Tips & Tricks

National Music Week is coming soon and music teachers are some of my favorite people. I taught K-8 music so I know the challenges they face. [...]

When most new teachers dream of stepping into a classroom, they think of the lessons that will be taught, the knowledge that will be imparted, and [...]

In 1970, Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin was moved dramatically by experiencing the devastation of an oil spill in Santa Barbara, CA.  He wanted to do something [...]

In this lesson plan students will analyze the celebration of Christmas in diverse cultures in a variety of media and formats. They will compare and contrast [...]

Students need to know their fractions, so they can solve more difficult mathematical problems in the future. With Gynzy, you can use your interactive whiteboard to [...]

Creating organized and innovative lesson plans is an essential part of every teacher's job. However, finding the time and the motivation can be difficult when you're [...]

It’s hard to remember what you’ve never learned.  For most students, Memorial Day is the time when the city pool opens, or they have their last [...]

Writing good poetry begins with reading good poetry, which can take hours to collect. This is time a busy teacher only finds after all the other [...]

As a teacher, your day depends on your lesson plans. They are what keep you organized, on track, and prepared to teach each subject. They also [...]

Most schools provide a physical education program for their students. However, while these programs might take place every day or every other day in middle school [...]

One of the first activities we always do with our fraction unit is to make a fraction kit. I gave each student eight pieces of 1X12 [...]

I had no idea what extensive Pi Day Celebrations there are all over the world until I began to research the subject. I found some terrific [...]

I teach a combination first-second grade class in a small school. Gynzy was introduced to me this past fall while I was in another teacher’s classroom. [...]

School science fairs give children the opportunity to put scientific concepts and principles to the test. By applying the science facts they've learned throughout the school [...]

For many students it’s the 100th day of school this week! That’s why we created a fun and informative lesson for your smartboard about this special [...]

I was the first teacher in my school to have a Smart Board and before it was delivered, I had never even seen one. I spent [...]

The marks of a good teacher are a love to learn and a desire to pass on that love of learning. You’ve probably heard someone say [...]

Writing lessons for Gynzy makes me feel I’m part of something big. My brother started working for IBM in the 60’s and looking back on that [...]

Many of your students and their families are getting excited for the upcoming Super Bowl, why not direct some of this energy toward a new informative [...]

Wow!  I have so many lessons filed away in Gynzy this year (after just over one year of use).  I use it daily for math and [...]