Posts Tagged: First days of school

Throwback Thursday: Shakespeare in a Mug, Your Class in a Nutshell

September 21, 2017 | By Stefanie Jochman

Originally published September 22, 2015 Editor’s Note: We’re reposting one of our most popular back-to-school teaching ideas. Try it out and let us know how it goes! We’re on Twitter @FolgerEd Debbie Gascon’s brilliant advice to start the school year with Shakespeare has made my hot, humid classroom one of the coolest places to be… Continue Reading »

Advice for Shakespeare teachers: What to do on the first day of school

August 5, 2014 | By Folger Education

Guest post by Deborah Gascon Eighteen years ago, days before my first year teaching began, my principal gave me the best advice I’ve ever heard about the first day of school. She simply said, “Make the students want to come back.” She told me to forget the syllabus and classroom procedures—the students won’t retain those… Continue Reading »