Maritza Vasquez, a teacher at the Academy for Language and Technology in the Bronx, sees a lot of herself in her 9th-grade immigrant students. She said she’s able to relate “to everything they are feeling” because at one time she felt the same way....

Michelle Obama is an inspiration to so many, including the students in my advisory class.

No matter what grade or subject you teach, there’s a trip destination for you. Here are some tips to help you plan your next field trip.

Before my 9th-grade ELA students read "A Quilt of a Country" by Anna Quindlen, they created personal identity projects.

I asked my aunt, a former teacher, for her sage advice before I started teaching. Her 40-plus years in education had taught her myriad lessons, many of which she passed on to me. But I still had a lot to learn.

I use my class microphone to engage my students.

Our new "push wall" has been a huge hit with our 2nd-graders.