December 2024
Editorial Talk to any educator who taught both pre- and post-COVID and they’ll tell you a tale of two classrooms. Shutting school doors [...] Article It’s a crisp October afternoon, and my first grade classroom is filled with excitement around our autumn leaves investigation. Some students are [...] Article Encouraging Classroom Management in One Word In my role as a faculty associate, I have the privilege of supervising students who are entering their practicum experiences in anticipation [...] Article Learning Readiness: Understanding Discipline Rooted in Capacity and Capability by Liz Ullrich and Owen Webb We want to acknowledge this from the beginning: teaching is a challenging profession. A recent survey [...] Article Mockers, Fools, and the Wise: Climate Control in the Christian Classroom “One bruised peach can spoil many more.” I learned that lesson years ago when a box of fresh fruit was delivered to [...] Article We Are Enough: Tips on Classroom Management The summer before my first teaching job, my uncle Gus gave me permission to use his “perfect” first day of school technique [...] Article By Jennie Carr and Tammy May Restorative justice practices have been the cornerstone of relationship building and conflict resolution at Lacey Spring [...] Article “Chair-ished Spaces”: Space-Making to Make Positive Impacts for Life How do you place your students in the classroom? In rows, columns, table groups, stations, circles . . . Mickey Mouse ears [...] Article How Do We Know What Works with the New Generations? An Invitational Behavior Framework Bridging the Generational Divide: Navigating the Classroom in a Rapidly Changing World The classroom is not like it was when you were [...]