Top 20 Tips for Landing a Teaching Job

…for a teaching position for next fall. Today’s Question Today’s question comes from Kristal, who writes “I am a new graduate filling out district applications. It seems to be difficult…

Fun Countdown Timers for the Classroom

…are very time-consuming. A quick 30-minute activity would often evolve into an hour-long lesson! A big part of the problem was my lack of time management skills. I would give…

Teachers, Help MrOwl Help YOU!

…platform. Create a few topic branches and subtopics within those branches. Search for online resources and save them. Upload photos or documents to one of your topic branches. Download the…

Spontaneity Brings Math to Life!

…an idea popped into my head. I walked out of the room, spun around and returned with a silly grin and a cuboid net in my hand. I didn’t say…

Playing the Mystery Skype Game

…to help them guess. Example clues: We border Lake Erie. Our state nick name is the Keystone State. Hershey Park is located here. Talyor Swift was born in our state….

Getting Started with Whole Brain Teaching

…I frequently get requests for a set that has older students. Today I created a brand new set of posters using the adorable characters from Whimsy Workshop Teaching. These children…

12 Ways to Motivate Reluctant Readers

…of time today….” Leave ‘em wanting more! Let them choose their own books. The biggest turnoff to reading is being required to read boring books. Provide a wide variety of…

20 Tips for Motivating Gifted Kids to THINK!

…to take on challenges. Today’s Question Taylor is a fan of the Teaching Resources Facebook page who asked, “I’m working with a great group of gifted students. The only problem…