integrating technology into the classroom. This is part I of a two part article.
Block Schedules
The modular or block schedule is a method of restructuring schools to give a student more time in each class during a day. Find teaching tips to help educators adapt to this new idea.
Blooms Taxonomy
Bloom's Taxonomy categorizes levels of the level of questions that are commonly asked in classrooms. Here is a look at the taxonomy along with help for implementing each level in your lessons and tests.
Compare/Contrast Charts
Two different types of compare/contrast charts with instructions.
Teaching Quotes
These ten quotes are for and about teachers and teaching, the noble profession.
Learning Styles
This article looks at the three different learning styles and helps teachers find ways to use learning styles to increase their effectiveness in the classroom. It also covers challenges and concerns when dealing with learning styles.
Debate Rubric
Debates are extremely useful ways to get students to truly participate in class. Use this rubric to help assess classroom debates.
Norm-Referenced Test
Definition of Norm-Referenced Tests.
Tips for Student Teachers
Student teachers and their instructors can use these top ten tips to help them be more effective in their initial teaching assignments.
Book Banning in America
Issues concerning censorship and the banning of books in schools.
Motivating Students
The educational equivalent to 'location, location, location,' is 'motivation, motivation, motivation,' for motivation is probably the most significant factor educators can target in order to improve learning.
New York Certification
Find out more about New York teacher certification and becoming a certified teacher in New York state.
Grading Writing Assignments
Grading writing assignments can be very time consuming. Use these nine tips to help cut grading time for essays and writing assignments.
Electoral votes to win?
How many electoral votes does a candidate need to win? Find out about the electoral college with this FAQ.
A Compare/Contrast Essay Rubric
A rubric for peer or teacher evaluation of compare/contrast essays, from your About.com Guide
Criterion-Referenced Test
Definition of criterion-referenced tests.
journal topics for self understanding - journals and education
Journal Topics for Self Understanding Personal Revelations In addition to the topics listed below, associative
lesson plan central - lesson plans
Lesson Plans Lessons by Grade Level 6-8 Lessons 9-12 Lessons Continued Below... Lessons by Subject Language
Before Becoming a Teacher
Here are the top 5 things that you should consider before you make the plunge and become a teacher.
Top Motivational Books for ...
Need a little motivation? Read these top eight motivational books selected and ranked by your Secondary School Educators Guide.
Teacher Strategies
Start the year out right with this to do list of essential strategies for every teacher, especially those new to the profession.
Writing Lesson Plans
Read about ways to integrate writing in all classes throughout the curriculum. Find shortcuts to grading and more!
Teacher Quotes
These collected quotes are for and about teachers and teaching, the noble profession.
Mini-Lessons
Find great activities to use in those last few minutes of class.
Become a Teacher
There are many paths to becoming a teacher. This article gives an overview of the different ways a person can use to reach their goal.
Paragraph Structure
Teaching Paragraph Structure.
photographs of lincoln from civil war and assassination - abraham lincoln
Period photographs of Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. Also find pictures related to his assassination.
Kinesthetic Learnings
This profile of kinesthetic learners helps teachers and students understand not only the strengths of kinesthetic learners but also strategies to help them learn most effectively.
Late Work Policies
Late work and make up assignments can often cause a classroom management nightmare for teachers. Here are some tips, ideas, and possible policies for dealing with late work.
rubric to match grant proposals with grant providers
This rubric can help you determine whether your grant proposal and a grantor's requirements match up.
Ten Banned Books
Want to know more about the types of books that are being banned and the reason why they are banned? This looks at ten books that are often banned books or attempted to be banned in the United States.
The Co-Teach Model
Great ideas to make co-teaching work in the classroom.
Writing Great Specific Goals
An easy to use goal writing worksheet.
Wk 1 Warm Ups - Captalization
Daily language arts warm ups to start students working as soon as class begins. Week one's warm ups focus on capitalization.
Academic Expository Essay Topics
Expository essay topics for various disciplines.
Tardy Policy
Dealing with tardy students is an important part of any teacher's job. Finding a tardy policy that works for you is extremely important. If you allow students to be tardy then you will be setting a precedent that will get worse throughout the year. Therefore, it is very important that you set up a workable system for dealing with tardies from the very beginning.
