One Stop Guide to Planning a Virtual Field Trip
Coordinate a guided exploration through the world on the web with these pre-planning tips…
Catching the attention of a diverse group of students, sustaining their interest in a subject, going beyond basic book knowledge, presenting experiences that will be etched in their memory and helping them make real-life connections – these are some […]
What Are Power Notes?
What Are Power Notes?
Power Notes is an organizational tool that helps students systematically organize and categorize information from any assigned topic. This writing strategy incorporates a technique of outlining where students can identify, differentiate and organize information into main ideas and supportive details.
In this strategy the ideas are given a numerical power rating […]
What is Team-Based-Learning?
Team-Based Learning is a strategy that helps create a collaborative learning environment. This strategy requires students to take responsibility for their learning as well as work as a team.
What is Team-Based Learning?
Team-based Learning is a structured collaborative learning strategy developed by Larry K. Michaelsen in the early 1970’s. The instructional strategy as […]
Improving Communicative Skills with Assistive Technology
Help differently-abled students get the most out of learning with assistive technology
A teacher’s primary goal is to ensure that students understand the concepts that they are taking the time to teach. To ensure this, teachers need to bear in mind the varying learning abilities and needs of the students. Every student is unique […]
Resources for Guided Reading
Bring Guided Reading into the classroom with these helpful ideas.
Creating independent readers and thinkers is every teacher’s goal. In order to achieve this, teachers can help students develop these skills by using the Guided Reading Approach.
Guided Reading is an instructional approach where a teacher works with a small group of students who demonstrate […]
Be a Listening Teacher
It is only natural to expect students to listen (pay attention) to their teachers, but what about vice-versa? Do teachers’ pay attention to their students?
Reflect on your listening skills and answer the following questions:
Do you constantly interrupt students when they talk?
Do you try to hasten conversations with students using nonverbal cues […]
Activities For Reviewing Content
Review activities help students participate and become interactive with learning. With these activities teachers can ensure better understanding of content while making learning more interesting.
Reviewing content periodically after a lesson is important. Teachers can summarize information and emphasize key points during a review. Reviewing content provides students with an opportunity to ask questions, […]
The Universal Design for Learning
Use the Universal Design for Learning assessment strategies to enhance learning in the classroom. These strategies will enable teachers to be flexible, always improving the learning experience.
The Universal Design for Learning is a research-based set of principles that help customize and adjust school curriculum. To make learning universal in nature, this scientific based […]
How Can Teachers Plan An Effective Budget?
Learn how to plan an effective budget for grants and enhance the learning experience.
Making a budget is crucial when applying for grants. It is the first part of the proposal that funders will review because it reveals a great deal about the strength of the project and the teacher’s competency in guiding students […]
Form a Consensus-Decision Making Strategy in the Classroom
What is the Form a Consensus-Decision Making Strategy?
The Form a Consensus-Decision Making Strategy is a means to encourage peer discussions among students. The goal is for students to form a consensus to proposed questions by discussing, analyzing and breaking down the subject or topic.
According to Vygostsky, Smith and Wilhelm (2006)*, the consensus-decision making […]
