The Education Table Blog

From the student who arrives on three hours of sleep to the one who clearly just finished a Mountain Dew, teachers deal with a lot that is simply out of our hands. Throw in ...

Every teacher knows the student routine when passing back work: the quick shrug, the glance at the grade, and the swift move to shove the paper into the backpack (hey, at least ...

Okay, I have a confession. I absolutely can drive over to my favorite pizza place, Brickhouse, and pick up a Greek salad with buffalo chicken (it is truly to die for) when I’m ...

Back-to-School kick-offs. Early dismissal or late start days. Return from Winter Break. All those other seemingly random days in which educators have PD…

by Katie Novak with Lukas Fehlings

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Hey there, math champs! Have you ever stood in front of your class, beautifully explaining a concept, only to see a sea of blank stares, or, even trickier, a mix of confusion AND ...

Years ago, I took a short video of my son, Boden, when he was about 2. He was trying so hard to put on a rubber glove all by himself. You could see his little brow furrowed in ...

Real-World Tips (and Free Printables!) to Help Two Teachers Work as One Picture it. Orange County, California. 1999. (Who is here for the Golden Girls reference??). As a brand new ...

We all want to know if our work is making a difference. It’s a fair question, and a deeply human one. As educators, we pour our hearts into designing flexible, inclusive learning ...

Two weeks ago, while I was signing up for my own children’s parent-teacher conferences, I was reminded of a memorable coaching conversation I had with a principal I was so lucky ...

When I was teaching middle school, I began every class with a “Do Now.” Students would enter, read the prompt written on the whiteboard, and get started. It was automatic for me; ...