Chinese history - Confucianism or the ideas of Confucius
Confucianism A Chinese philosophy that in its most basic form deals with man's relationships with fellow
Brain Teasers
Brain teasers are an excellent way to spend extra time in class. They help increase students' critical thinking skills too!
rubric to grade student produced biographies
Biography Rubric Name:____________________Date: _________Period:______ Subject of Biography:_________________________________
Editorial Cartoons
Utilize editorial cartoons as a teaching tool. Find great worksheets to use in your class today.
Chinese history - mandate of heaven
Information about the Mandate of Heaven, an important part of the Chinese attitudes about their emperors. This is part of the Lecture Series: History of China.
science warm ups for everyday- questions to begin the school day
Science Warm Ups Daily warm ups or do nows are tools that every teacher should have in their educational
Teaching Private vs. Public
Are you considering teaching at a private school? Are you interested in the key differences between public and private schools? This article takes a look at these differences to help you make a decision of whether teaching at a public or a private school is the best option for you.
Five Themes of Geography
Here is an assignment about the five themes of geography that you can use with your students.
Archimedes
Here is a biography on the life of Archimedes. It was created using the educational biographical framework.
Late Work Policy for Teachers
Here is an example of the late work policy used in a tenth grade English class.
Gregor Mendel
Here is a biography on the life of Gregor Mendel. It was created using the educational biographical framework.
Create a Lesson Plan Calendar
An effective planning tool for lessons throughout the year is a lesson plan calendar. This how to will go through the steps of creating a lesson plan calendar which you can refer to as you plans units and individual lessons throughout the year.
Popular Teacher
Are you a popular teacher? Here are the Popular Teacher results from the teacher personality quiz. Of course, all results are nonscientific. Enjoy!
Writing Prompts
A handy worksheet to help students write and evaluate prompts.
Reliability in Testing
Definition of reliability in terms of testing.
Strict Disciplinarian
Are you a strict disciplinarian? Here are the Strict Disciplinarian results from the teacher personality quiz. Of course, all results are nonscientific. Enjoy!
Substitute Folders
A substitute folder is an excellent resource that every teacher should have in their classroom. Here are the details of what should be included in your substitute folder.
Integrating Curriculum
Integrating curriculum truly enhances a student's learning experience. Find resources to help you integrate curriculum here.
photographs of weapons and ships used during the civil war - weapons and ships
Civil War Photographs: Weapons and Ships of War Weapons of War Two Wiard guns at the arsenal in Washington,
mathematics warm ups for everyday- questions to begin the school day
Daily mathematics warm ups to start students working as soon as class begins.
Back to School
Get yourself and your students reconnected with this 'Back to School' article.
dead soldiers at gettysburg - civil war casualties
Civil War Photographs: C asualties of War Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
Teaching Through Biographies
Biographies are a wonderful teaching tool that can be used throughout the curriculum. Find out now only why but also get tools to help you incorporate them in your lesson plans.
Assessments
Use these tips to help create effective and reliable multiple choice test questions for tests and assessments.
rubric for a persuasive essay
A rubric for peer or teacher evaluation of persuasive essays.
Hold a Class Debate
a simple how to on holding a class debate, fromyour about.com guide
evaluating expository essays - rubric for expository essays
A Worksheet and Rubric for Evaluating Expository Essays.
Emergency Lesson Plans
Here are suggestions and advice for creating emergency lesson plans for your classes.
The Compare Contrast Prewriting Chart
A compare/contrast prewriting chart with instructions.
Lecture Pros and Cons
Here we look at the pros and cons of using whole group discussion as a teaching method for secondary school educators.
photographs of african-americans during the civil war - civil war and slavery
Civil War Photographs: African-Americans During the Civil War Signs of Slavery "Auction & Negro Sales"
Teach Latitude and Longitude
A simple How to on teaching latitude and longitude.
guidelines for student success - slant teacher pleasing behaviors
Guidelines to Your Success Note: This handout can be given to students at the beginning of the term.
Visual Learnings
This profile of visual learners helps teachers and students understand not only the strengths of visual learners but also strategies to help them learn most effectively.
