Classroom Management That Makes Teaching More Effective, Efficient, and Enjoyable

Welcome!

My name is Angela Watson (formerly Powell), and I’m the creator of The Cornerstone, a collection of interrelated print and online resources that make your teaching life more effective, efficient, and enjoyable. I’m currently an Educational Consultant based in New York City.  I do instructional coaching and a wide range of professional development work, serve as the Educational Editor for BrainPOP Jr., and am an active freelance writer. Previously, I was a classroom teacher in South Florida for six years and in Washington, D.C. for five years before that. You can read more about my work in education on the About page.

Is this the site you were looking for? You've found it! New name, new look, new content!

I started this website in 2003 at mspowell.com. I called it Ms. Powell’s Management Ideas for Teachers because I wanted a place to share tools for overcoming the discipline issues, disorganization, and paperwork overload that drive so many teachers from the classroom each year.  In July 2008, I published The Cornerstone book (re-released in 2009 under my own publishing house, Due Season Press), and in May 2010, I launched the new website format you see here, which combines my blog with the free teacher resource pages.

So take a look around the site and explore each of the Cornerstone resources.  You’ll learn how to construct a self-running classroom that frees you to teach!

Looking for Free Printables from the Book?

All the forms referenced in the book have been compiled on one web page for easy reference! Instead of making photocopies of my versions in the book, you can simply download the forms you like in Microsoft Word format and quickly make modifications to fit your own preferences. You’ll also find a cross-reference that organizes all the resources on this website by chapter so you don’t have to search around for what you need.

To access the printables, login to the password-protected page here. Your password is the last word in the book (on the Afterword page). I’ll be adding more password-protected resources over the next few weeks. Enjoy!

What’s New

More pages, photos, links, printables, and info are being added on a weekly basis! You can see a list of the most recent site updates on the Free Teacher Resources page. You can also join The Cornerstone For Teachers yGroup to receive email notifications about new resources.