by bmelsby | Feb 23, 2024 | employment, new teacher
Teacher Job Satisfaction Is Down. How to Know if Your School Is the Cause by Amanda Melsby — February 25, 2024 Ask a current teacher if they’d recommend others go into the profession, and you’ll likely hear responses on either end of the spectrum: “Absolutely,...
by bmelsby | Feb 1, 2024 | instruction
How to Create a Rubric: A Step-by-Step Guide for Teachers by Amanda Melsby – updated February 18, 2025 OK, confession time… As a new teacher in the early 2000s, I avoided rubrics like the proverbial plague. I had my reasons! Rubrics always felt generic and vague. I...
by bmelsby | Jan 30, 2024 | instruction
Five Student-Friendly Test Strategies For Better Results by Amanda Melsby – updated April 27, 2025 The shift to “student-centered” teaching is the most significant educational evolution over the past decade. (A.I. looks like a strong contender to be the next...
by bmelsby | Jan 29, 2024 | instruction
The Three Forms of Assessment All New Teachers Should Utilize by Amanda Melsby — February 1, 2024 Assessments can strike fear into the hearts of students. What the kids don’t know is that assessments can wreak a grown-up version of “test anxiety” on teachers. ...
by bmelsby | Jan 26, 2024 | instruction
10 Quick Ways to Check for Understanding in the Classroom by Brad Melsby – updated February 24, 2025 As a new educator, a strange thing has happened to you. You’ve probably started hoarding teaching strategies like a squirrel stocking up for winter. If it...
