How To Prepare For Your First Teaching Job Application
The most valuable asset for a new teacher is time spent in the classroom.
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Build An App That Solves A Real School Problem (Without Turning It Into A Coding Unit)
A specific, classroom-real example: a team builds a ‘Club Sign-Up Helper.’
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Supporting Teachers to Prevent Burnout and Finish the School Year Strong
Teachers who see their leaders engaged in the day-to-day operations of the school, whether it’s dealing with a challenging student or covering a class, are more likely to feel supported.
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What Are Distractors In Multiple-Choice Questions?
Distractors are the incorrect but plausible answer choices in a multiple-choice question. Strong distractors are written around likely student misconceptions or errors, allowing the teacher to see not only whether a student chose the correct answer, but what kind of misunderstanding may have led them to choose an incorrect one.
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Richard Feynman On Knowing Versus Understanding
“A philosophy…sometimes called an understanding of the law…is a way that a person holds the laws…to guess quickly at consequences.”
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The Hardest A-Level Subjects in the UK (And How to Succeed in Them)
Students who do well in these subjects aren’t always the ones who find them naturally easy.
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Bad News: A Game About The ‘Success’ Of Fake News
This (simple) game helps students understand how fake news works, why it becomes popular, and its central mechanics and trends.
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Four Stages Of A Self-Directed Learning Model
The goal of the model isn’t content knowledge (though it should produce that), but rather something closer to wisdom–learning how to learn.
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15 Alternatives To Report Cards
Benchmark Assessments, Peer Assessments, and Student-Led Conferences are among other alternatives to report cards in school and the classroom.
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Why ‘Studying Harder’ Fails and What Works Instead
If studying harder is the problem, one solution could be studying smarter through active retrieval.
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Assuming The Best: The Power Of Teaching Through Positive Assumption
Of course, you won’t always be correct but the goal of these kinds of positive assumptions isn’t accuracy, it’s giving children room to grow.
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The Hidden Link Between Teacher Workload and Student Engagement
A critical issue is not a lack of creativity but a response to limited mental bandwidth.
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8 Ways Parents Can Support Critical Thinking At Home
Practicing critical thinking at home–in their ‘native environment’–is a useful strategy to build their cognitive muscles.
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Research-Based Factors Of A Highly Effective Learning Environment
In a highly effective learning environment, there are opportunities for students to revisit old thinking while grappling with new ideas.
