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Amy Zimmerman

Amy Zimmerman

Amy Zimmerman is an elementary teacher. She has taught in Grenada and in Pennsylvania.

Classroom Management: Practical Advice for Large Classrooms

I teach in a very large class. There's twenty students, and we typically have somewhere between fifteen to twenty-three students in our classes. So that requires some classroom management in a way that you may not need if you are...

Writing in the Air: Flexible Teaching with OneNote and a Surface Tablet

Chris: You are the first one that I've seen use OneNote and a Microsoft Surface. Amy: I love it. There are some technical difficulties with the Surface, which has been a bit of a headache for me. It hasn't connected. Actually,...

Too Long, Too Hard: Making Your Curriculum Work for Your Class

All right. Let's go ahead and look at some things you can do if the curriculum is too hard, seems too difficult for your class. You can make a study guide . Some curriculum, especially if you get to content subjects, they...

Making your Curriculum Work for You (Amy Zimmerman)

What can you do when your curriculum is not a good fit for your current class? This presentation discusses options if the curriculum is too difficult or easy, too long or short, or has content that is not fitting for your class.

Classroom Management in Cross Cultural Classroom (Amy Zimmerman)

Classroom management takes discernment in any classroom, but when the children do not come from the same culture as you, this becomes even more difficult. This presentation looks at a variety of methods used by urban and overseas...

Biblical Integration in the Elementary Subjects – Amy Zimmerman

We believe that the Bible is more than just a book to study on Sunday. Make the Bible come alive to your students by weaving it throughout all of your subjects.

Cross-cultural Classroom Management Handout

This document outlines ideas and reminders for managing a cross-cultural classroom, and accompanies Amy Zimmerman's Teachers' Week workshop on that topic.

Daily Behavior Chart

This daily behavior chart was shared courtesy of a teacher at Hampden Christian School.

Dear Parents Letter

This letter to parents was used to facilitate clear expectations regarding student birthday celebrations.

Code of Conduct

This code of conduct may be particularly helpful in classrooms where students are unaccustomed to the disciplines of school. Shared with the permission of Hampden Christian School.

How do you manage a cross-cultural classroom?

How do you keep the classroom running smoothly if your students don't think punctuality is important? If your students don't value honesty, how do you set up your classroom? How do you react to the reality that the parents of...

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