How can I use Teacher Learning Communities for Professional Development?
Teacher Learning Communities are groups of teachers who “continually inquire into their practice and, as a result, discover, create, and negotiate new meanings that improve their practice.”
The emphasis of these communities is on learning. Members identify goals, often concerns or issues emerging from within a classroom and discuss them to explore practical and […]
How can I use Tutorial Designing as a Learning Activity?
The benefits of student tutorial designing is obvious. In order to teach someone else, you must truly understand the material yourself. Students must find ways to communicate their learning clearly and succinctly, as well as to break down tasks into step-by-step directions.
Tutorial designers can use audio tools, video tools, writing, and/or images to […]
How do I give Effective Feedback to Students?
Contrary to popular belief, the process of grading students is not idealy complete even after the assessments have been graded. Teachers need to take time to meet with students and talk about the assessment, to provide feedback to students and help them understand why the question was wrong or right.
We also want to […]
What should Teachers know about FERPA Regulations?
Teachers should be aware of issues related to privacy of educational records. It is important for the teachers to keep personal information related to the child and parents confidential. At the same time, the school authorities may need to access some of this information to make decisions for the school. The state may […]
What is the Importance of Digital Footprints?
Digital footprints are traces left by one’s activity in a digital environment. Most adults and many children have them. The easiest way to get a feel of it is to “Google” yourself.
Will Richardson, in a 2008 article for Educational Leadership, titled Footprints in the Digital Age wrote: “As the geeky father of a […]
How can I use Infographics in the Classroom?
There is nothing more powerful than information. It is what makes the world go around. However, ever so often, information in itself gets a little stale and needs a creative shake to look attractive again. Infographics does just that. This is especially true in a classroom with students whose attention span seems to […]
How do I Teach Children with Autism about Empathy?
An important difference between typical students and those with autism is the development of mirror neurons. Mirror neurons enable a person to “mirror” actions, thoughts and feelings. People with autism lack the early development of their mirror neurons.
Mirror neurons allow us to watch others while physically and emotionally “feeling” what we are seeing.
Close […]
How do I Decide on Themes for Bulletin Boards?
The themes for bulletin boards need to be based on each bulletin board’s purpose and the topic that you want to focus on. If you are new to creating bulletin boards, you may want to choose more than one topic and decide on which to implement at a later stage.
Here are some things […]
How can I use Digital Storytelling in the Classroom?
Digital Storytelling in the classroom is about using technology to tell a story. It is similar to traditional storytelling, but in this case, we use computers to complement and add to the storytelling experience by using a variety of tools and aids like Microsoft Word, blogs and other websites. It allows the author, […]
How do I help Students make Learning Choices?
Teachers who allow students a degree of choice in structuring their learning activities typically have fewer behavior problems in their classrooms than teachers who do not. Allowing students to exercise some degree of choice in their instructional activities can boost attention span and increase academic engagement.
Providing learning choices gives students a sense of […]
