Are you a Taylor Swift fan looking to bring some of her magic into your classroom? A Taylor Swift-themed bulletin board can be a fun and engaging way to motivate students while adding a touch of pop culture to your decor. Here’s how you can create your very own Swiftie-inspired bulletin board that’s sure to be a hit with your students.

Incorporating games into the classroom can be a fantastic way to engage students, foster teamwork, and build critical thinking skills. The creators of the wildly popular game Exploding Kittens have developed several other games that are perfect for a classroom setting. Here’s a look at three of their best: Power Hungry Pets, That Escalated Quickly, and Danger Danger.

Oh, my word! There are so many wonderful benefits to plants not only in your home but in your classroom. Did you know that some indoor plants can remove up to 87% of air toxins in one day? Also, indoor plants help to regulate humidity. That sounds super, right?

We all know that teaching is a beautiful chaos. From lesson plans and grading to meetings and extracurricular activities, staying organized can feel like trying to herd cats. Enter Google Keep—your new best friend in the quest for classroom serenity. Here’s how this nifty tool can help you stay on top of everything with a smile.

Creating a positive and inspiring classroom environment is essential for fostering student growth, motivation, and well-being. One of the most effective ways to achieve this is by surrounding students with positive messages and things they love.

Our brains, having evolved for higher-order thinking and reasoning, require a sense of safety to access these capacities. When we feel threatened, our brains prioritize survival over learning, focusing on fight, flight, or freeze responses. This fundamental principle still applies today: for effective learning to occur, students need to feel safe both physically and emotionally.

Racial injustices in America and around the world show the increasing inequalities which simply cannot go unnoticed or ignored anymore. I am routinely floored by people when they are presented with visual and factual information of historically preserved inequities and yet, somehow, still believe that racism doesn’t exist in the world and how some contribute and benefit from the system.