Shea LaFountaine5 days ago7 min4 Tips to Survive Teaching as an IntrovertAdvice to help introverted teachers avoid feeling like they need to curl up in a hole and hide at the end of each school day. I consider...
Shea LaFountaine5 days ago15 min6 Lifesaving Tips for Managing Behavior in The ClassroomWhen I first started teaching, my behavior management was truly horrific. It actually physically pains me now to think about how chaotic...
Shea LaFountaineMay 299 min5 Tips For teaching Math Word ProblemsTeaching math word problems is, well, a problem. Why? The issue here is that you aren’t teaching students to do a certain thing, you’re...
Shea LaFountaineMay 296 min10 Easy Science Experiments Using Materials Found In Most KitchensTeachers don't make a ton of money, that's no secret, so shelling out big bucks for science materials isn't really an option. I mean...
Shea LaFountaineMay 284 min6 Ways To Learn With Sidewalk ChalkI've spent countless hours this summer watching my son, Adrian, play with sidewalk chalk. He's obsessed! If there's one thing I've...
Shea LaFountaineMay 2611 minGet Organized! Tips For Setting Up a Functional ClassroomThis past August my district was blessed with almost two straight weeks of teacher work days before the first day of school. My calling...
Shea LaFountaineMay 247 min4 Easy Ways to Make Any Math a GameIt’s no secret that math is the most feared subject of most students. It can be confusing and incredibly boring. At least, I always...
Shea LaFountaineMay 2311 minGet Up! Incorporating Movement In Your ClassroomIf you could walk into a classroom from 50 years ago, I imagine it would look something like this: Wooden desks are aligned in tidy rows....
Shea LaFountaineMay 1310 min4 Ways to Make Instruction Meaningful and Banish The "I Don't Care" Attitude In Your ClassroomPicture that guy you know with very little general knowledge. Everyone knows one. He keeps you absolutely baffled. How is it possible...
Shea LaFountaineMay 124 minLet's Talk About the Coke AdI cannot ignore my deeply seeded concern for this latest of social phenomenons. When the teacher’s lounge conversation turned to the...
Shea LaFountaineMay 126 minWhy Common Core Math Is Not The Actual DevilYou don’t even have to be part of the education world to know what people think about common core math. It’s like suddenly everyone is an...
Shea LaFountaineMay 128 min7 Secrets For surviving Your First Year Of TeachingHere's the thing about teaching, it's not so much a job as it is a craft that you have to hone and perfect over many years. For most...