New Books and Writing for Kids
Teachers' Picks of the Best Books for Kids Teachers' Picks of the Best Audio Books

Grants, Contests, and Prizes
Contest, Grants and Prizes.

Confession of a Former Technophobe
Offers a long-time teacher's account of adapting to the introduction of technology into the classroom. New teachers and first year teachers who are less then tech savvy, take heart. See how she goes from fearing technology to wondering how she ever lived with out it.

Your Easy Guide For Stopping Classroom Bugs
Studies show that teaching is the germiest job. Here's how to deal.

Got a Conflict with a Colleague? Here’s How to Resolve It Now!
Conflicts are normal. New teachers will likely discover that conflicts with coworkers are even, to a certain degree, inevitable. First year teachers may learn a lot from these five steps for resolving a conflict with a colleague.

Classrooms Going Global!
Teaching Kids to be Global Citizens: Five schools that are breaking the borders.

"I Don't Get It"
Literacy expert Marjorie Y. Lipson answers teachers’ tough questions about teaching reading comprehension.

Art and crafts for Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten
Art projects for Prek and kindergarten

Seizing the Teachable Moments
A Tennessee teacher describes how she turned a student's confusion into a teachable moment. Lowry's story is one new teachers will find both delightful and instructive. Anecdotes such as Lowery's prepare first year teachers to think fast on their feet.

Quick Ideas: Prek-K
A is for apple season

Teachers' Picks: Reading Tools
Tools to Boost Reading at All Levels, Chosen by Our Teacher Testers

But They All Read at Different Levels
Are your students all over the reading map? Expert Laura Robb answers teachers’ questions on how to differentiate reading instruction.

First Year of Teaching
Educators share stories of touching, funny, and memorable moments from being a new teacher. They also reflect on why they became teachers. This article will calm the nerves of any first year teacher.

Getting Assignments to Absent Students
Teacher recommendations for ways to collect, prepare, and deliver assignments to absent students

The Importance of Supporting New Teachers
Scott Malloy talks about how much a mentor helped him when he was a first year teacher. He claims that the best support an administrator can give a new teacher is allowing that teacher to express himself.