Teacher Tips and Tricks Blog

This has been the most unusual, challenging, frustrating, incredible year of my 20+ years as an educator.  I’ve learned so much and I hope my students have too.  I’ve had to ditch wonderful lessons I have taught for years and learn to make them digital.  That was no mean feat!The result?  My students are now more technology savvy than ever before, and so is their teacher!  Maybe we didn’t make it through the Geometry unit, hit Probability, or decorate the room wi …

Tips to Ease College Transition PhobiaBy Beth Hammett THE EDUCATOR HELPERBeth lives on the Texas Gulf Coast where she teaches literature and writing at a local college. As a local and state award winning teacher for more than twenty years, she continuously works with students of all ages using a variety of instructional modes. Beth also presents active learning strategies and reading and writing techniques nationally in schools and at conferences. She is certified as an adult learning specialist …

Hello, digital pioneers (aka teachers)!As we embark on a wireless web of new tech and new opportunities for many teachers, here are some tips for approaching a successful year, beginning in distance learning, or hybrid teaching. If you’re in the classroom with your students, these can still be helpful ideas for the 2020-2021 school year. Zooming In, Up, and Away Your appearance shows more than you think. Check a mirror, or your webcam, before students connect. Your no …

Interactive lessons are NOT just for older students! This week for the next installment in the Happy Hive Homeschooling product review series we are going to take a look at curriculum from Froggy About Teaching that is designed specifically for learners in Kindergarten and First grade. This interactive curriculum is off the page! Not your traditional pencil and paper assignment – the K-1 Coins Pack is designed for use with Smart Boards, Google Classroom, Seasaw or other similar virtual learning …

Welcome back to the Happy Hive Homeschool’s product review series. We have a middle school / High school Math resource for you today. This area of homeschooling is often a challenge for parents as the math gets beyond what we are comfortable with, or what we remember. Finding support and supplements is a good way to keep our learners on track. Today we are going to look at one such line of curriculum that can help do just that.This Boom Deck™ includes 30 multiple choice questions for finding the …