An “A” For Effort
During my own years in high school, I had many teachers with differing ideas and opinions for how to evaluate and score student work. There were teachers who gave everyone an “A” for “effort.” Then, there were the teachers who made students do much work to earn above an average score of “C.” […]
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 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 Reinforce Students’ Effort Effectively?
The weighing scale is a very important part of a weight loss program. It shows tangible results of the hours of hard work and determination the person on the program has put in so effort is recognized. This gives the person the much needed push to go on. Have you ever wondered how […]
How can I help a Student with ADHD Organize their Assignments?
A student with ADHD may appear disobedient because she probably tends to procrastinate her work and then, as pressure builds, become overwhelmed.
Many students with ADHD have a poor sense of time and are unable to properly estimate the amount of time needed for different types of assignments. Most of them need to be […]