New teachers are warned against giving lectures all the time. However, it is important to note that there is a time and a place for a good lecture. With that said, however, most lectures can benefit from the addition of questions leading to a Group Discussion situation. I've written two articles that look at the pros and cons of both lectures and discussions. Hopefully each of these can help you as you make choices for lesson plans throughout the year.

• Lectures: Pros and Cons
• Whole Group Discussions: Pros and Cons

Pretests are an extremely effective tool that should be used a lot more often than they are. Pretests help teachers in many ways, not only by helping inform teachers of how much students know before they begin a lesson or unit but also by helping them see how much students actually mastered at the end of a lesson. Further, pretests can help teachers in other ways. Read this article to find out how they can help and what to consider before designing them for your own use.

Classroom management and discipline causes the most fear and consternation in new teachers. However, classroom management is a skill that is not only learned but practiced daily. Here are ten tips that can lead to successful classroom management and discipline.

Bloom's Taxonomy categorizes levels of the level of questions that are commonly asked in classrooms. Here is a look at the taxonomy along with help for implementing each level in your lessons and tests.

Want something to do on that long summer day? Find out what your teacher personality is. This fun and definitely unscientific quiz can help you find out whether you're a ditto master, strict disciplinarian, coach, popular teacher, fair and balanced, or walking carpet! Have fun and enjoy!

Overcrowding in schools is becoming more of a problem every year. To combat this some schools are using a co-teaching technique that adds co-teachers to classes that have numerous ESE students. Read more...

Looking for a few tips on how to teach or write essays? I've got a solution. This step-by-step guide will assist you in writing an effective five paragraph essay. Once students have this down, they can move on to more complicated essay formats.

Mnemonic devices are excellent ways to teach students important facts that they need to memorize. Here are 10 top mnemonic devices from courses across the curriculum. Enjoy!

Want to know what it takes to be a successful teacher? If you work on and nurture these top six characteristics, you will be on your way to success. The fact is that success in teaching, as in most areas of life, depends almost entirely on your attitude and approach. Practice these six keys and you will find your self not only effective but also fulfilled.

Studying the human brain is a very useful field of study. By studying the brain, we can learn why we do or don't do the things we do. Relating it to a teaching standpoint, we can learn different ways that the brain learns things and reacts to them.