Reader's Amazing Teacher Stories:
Best Teaching Practices in Action
Share YOUR Inspiring Teacher Story
New teachers are like sponges, looking for the very best teaching practices to absorb.
Most of us have been fortunate enough to experience a great teacher at some point during our childhood, but it's hard to remember the details of what made them great...we just know they made a huge impact on our lives.
Jump down to share your own storyReaders of this site have shared their amazing teacher stories - with details - to provide role models for effective teaching methods. Elementary school teaching through high school instruction...there's a story here that will apply to anyone who is new to our profession.
Lessons learned for elementary school teaching
As you read the profiles below, you'll find that certain consistent themes emerge...characteristics that serve as guideposts to anyone who wants to change children's lives through education.
- Enjoyment - not just tolerance - of children
- Complete grasp of curriculum
- Innovative approaches to helping students understand
- Unique teaching style
And perhaps most important:
- Caring, really caring, for every single child
TIP: My Word Wizard Thank You Poems to Teachers provides a unique way to express gratitude and recognize the important role that teachers play in our growth and development.
Share YOUR Inspiring Teacher Story
Details! We need details!
- Grade level? (Kindergarten through 12th, please)
- What effective teaching styles or methods made them amazing?
- Impact on your life...as a student or as a person?
Amazing Teacher Stories From Other Visitors
Click below to see contributions from other readers of this site...
The Teacher that Taught Me How to Teach 
When I was in 3rd grade I had one of the greatest teachers I have ever seen or known. She was so great and had such an impact on my view of education that …
Encouraging 3rd Grade Teacher
When I was younger, I was the kid in the corner scribbling furiously in a notebook every day at recess while the other kids played Red Rover. It didn't …
4th Grade Phenomenon
My 4th grade elementary school teacher was absolutely incredible! Besides always showing up to class with a smile on her face, her teaching style was to …
Reading stories with funny voices
My 5th grade teacher was an amazing lady. Not only did her teaching methods motivate me to stay organized and do my best in school every day, but she went …
Sometimes the best teachers are the ones we detest while in their classes 
There is always a teacher in every student's life that makes an impression. Sometimes that impression results in years of horror stories, sometimes it …
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Becoming a Teacher
Classroom Management
- Room Management 101
- First Days of School
- Teaching Social Skills
- Classroom Team Building
- Rules and Safety
- Behavior Management
- Holidays, Parties & Projects
Classroom Design
Classroom Discipline
Effective Teaching
- Lesson Planning
- Teaching Reading
- Teaching Writing
- Teaching Math
- Teaching with Technology
- Teaching with Art
- Spelling Lessons
Enabling Success
- Test-Taking Strategies
- Partnering with Parents
- A Day in My Classroom
- Teaching Gifted Students
- Inclusion in the Classroom
- Learning Challenges
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