How Can Teachers Motivate And Partner With Parents?
June 22, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
Parents in Partnership
Parent involvement has been proven to be the key ingredient to increasing student success in school…
Nelson Mandela quotes, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” However, the task of educating the child in a wholesome way, the problem of school dropouts or lack of […]
School Uniforms and Learning Outcomes
June 15, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
Recent research by Michael L. Slepian of Columbia University showed that people wearing formal clothing have higher scores on a scalethat measures abstract thinking, than people wearing casual clothes. The difference in the scores is enough to make a person think twice before getting dressed in the morning. What’s been a hunch before such as […]
How Can Teachers Enhance Student Achievement?
June 15, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
Teacher-focused Strategies for Effective Learning
Refresh your teaching styles to reach students effectively and help them to achieve their learning goals…
A successful educator is one who is able to reach all students in the classroom using the best possible instructional methods and an approach that encourages and builds the students’ desire to explore and […]
How Do Teachers Divide Students Into Groups For Collaborative Activities?
June 15, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
The Collaborative Teacher and Her Classroom
With this unique teaching approach, transform education from inside the classroom…
Engage your students in a thinking curriculum – where everyone learns from one another, and no student is deprived of this opportunity. Welcome to the future of education – the collaborative classroom.
Collaboration is a key 21st century skill. This […]
6 Tips For Classroom Management
June 2, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
Teach it. Model it. Practice and encourage it until it becomes part of the fabric of your classroom…
Most of the outcomes desired in classrooms depend to a great extent on the teacher’s ability to be a good classroom manager. A class where students are disorderly and no rules guide behavior, chaos is bound […]
Public Speaking For Teachers
June 2, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
Most possess the confidence and skills to speak on a personal level, but public speaking is another thing altogether…
One of the essential characteristics of being an educator is the ability to communicate effectively. A person may be an expert on a particular subject, but if they are unable to communicate it well, the […]
5 Math Tools for all Teachers
May 25, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
With the help of math tools, activities, and presentations, teachers can make math-related activities interesting and fun. Here are five tools that can help teachers to build math confidence in students and encourage them to get involved in math.
Math Smash Animal Rescue
Develop math skills with this gaming app for iPad/iPhone.
Conceptua MATH
Focus students on […]
5 Fantastic, Fast, Formative Assessment Tools
May 25, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
With tools like Socrative, Kahoot, Zaption, Chatzy, and Plickers, teachers can use tech for instant feedback about how students are learning…
Learning takes place in students’ heads where it is invisible to others. This means that learning must be assessed through performance. Assessment techniques can be broadly classified into two forms – Formative assessment […]
6 Rules To Break For Better, Deeper-Learning Outcomes
May 25, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
Incorporate Deeper-Learning as you empower students to seek knowledge from many sources, use tools relevant to their lives, and embrace the 21st century…
What do today’s students really need to learn in order to succeed, not only in the classroom, but also later on in college, careers, and life as engaged citizens? The answer – “Deeper-Learning”.
The […]
When Students Misbehave
May 22, 2015 by Network Support · Leave a Comment
It is not always easy to navigate conversations with parents when students misbehave. I remember when I taught classes at a middle school. A student told an inappropriate, almost racy, joke in class. He knew it met with my disapproval and told me he thought it was funny. I asked him what his mother […]
