What I Learned By Doing What I Ask Students To Do
Teachers shadowing students will quickly realize that sitting is exhausting, learning is often passive, and teachers are often irksome.
11 Classic Hip-Hop Songs You Can Teach With
In short, the evolution of hip-hop as an art form, critical cultural voice, and medium to reach youth is a complex & hugely ‘human’ concept.
The Increasingly Dated Image Of The Slacker Teacher
The slacker teacher stereotype has led lawmakers to enact reforms that direct the curricula teachers teach and how they measure progress.
101 Things I’ve Learned So Far In Teaching
From knowing your own biases and modeling mistake-making, here are 101 teaching tips and things I’ve learned so far about teaching.
What Is Differentiated Instruction? 10 Examples & Non-Examples
What is differentiated instruction? Examples include varied reading comprehension questions, adaptive assessments, and 1-on-1 coaching.
Designing Curriculum That Teachers Will Actually Use
What is the purpose of the curriculum? What follows for form, content, process, and who the writers should be?
Teaching Google Natives To Value Information
Digital natives–students born into our digital, connected world—have always had Google to bail them out. And maybe that’s okay.
8 Common Grading Mistakes Most Teachers Should Avoid
Our system of letter grades is a lot of work for teachers and punishes some students. Here are 8 grading mistakes teachers should avoid.
The Impact Of A Teacher That Mentors
This is key to revolution in education: to think of teachers as hired to help students do their work, not ours.
Are You A Reflective Teacher?
How Do You Know If You’re A Reflective Teacher? So this #reflectiveteacher blogging challenge for teachers has been quite a revelation. The desire for teachers to reflect, connect, and share their ideas has been–truly–a beautiful thing. As a staff, we’ve been moved not just by teachers’ willingness to merely participate, but the nature of that…
Teaching Is The One Thing I Feel Like Every Part Of Me Was Made For
It was this simple: When I was three years old, I decided I wanted to be a teacher because I wanted to be able to draw on a chalkboard.
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Teaching As Product Development [Infographic]
In pushing for “sameness” through standards, measurement, & data, are we continuing a trend of parenting & teaching as “product development”?
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