About

Practical use-it-today help, encouragement, and tips for the best job in the world – Teaching students! If you are in the hunt for teaching ideas, encouragement, and inspiration – or would like to share some of your own – you have come to the right place.

Welcome!

Teach Every Day is dedicated to all of the new teachers, and seasoned teachers, who work to become better at what we do – helping students. Teaching is a skill. I firmly believe anyone can be a good teacher by practicing those skills we learn from other good teachers.

So come on in and explore! We will all benefit from collective wisdom and experience. So ask questions, leave comments and add your own ideas –  we are glad you are here!

Blog

Posted on

Best Way to do Test Corrections: Simple & Engaging

We all want our students to learn from their mistakes. Tests are not just a grade, but a measure of where student understanding is. We want to help fill in the gaps, which usually includes some form of test corrections.

But what is the best way to do test corrections? I was searching for a way that truly helped students learn from their mistakes, but did not take up a lot of time. I needed a test correction method that was meaningful, and motivated even hard-to-motivate students.

Posted on

The New AP Biology Curriculum Thoughts & Resources

I have to admit, I was a bit frustrated when I first heard that the AP Biology curriculum would be changing for 2019. It feels like I am just getting comfortable with the current (now-old?) course framework! …So when I got the email that the new AP Biology Curriculum framework was available, I couldn’t wait to dive in and see what it was all about.

Posted on

24 Ways to Add Fun To the Last Weeks of School

As the school year is winding down, do your students seem to be more wound up each day? They are excited to begin summer, but you don’t want them to check out on you too soon. Use just a few of these ideas to make those last weeks of school the best weeks of the year – for both you and your students!

Contact

Do you have a teaching tip to share? Or a question? I would love to hear from you!