SELF-STUDY: Standards Based Instruction through STEM (5 hours)
“ STEM is for Everyone ”
STEM integration doesn’t need a huge budget, lots of technology, or a ready-to-use curriculum. It’s something any teacher, any school and any classroom can integrate. This course teaches you how.
We understand that no one knows your students better than you. Therefore, this course is […]
SELF-STUDY: iPads in the Classroom (5 hours)
“You have an iPad in your classroom, now what?”
The iPad helps us prepare today’s student for today’s world in more ways than we could ever do using traditional teaching strategies. However to achieve heights in teaching and learning, teachers need to understand much more than just how to use […]
Classroom Bugs
Bugs. They’re irritating, sometimes harmful, and don’t seem to serve any purpose. I sometimes wish that they didn’t exist. But then I remember that they contribute to our food chain in a wonderful and amazing way. It can be quite refreshing when we pause to remember that the very things that bug us […]
Appreciating Students
In every classroom, there are a whole range of personalities. You have students who just can’t keep quiet and other students who hesitate to share. There are students whose behavior always demands your attention, and then some who stay in the background just because they are always so good.
As a teacher, it’s sometimes […]
Classroom “Must-Haves”
There are always so many things that we can buy for our classrooms that we feel will really change the way we teach. Some teachers may be planning for a projector, others a smartboard or a classroom computer. Teachers may also seek classroom organization related equipment such as an easel, a listening library […]
How Can I Get the Students to Follow Instructions in the Classroom?
Failure to comply with instructions is one of the many reasons for inefficient performance within the classroom. Excuses like “I didn’t hear the instructions” or “I was not clear about what was said” have been repeated countless times with some variations added over the years. Instructions form an integral part of the teaching-learning […]
What Password Policies should I Implement for School and Classroom Computers?
Creating a good password for the classroom computers is crucial for the safety of the children. It is, therefore, good to set some policies in place while creating passwords for the computers. Some of the possible policies may include:
Length
I recommend a minimum of six (preferably eight) characters in a password for students and […]
Spring Cleaning in the Classroom
As we work on spring cleaning our homes, it might be a great time to think about spring-cleaning in our classrooms as well. While I definitely work on getting the classroom set up for the new school year each year, I sometimes find that there are things that I accept as part of […]
How can Strategy Instruction be used to Support Learning in the Classroom?
Research shows that students’ academic performance is enhanced when teachers implement Strategy Instruction in the classroom. Strategy Instruction involves teaching students various skills that can facilitate learning. Students are taught to choose the strategy that is best suited for the material and content that they have to learn and to make this part […]
How can I use Chunking as an Effective Memory Strategy in the Classroom?
Memorizing and recollecting information is a challenge in every classroom. Remembering dates, long lists of numbers and events can be taxing for some students. For students with such difficulty, learning the memory strategy “chunking” may prove very useful.
Chunking is the technique of organizing or combining individual pieces of information into “chunks.” This facilitates […]
