Teaching Skills
Setting
a Positive Tone Updated
Start the school year out right from the first day. Use the information
in this updated article to help you and your students have a great year.
Teaching
the Compare/Contrast Essay
Step-by-step instructions and student handouts to help teach and
grade compare/contrast essays.
Creatively
Displaying Student Work
Give students great ideas for turning their hard work into treasure.
Mini
Lesson Plans to Upgrade Downtime
Fill up those extra minutes left at the end of class with awesome
mini-activities.
Motivation,
Motivation, Motivation
Motivation is probably the most significant factor in getting
students to learn. Here are tips to help your students get motivated!
Active
Listening for the Classroom
Review essential elements of active listening to improve students'
motivation, discipline, study skills and more.
Writing
Grants: Sources and Tips
Finding and writing grants is a time consuming and often difficult
task. Find sources and tips here.
Concerns
about Integrating the Internet
Part II. There are many valid concerns about integrating the internet
into the classroom. Here are some possible solutions.
Integrating
the Internet into the Classroom
Part I. The internet has many uses throughout the curriculum.
Here are some great ideas to get you started.
Integrating
Curriculum
School should be seen as a connected whole, not a bunch of individual
courses. Help your students make connections.
Make
Your Life Easier with Rubrics
These tools make grading complicated assignments a snap. Find
reasons, a how-to, and examples.
Making Daily Review a Priority
Reviewing both at the beginning and end of every class period truly increases
the retention level of students.
Using Lesson Plan Banks
The internet allows us to move outside our own classroom and share
lesson plans with others. Find my top picks here.
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