Teaching high school

An overview of 9 simple but effective classroom management tips secondary teachers can use to feel confident in their classroom and increase student learning.

Happy August! We got home from our six day road trip last night, and now it’s time for me to buckle down and start thinking about BACK TO SCHOOL. Our first teacher work day is August 17th, so I’m less than two weeks away now… In honor of that, I thought I’d bring back “Teaching Tuesday”...Read More »

New to teaching high school? These 5 tips from History Gal will make your life easier!

How to have less planning and marking at home and become a more efficient high school teacher. Follow these tips to better your organization and time management skills!

When back to school season rolls around, I always have my guard up when it comes to shopping. There is always SO MUCH that I WANT, and so little that I actually NEED. What I’ve done for the past few years is this: I set a budget and I set a limit on my projects. The point of su

If you're a secondary teacher, check out this post for a simple, yet effective classroom management plan in your middle school or high school classroom.

Ready to move beyond tired Jeopardy slides? Try a few rounds of the Flyswatter Game, a no-fail way to keep teens active and excited about test prep. Six Easy Steps: 1. Create a list of review quest…

If you love it, share it!I am currently in my 8th year teaching high school English and, like usual, I am loving it. It is extremely tiring and somehow over the summer I forgot the stamina needed to sustain such energy to engage 155 students, 6 hours a day (and no, I’m not exaggerating that number) but …

These 6 podcasts will support you in teaching or raising your teen students

I read once that Albert Einstein remarked it is a miracle curiosity survives formal education. This observation has stuck with me: a pesky stone in my shoe. Somehow, amongst all the curricular demands, standardised testing, graduation requirements, examination preparation, and everything else which pulls at me, I desperately want to instill a sense of wonder, curiosity, and excitement in my students. I desire for them to love learning, to ask questions, to be curious about what they see…