As a teacher, have you ever had a dream for your class that was SO BIG, you weren't sure of how to make it happen? Did something hold you...

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...

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...

As an educator, I want to help guide students to become well-informed adults for our future.  People need to be able to read a variety of...

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

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 told my 5th-grade students that I was leaving teaching to become an author. I didn’t believe myself for a minute, but I needed...

I think many individuals look at test scores to determine and "judge" whether or not a school is doing a good job. This practice has...

By Carrie Baughcum I had just spent forty-five minutes on Zoom sharing, teaching, writing, and doodling all about sketchnoting. But...

The topic of advisory periods in a master schedule at a junior high or high school is a topic that I have seen come up so many times. I...

I was teaching a fitness class to a group of 10th-grade students. They'd done a great job of listening, and I was finishing up demoing...

Many times, folks will say that communication is a two-way street. I think nowadays, it's more of a highway interchange. We have so many...

It isn’t always about the questions we ask. Sometimes, it is more important to consider HOW we are asking it. The way we frame our...

Every once in a while, a show comes along that you can't stop watching. Sometimes it's the characters. Sometimes it's the plot. Sometimes...

As we approached the end of the fall semester, I have been in reflection mode, thinking about what worked and what did not work, not only...

Today as I think about what’s in a name, I’m recalling a scene from the Hallmark movie Crown For Christmas starring Danica McKellar. When...

At its core, education is about learning! As a person who truly values relationships and connections, I'm still aware that what students...

Life as an educator is fun. Life as a provider and caregiver is fulfilling. It's exhausting on its good days and exhausting on its bad...

No matter what our roles are in schools, we all are language teachers because we all teach content through language. By using language as...