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A Time Management Tip Teachers Can Implement Tomorrow: Get A Handle on Your Workload, Get Control of Your Grading Pile, and Manage Your Administrative Responsibilities

A Time Management Tip Teachers Can Implement Tomorrow: Get A Handle on Your Workload, Get Control of Your Grading Pile, and Manage Your Administrative Responsibilities

by | Mar 6, 2020 | Teaching, Time Management

Here’s an article I just wrote for Corwin Connect advertising my 2nd book Real Talk About Time Management: 35 Best Practices for Educators. This phenomenal book was written in collaboration with Dr. Ed DeRoche. I was grateful to have the support of Dr. Edward DeRoche as my second author.

Three Simple Ways to Re-engage Your Students

Three Simple Ways to Re-engage Your Students

by | Feb 13, 2020 | Best Practices, engagement, seating charts

Let me get real with you for a minute. As teachers, we often forget that we have the power to transform the classroom if we see the momentum in our classrooms draining. Right now is the perfect time to do this- if needed.  The second half of the school year can be the most engaging and stimulating for these reasons.

Beginning the School Year Successfully: Arizona K-12 Center Podcast

Beginning the School Year Successfully: Arizona K-12 Center Podcast

by | Mar 23, 2019 | Best Practices, classroom management, Teacher

Here is a podcast I did with Arizona K-12 Center to give practical tips to beginning a school year with engagement and connection. This information is so helpful for any teacher about to start a new school year. Happy listening!

Season 4: Episode 2: Beginning the School Year Successfully (#23)

Published on Corwin Connect: 3 Classroom Management Tips to Build Students Up

Published on Corwin Connect: 3 Classroom Management Tips to Build Students Up

by | May 25, 2018 | classroom language, classroom management, Teaching

Need a few easy but effective classroom management tips to build your students up? A few weeks ago, I was invited to be a featured author in Corwin Connect. In this article I explain a few simple adjustments we can make in the classroom tomorrow to have a huge impact on student learning and classroom culture. 

We Are Teachers (Interview and Article): 5 Ways to Keep Students Engaged Until the End of the School Year

We Are Teachers (Interview and Article): 5 Ways to Keep Students Engaged Until the End of the School Year

by | May 9, 2018 | classroom management, engagement, project based learning

Do you find yourself struggling to keep your students as engaged as they were in the beginning of the school year? In my latest interview and article I was invited to do with We Are Teachers, I give a few creative ideas that you can transfer to your classroom. I’m excited to say that this interview was viewed by over 46,500 teachers!

Guest Post: Applications that Will Make You a Rockstar Teacher

Guest Post: Applications that Will Make You a Rockstar Teacher

by | Oct 8, 2016 | applications, technology

Last week I was contacted by mobile and content writer, blogger, and former teacher Jake Lester. He asked me if he could write an article for my blog on tech tools that can help make us rockstar teachers in the classroom. Of course I had to say yes. In this post, Jake gives a helpful description on 4 Applications that will set us apart from the rest. Enjoy. ~Serena

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