How Can Teachers Assess If Their Students Are Learning And Progressing?
Continuous assessment gives teachers valuable feedback about your student’s understanding of concepts and the way they apply them…
Continuous assessment is the process of learning about your students by using your daily experiences and observations of their ideas, conversations, drawings and writings. This happens each day rather than at the end of a unit […]
Why Are Shared Classroom Expectations Important?
In an effective class, students know where things are going, how they fit in, and what is expected of them…
Things that are said, things that are done, patterns of action, body language and one’s tone of voice all send out information that students invariably interpret. Over time these interpretations lead students to […]
PACKAGE: 21st Century Learning (25 Hours)
”I have already highly recommended PLB to my colleagues. I was truly pleased with the content, the pace and the links provided in these courses.”
With the many advancements of the 21st century comes the urgent need for teaching approaches that allow teachers to stay confidently abreast of the many […]
SELF-STUDY: Classroom Organization for the 21st Century (5 hours)
“Good classroom organization starts with YOU!”
Good teaching is both an art and a science. It requires a significant amount of planning, research, preparation, evaluation, and a whole lot of creativity. However, that doesn’t mean teachers need to sacrifice their personal and family life for education. The key to “doing […]
Creating Effective Literacy Instruction: An Expert Opinion
Researcher and teacher educator, Donna Alvermann wrote a white paper on ‘Effective Literacy Instruction for Adolescents’ that says that students’ needs and interests must be at the forefront when designing any type of literacy instruction. Effective literacy instruction builds on elements of both formal and informal literacies. Alvermann challenges teachers to critically examine […]
