32 Characteristics Of High-Performing Classrooms
We’ve created the following 32 characteristics of high-performing classrooms to help you spot the opportunities for growth in your teaching.
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Can You Teach Empathy?
Can you teach empathy? By defining, identifying, discussing, and modeling it, it isn’t much different than other Social Emotional Learning.
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11 Useful School Home Visit Resources For Teachers
We were given a long list of names and addresses and wished luck. Years later, I can say it was one of the best experiences of my teaching career.
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Stop, Practice, Collaborate: The Cycle Of Reflective Teaching
The more reflective you are, the more effective you are. Here’s a cheat-sheet: 3 steps we can all take to build our self-reflective habits.
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Why Students Should Still Write Research Papers
The research paper is about information found, understood, and explained to others, a way to authentically extend the course content and purpose.
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How To Learn Through Play: A Spectrum For Teachers
From genius hour to scripted curriculum, this model acts as a framework to illustrate how to teach through play.
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How A Simple Checklist Can Improve Learning
Used effectively, checklists can improve learning by helping students develop awareness processes, goals, and priorities.
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The Listening Teacher: Getting Feedback From Your Students
The Listening Teacher: Getting Feedback From Students contributed by Jane Healey, A Teacher Trying Harder To Listen “The single most important thing I learned in this class is that I don’t have to have tons of homework to learn a lot.” Mid-year or more frequently, I ask students to complete an evaluation form. I craft…
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10 Strategies For Teaching For Change
A teacher for change doesn’t focus on what resources they don’t have, but on what they do.
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Minecraft in Education: What Teachers Can Learn From Minecraft
Minecraft in Education: What Minecraft Can Teach You About Pedagogy by TeachThought Staff Minecraft is a simple, clumsy-looking little game full of blocky graphics and unclear terms of play. It is essentially a giant sandbox of digital legos that players can do with what they wish–tear stuff down, dig holes, or build dizzying towers of…
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15 Activities For Substitute Teachers
Being a substitute teacher is a challenge. From team-building games to 20 questions, here are 15 activities for substitue teachers.
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The Challenges Of Data-Based Teaching
How can you use data to improve your teaching? If you don’t already have a plan for the data before giving the assessment, you’re already behind.
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Why Your Students Aren’t Learning: 10 Performance Disruptors
Poor responses to data or simply not having enough time to plan are two possible reasons your students are struggling.
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10 Better Sources Of Free Curriculum For Teachers
Responsibilities of teaching can keep you quite busy, so for those with limited time, here are the top free curriculum to get you started.
