I remember a few years ago I was teaching second grade. A friend on mine came in carrying AR cards (this was when the school was in full AR mode) and mentioned she was going to laminate them. I remember asking her, "Why? Don't you already have them?" It was, like, the last week of

Check out these MUST do things to check off before you leave for the summer! {TONS of FREEBIES to help you get prepared for next school!}

I think planning for a school year always involves a degree of open-endedness and uncertainty. But this 2020-21 school year takes the cake when it comes to uncertainty. Here are some things you can actually work on right now to get a handle on your prep for the upcoming year.

One man asked the internet if he really was in the wrong for demanding that his highly-paid wife take care of his parents.

As we prepare for summer vacation, many teachers will spend hours cleaning out file cabinets, going through supplies, disassembling bulletin boards, and preparing their classrooms for summer storage. While most of us are focused on making it to the last day of our contracts so that we can turn-in our keys and start our long-awaited summer vacation, the most resourceful teachers will use this time to get a head start on preparing for next school year. Now, I know what you’re thinking—Shametria, I’m ready to wave goodbye to this school year and watch it fade away in my rearview mirror. I get it. I totally understand, but now is a great time to complete some of the tasks that we never have time for when we return in August—even with the best of intentions. With this in mind, I want to share eight ways you can get a jump start on next school year.

Hey there, fellow English teacher! I want to share what my secondary English curriculum for the first six weeks of school looks like.

Use these tips to make the most of your pre-planning time. Use this check-list to ensure you are prepared for the school year.

Are you ready to go back to school? No matter when you start back, there will ALWAYS be things that you have to do before the first day.

Junior year in high school is busy because you have to start preparing for college. To keep you on track, here's your junior year checklist for college.

Check out 10 ways you can prepare for a new school year over summer break.

We all know the power and passion that can be involved in dedicating your life to a certain fandom. If you’re a huge fan of something and someone else likes that same thing, you’d be pleased, right?Wrong. The trouble with being a superfan is you can get super competitive and territorial about your fandom, and start wanting to tell everyone you’re a better fan than anyone else. But these people tried to do that—and failed miserably.

Many of us spend hours each day in front of the computer or our phone screens—whether for work or for pleasure. However, far from everyone knows just how computers and the programs they run work. For all intents and purposes, for the majority of us, computers are akin to magic: we don’t care how they work as long as we get our daily dose of cat pics.

If you don't want food poisoning, you might want to skip the potluck altogether...