I had a student a few years ago who was really struggling with the multiple choice portion of all of my exams. She had learned to write a...

Taking good notes will be vital skill in any profession, and it is the key to success in many advanced courses. It helps your brain to...

Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...

Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...

Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...

Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...

Courtenay Whalen is a master at teaching students how to organize themselves. She's been teaching middle school for 16 years, and she is...

What is your routine? Do you have a routine before you sit down to get to work? Grading essays is NOT my favorite part of teaching, so...

I know that remote learning was a struggle for many families. It's SO hard to be pulled in so many directions and we were all stressed...

People complain a lot about "participation trophies." They're not wrong. We've sheltered our kids so much that they don't always know...

I have been avoiding almost all marketing for my tutoring services since COVID-19 hit. I don't want to be a "Covid Profiteer," when so...

It's a little known fact that I have been teaching AP Psychology this year in addition to my European History classes. Guys, they SAID...

I think a lot of teachers have found their way to my site because of the Crash Course Viewing Guides I've been posting, but students...

This might have been the first song I memorized all of the words to around 6th grade. Yes, that dates me a bit (or dates Will Smith!)...

Last week I was eating gelato with my son on Lake Geneva. I came home to my “welcome letter” from my principal and my new AP Euro and...

AP and IB scores came out over the last week, and some students celebrated their success. Others might have wondered why they worked so...

May starts out SO great! The end of the school year is coming! Fun end-of-the-year events! Summer is near! Then you actually attend all...

One of the things I love about working with Bonnie Smith, the script writer for this series and co-author of The Making of the West:...

AP and IB Exams start in a little more than a week (depending on when your subject is scheduled), and a lot of students are probably...

This episode touches nicely on the spread of the Renaissance into France, England, Spain, the Low Countries and the German States, with...