If We Treated Teachers Like Football Stars by TeachThought Staff What if we treated star teachers the way we treated star athletes? This is, of course, a cultural question; our idols reflect our priorities, and in the United States we tend to celebrate spectacle: athletic performance, musicians, actors, and even “non-celebrity” celebrities. (See reality television.)…
Creativity can take work to nurture, grow, and develop. Here are some ways teachers can increase the creativity in their classroom.
Humorous teacher stereotypes include the Diet Coke addict, the TMI teacher, the hippie teacher, the overachiever, and the cool teacher.
Hip-Hop University is a new series where we share hip-hop you can teach with. We’ll give you the song and lyrics–the rest is up to you.
Raising Our Teacher Voices: A Call For A New Generation Of Teacher Leadership By Jen Orr In 2015, what is the state of teacher leadership–its sources, its voices, and its new potential? Last month I had the opportunity to participate in ASCD’s Whole Child Symposium on teacher leadership. It consisted of two panels, the first was…
Awareness. Empowerment. Practice. These are the three key ingredients to growing (and maintaining) a creative teacher.
Even the most effective person can stumble during a teacher observation. Here are a few things to diminish the likelihood of this happening.
Our Pedagogical Imperative: Making All Learners Feel Competent by Grant Wiggins, Authentic Education I happened to be in Paris the day of the terror attack, and it was a bit unnerving since I was at the American School. Our meeting abruptly ended as heightened security went into immediate effect, and I took the train back to Paris….
Teacher collaboration is among the cornerstones of school improvement. When teachers connect–for the right reasons–good things happen.
Stand at the front of the room and say out loud, “Clap once if you hear me, clap twice if you hear me,” while modeling the clap.
Assessment In Medicine: Even The Medical Industry Is Rethinking Assessment by TeachThought Staff via press release When health care providers take patients’ perspectives into consideration, patients are more likely to be actively engaged in their treatment and more satisfied with their care. This is called patient-centered care, and it has been the central focus of…
Letters Of Recommendation Take Time. Plan Accordingly. by Dawn Casey-Rowe, Writer of Letters of Recommendation My box is filling with recommendation requests. Every time I finish, more sneak in. “Miss, did you finish my recommendation?” emailed Student Number One. No, because you didn’t ask me. Student Number Two said, “The deadlines snuck up on me….
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