The mindset of a Competitor: Your opponent is not your enemy. -Christopher Mance II It was a regular basketball practice, starting just...

Two weeks ago, I began my 18th year of teaching. I got into my car, iced coffee in hand, and started the road to my familiar campus,...

It’s Monday morning; Jed shows up to class looking tired and gaunt. He whispers that his grandfather accidentally ran over his dog on...

Just imagine if you were asked what you wanted to do for triskderopa. Right!?!?!? Your first thought isn’t to all the things you want and...

The other morning, I was taking attendance when I heard some of my students talking about graduations they were attending for family...

SEL, or as it's commonly known, Social and Emotional Learning, has had an awakening. It's about time! You see, I've been teaching SEL...

When was the last time you talked to someone about positive news? Do you have to take a long pause before realizing what it was? It is so...

At EduMatch, we have strived to keep our articles relevant and timely. Our contributors are amazing educators who delight in sharing...

“T……Tom…..live…..lived…in..a….big….city…..” I glance at my timer and see 26 seconds to go. “He….li….lived….with….his…br…brother…and…”...

Written by Melissa Laun As an educator deeply committed to the growth and success of administrators, teachers, and students, I have...

As I am so sure many women say, coming back to work after maternity leave, I was a different person. I was powering through on minimal...

By Elijah Carbajal “You can’t come to this class, because you know how to read, and I don’t. You can only come if you don’t know how to...

By Kellie Bahri A strong sense of self is the building block of success in all areas of life. Students who have a strong sense of self...

Book blog by Denise Furlong, Ed.D Ben’s story is one that has brought together three teachers who taught together many years ago in...

My journey to belonging has been long and winding. It has also opened pathways that I never imagined. When I reflect on where I was 10...

In the summer of 2014, my school had a book study on Teach Like a Pirate by Dave Burgess. After reading the book I could only think, I do...

Anyone who has ever known me well enough knows that I love to write. As a teenager, I wrote songs. They weren’t very good, but I found...

I grew up in a small town in Missouri and most of the teachers knew my parents through their work at the local university, church...

I began my first year of teaching filled with an intense optimism for my incoming students. The highlight of my year would be to meet and...

My grandmother’s house, in which she lived for over fifty years, is full of ivy. The kind of ivy that crawls up toward the roof with an...