Secondary school classroom

An overview of 9 simple but effective classroom management tips secondary teachers can use to feel confident in their classroom and increase student learning.

There are three kinds of teacher-decorators: those who were born for Pinterest, those who can’t, and all the ones in between (such as the broke, the tired, and the I-have-no-time-to-decorate). However, making a classroom appeal to middle and high school students doesn’t HAVE to involve serious crafting or expensive, time-intensive projects. Check out these tips from me and Bonnie from Presto Plans as you prepare your classroom for the fall (or at any time of year that you want to give it a…

As secondary teachers, when it comes to decorating we often don’t know where to start. Sometimes, we just don’t have the time or energy to devote to another long project with possible m…

A new way of teaching means having to develop a new grading system. Read this post for all the details about how my new grading system for high school and how to grade in google classroom to save yourself time.

The educational strategies I use in my classroom are things I continuously reflect on and develop. The classroom management of my middle school classrooms is one of the things I’m most proud of with my teaching. I generally had a happy classroom that was under control and focused on learning, which wasn't always easy considering my classes each consisted of 30+ seventh graders at ALL possible academic levels working out of their seats on science experiments and activities. My biggest pieces…

Image 24 of 40 from gallery of Lycee Schorge Secondary School / Kéré Architecture. Photograph by Iwan Baan

Decorating high school classrooms can be challenging. When you’re trying to find a good balance between meaningful, age-appropriate, and professional, the answer isn’t always obvious. Still, it can be done.…

Holy crap. It’s August. Summer, WHERE DID YOU GO? I swear I was just packing up my room (what feels like last week) and now here I was this morning, setting things up in my classroom for the first day back. Back in May, as I was finishing up year 12, I did a blog post on how I finish each school year – while also preparing for the upcoming school year. Now, there isn’t a TON that I can get prepared at the end of a school year for the following year (you can read about what I prepare here)…

Be sure to visit my store for the back to school sale on 8/20! All of my doodle notes (even already reduced ones) are on sale for 25% off...

Planning the FEARLESS FLIP of your secondary science classroom PLUS a free flipped classroom resource for high school Biology.