Making Decisions
When it comes to making decisions, it’s not always easy for me to decide. For example, this week, we have a great new online course that teachers in many states could use to renew their license and help teach students college and career ready skills. We have to let teachers know about this, […]
How Can Teachers Encourage Active Listening In The Classroom?
Learning to listen
A culture of listening goes far beyond telling students to listen to the teacher. It means expecting 100% attention and respect when you are speaking…
Consider how students form their initial impressions of you as a teacher. What evidence do they use? Their impression is usually formed as a result of their […]
How Can Teachers Positively Tackle Defiant Students?
Beyond Defiance
When students are defiant, their goal is not to disrespect teachers. Rather, it’s to feel significant…
Students who are defiant or non-compliant can be among the most challenging to teach. They can frequently interrupt instruction, often do perform poorly academically, and may show little motivation to learn.
The ultimate goal of any disciplinary measure […]
How Can Teachers Combine Technology and an IBL Environment?
Streaming Innovation in Classroom
Infuse technology into your classroom teaching to encourage students toward becoming thoughtful, motivated and innovative learners…
The student population across schools and economic levels is more ‘wired’ and has grown up in a highly digital atmosphere. It is quite evident that there is a fundamental difference in the way present-day students […]
How Can Teachers Practice A Reflective Approach To Teaching And Learning?
Learning Through Reflection
Be a reflective educator to enrich your teaching…
Just as other professions require specific approaches to development, reflective practice at an individual and group level is required for developing professional educators of high quality and efficiency. Every teacher has a different style and strategy when interacting with students. Their abilities and strengths […]
How Can Teachers Create A Self-Organizing Classroom?
A Self-Organizing Classroom
To promote efficient learning and minimize behavior problems, here’s how to ensure a well-run classroom…
The typical general-education classroom can be best understood as a complex, self-organizing system. The various solutions a teacher selects to manage instruction, behaviors, personal connections with students, recordkeeping, and the myriad of additional challenges in a busy […]
How Can Teachers Help Assess Struggling Readers In Their Class?
Assess student progress to ensure effective learning with reading…
All students meet and understand class text in different ways, depending on the “files” they have gathered since birth. A teacher’s awareness of how easy or difficult the text is for each student makes learning stronger for everyone.
Reading is the foundation to learn. The first […]
Leadership and Influence
I was recently reading about Power and Influence and how both are different aspects of leadership. Many people seek power, thinking that it is the most valuable approach for leading others. You may have seen a teacher spending energy and effort trying to become the next school administrator or lead teacher. On the […]
How Can Teachers Teach Students To Stay Safe From Malware Attacks?
Don’t click that link!
The internet has become a magnet for less than positive practices, and as teachers, we must share responsibility to make cyberspace a safe environment for children…
The young people of today face challenges and risks that have never been experienced before by any generation. They are navigating a world of communication […]
How Can Teachers Motivate And Partner With Parents?
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 […]
