Four First Week of School Mindsets I Try To Hold

How focusing on what I can control empowers me—and my students.

My Favorite End-of-Year Teacher Tips

It’s the end of the school year, but we can still make the most of every day in the classroom. That’s why I’m excited to share my top end-of-year tips

An Open Letter to First-Year Teachers After Winter Break

by Jordan Potrzeba | 1.7.20

Coming back to school to start a new semester, I felt energized and excited to see my students, but I also felt some fear.

#SawYouBeingAmazing: How My Teacher Friends Support Me Through Tough Times

by Edwin Minguela | 5.6.19

I’ve wanted to be a teacher ever since I was in elementary school. When I was in third grade, my dad bought a full-sized chalkboard, so our basement became my classroom. I would get home from school and tell my mom, ‘Okay, mom, I’m going down to my classroom.’

Sharing Tips for First-Year Teachers

by Teacher2Teacher Team | 9.7.18

As you settle into your brand-new school year, we wanted to pass along some of the valuable advice you’ve shared with each other over the past few weeks.

Connecting With and Celebrating Your Fellow Teachers

by LaVondia Menephee | 5.7.18

As Teacher Appreciation Week kicks off, let me say this to my fellow teachers: I appreciate you all. So much.

Tackling Teacher Doubt and Building a Support System

by Elyse Hahne | 9.18.17

“Once you start tackling your doubt, you have so much more brainpower available to create a built-in community to support you, both as an educator and as a person.”