Experienced teachers know that a good classroom is more about a back-and-forth, give-and-take model than just “teacher talks, students listen.” Students are most successful when teachers are constantly assessing their progress and adjusting instruction. Exit tickets are one terrific way...
by Terry Heick This article was originally written in 2011 and most recently updated in 2025 Gamification is simply the application of game-like mechanics to non-game ‘things.’ The big idea here is to encourage a desired behavior. In this way, ‘gamification’...
Teachers work hard, and they deserve a bag that can pull its fair share. We surveyed more than 100 educators in every grade and subject to find out what makes the best teacher bags, and which are the ones they’d...
by Terry Heick In his essay Two Minds, Wendell Berry, unsurprisingly enough, offers up two tones of thought produced by two kinds of ‘mind’—Rational, and Sympathetic. One is driven by logic, deduction, data, and measurement, the other by affection and...
Learning new names can be equally daunting for both students and teachers. It’s not just the act of associating names with faces that’s a challenge, but also accurately pronouncing and spelling names. It’s important to get student names right because...
Classroom bingo is a great way to get to know students and to build classroom community. The trick is having the right bingo card. Check out the Icebreaker Bingo cards in this bundle and use them with students from elementary...
If classroom management is top of mind for you as we begin another school year, you’re not alone. So many educators in our We Are Teachers community tell us they struggle with classroom management and are looking for support. These...
On July 4, 2025, the Guadalupe River in Texas surged more than 26 feet in under an hour. The resulting flash floods devastated the Texas Hill Country, claiming more than 80 lives as of this writing, including 28 children, many...
Teaching is rarely a sit-down profession. Most educators spend the day on their feet, and the right shoes can make all the difference in how they feel at the end of the day. We asked 200+ teachers to share their...
We love using inspirational student quotes to motivate and inspire students. The power of words just cannot be overestimated. Sometimes sharing the right words at the right moment can make all the difference. Here are some of our all-time favorite...
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