Saddam Hussein
Here is a biography on the life of Saddam Hussein. It was created using the educational biographical framework.
background to the american revolution lecture outline
Here is a lecture outlining the background to the American Revolution. You can use this with its numerous links to extra information as the basis for lectures in class.
Create a Rubric
A simple how to on creating a rubric.
latitude and longitude chart
Here is a chart which can be used by both the teacher and the student to learn Latitude and Longitude.
Rubric for a Essay Body Paragraph - Secondary School Educators
Suggested portfolio items, from your About.com Guide
How To Teach Latitude and Longitude
a simple how to on teaching latitude and longitude.
Academic Environments
Creating an academic environment can often be a real challenge. In fact, many students are shocked that you even wish to try.
dead confederate and union soldiers lying in a trench - civil war casualties
Civil War Photographs: C asualties of War Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
Mao Zedong
Here is a biography on the life of Mao Zedong (Mao Tse-Tung). It was created using the educational biographical framework.
Ways to Know a Quality School
Ever wonder what it takes to be a quality school? Want to know if the school where you are teaching or attending is effective? This list highlights the top 10 characteristics of a quality school.
Scientific Method
The fourth step of the scientific method is to test the hypothesis.
census jobs for summer
Work for the U.S. Census Bureau this summer and earn extra money.
Validity in Testing
Definition of validity in terms of testing.
dead confederate soldier at gettysburg devils den - civil war casualties
Civil War Photographs: C asualties of War Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
evaluating supporting details
A Worksheet and Rubric for Evaluating Supporting Details.
Attention Deficit Disorder
Here is a definition of Attention Deficit Disorder - ADD.
Veteran Teaching Tips
This teaching feedback were given by an awesome veteran teacher to a new student teacher on her first day of teaching. The feedback is not only useful but also realistic and applicable to most new (and many veteran) teachers daily classroom skills.
Military Career Pros and Cons
Is the military a viable career option for your students? Read the pros and cons of a military career here to help counsel them make a more informed decision.
dead confederate soldier near spotsylvania court house - civil war casualties
Civil War Photographs: C asualties of War Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
Summer Teacher Activities
Here are ten things that teachers can do during summer vacation to help prepare for the next school year.
National Board Certification
Find out more about National Board Certification and becoming a nationally certified teacher.
Treaty of Paris
Read the text of the Treaty of Paris that ended the Revolutionary War.
dead confederate soldier at gettysburg slaughter pen - civil war casualties
Civil War Photographs: C asualties of War Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
Math Fairs
How to hold a math fair and great mathematics project ideas.
compare contrast framework example using robber barons
Robber Barons of the Late 19th Century Example of Compare/Contrast Framework Directions: After reading
Dealing With Stress
Teacher burnout is a common occurrence. Teaching is definitely a stressful job. Here are some reasons why, and some things to help.
Walking Carpet
Are you a walking carpet? Here are the Walking Carpet results from the teacher personality quiz. Of course, all results are nonscientific. Enjoy!
dead confederate soldier in a trench - civil war casualties
Civil War Photographs: C asualties of War Courtesy of Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division,
Auditory Learnings
This profile of auditory learners helps teachers and students understand not only the strengths of auditory learners but also strategies to help them learn most effectively.
Boss Tweed
Here is a biography on the life of William Marcy - Boss Tweed. It was created using the educational biographical framework.
More Coach Than Teacher
Are you more of a coach than a teacher? Here are the More Coach Than Teacher results from the teacher personality quiz. Of course, all results are nonscientific. Enjoy!
cooperative learning student handout - cooperative learning and education
  Cooperative Learning Information I will frequently make cooperative learning assignments that you will
Teaching Tip - Discipline
Get a new teaching tip each day to help you in your teaching career. This tip deals with classroom management and discipline.
Mohandas Gandhi
Here is a biography on the life of Mohandas Gandhi. It was created using the educational biographical framework.
Top Inspirational Books for...
Check out these top picks for the best inspirational books for educators.
geography warm ups for everyday- questions to begin the school day
Geography Warm Ups Daily warm ups or do nows are tools that every teacher should have in their educational
Works of Shakespeare for Hi...
It is important that students are exposed to one of the greatest writers in the English language. These plays are some of the most widely used in high school classes.

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