Teachers Talk Interview Name? Robbie Murphy Current position? Supervising Teacher: Grade 2 at the Smith College Campus School, a lab school in Northampton, MA. How long have you been in education? 25 years What’s a little known fact about you?...

Janaha Hayes, 2016 National Teacher of the Year! Her inspiring story tells of the power of teachers in her life and how she, in turn, gives the same kind of attention, care and inspiration to her students. Here’s an excerpt...

All Hearts On Deck — David Henderson Having been the principal of this small, rural high school in Montana for two years and having come from the teaching/coaching ranks of the school, I was finally beginning to feel like I...

Here are two great ideas for celebrating Poem in Your Pocket Day. In Teaching with Heart, Jovan Miles, a high school math coach, shared how he shares poems in his pocket to engage students throughout the year.   Check it out...

Resilience: On Working and Mothering — Emily Brisse We have been having conversations lately, my son and I. Last night while I was putting on his pajamas, it was about the man on the road walking his dog. A week...

Using Poetry to remember to find what is beautiful in children:   In Teaching with Fire, one teacher told us that she taped the line “Life has loveliness to sell” from Sara Teasdale’s poem “Barter” onto her steering wheel so...

In honor of National Poetry Month, we will post daily suggestions for how to use poetry in the classroom and beyond. Here’s our first suggestion – which also seems appropriate for April Fool’s Day! One of the contributors* to Teaching...

Name? Mindy Thierolf Current Position? Secondary Ed Teacher, WHS, Freshman English I, Yearbook Advisor. How long have you been in education? This is my eighth year....

There’s something exquisitely simple about being given an “extra day” in one’s life. A simple gift to make for a grander year. “Another” day, a gift to cherish. — some words that washed up on my shore from a salmon...

Name? Erin Shilling Current position? Middle School Teacher How long have you been in education? This is my 4th year teaching. What’s a little known fact about you? A little known fact about me is that I love to bake....