Supporting students with ADHDClassroom tips

Classroom tips By Carolyn Leigh Kellerman  ADHD affects 3-5% of school-aged children, meaning at least one student in a class of 25-30 is likely to have ADHD. Symptoms include hyperactivity,…

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Old tools, new twist

By the NJEA Technology Committee There are dozens of new EdTech apps developed every day, all promising to revolutionize your classroom practice. But do these apps significantly benefit learning, or…

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Best apps and links for travel

By Sabina Ellis and Lori Lalama Do you tend to get overwhelmed with making arrangements for travel? Finding the best flights, best time to travel and the top hotel accommodations…

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Read more about the article Teaching tip: pair high school students with prekindergarteners for literacy and art activities  
Wallkill Valley Regional High School students present to district preschoolers the books they wrote about them.

Teaching tip: pair high school students with prekindergarteners for literacy and art activities  

Wallkill Valley Regional High School’s National English Honor Society and graphic art students create books for preschoolers Led by English teacher and faculty adviser Jennifer Grabowski, the Randy Pausch chapter…

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Teaching Tip: What would X say? 

By Dr. Glen Coleman I have taught social studies for 25 years. I believe that it’s not enough to know something; students must be able to use what they know to make something…

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Balancing your life 

Tips for better time management  by Kimberlee Doktor  After spending 14 years home as a full-time mom and part-time, community-based preschool teacher, I found myself reentering the work force full…

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Getting them talking

Teaching with video games in a pandemic Deep into the November lull that comes with most semesters of teaching high school, I was faced with a problem exacerbated by the…

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