Reading Response Questions That Work With Most Texts
Students needed to see what a ‘quality’ reading response looked like. Once these questions were demystified a bit, it was all downhill.
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50 Animation Tools And Resources For Digital Learners
Some of the free animation tools here give educators basic histories of animation while others have the animation already and set in motion.
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A Simple, Open-Ended Assignment: Explain When You’re Creative
Explain When You’re Creative by Danielle Shanley, Director of Curriculum & Instruction for the New Milford Public Schools Below is an assignment recently given to a 10th grade classroom. The assignment was inspired by Ken Robinson’s The Element. As you may remember, Ken Robinson defines The Element in the first book you read earlier this…
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10 Conversations That Can Start Your Next Project-Based Learning Unit
If you listen to students and talk to their families, you can often find a wonderful and authentic idea for a project-based learning unit.
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25 Examples Of Mobile Teaching
Mobile teaching is about planning and executing learning through mobile devices. Here are 25 examples of how to accomplish that.
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27 Characteristics Of Authentic Assessment
An authentic assessment is meant to focus on the impact of one’s work in real or realistic contexts.
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31 Surprising Facts About Learning
People hold onto beliefs shaped by early experiences and biases. The following list includes surprising facts about learning.
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27 Ways To Promote Intrinsic Motivation In The Classroom
Some ways to promote intrinsic motivation in students your classroom include using inquiry and lessons that require their creativity.
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What Is Differentiated Instruction? A Definition For Teachers
Differentiation means adapting content, process, or product according to a student’s readiness, interest, and learning profile.
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How To Burn Yourself Out As A Teacher
If you’re increasingly tired, prone to Sunday night blues, and your July excitement is replaced by dread, teacher burnout could be why.
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From Explaining To Surviving: 27 Things Teachers Are Good At
From skipping ahead to falling behind to socializing to over-explaining to simply surviving, here are 27 things teachers have to do well.
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30 Lessons For Teachers From Dr. Seuss
Dr. Seuss is gold–whimsical and visually interesting traipses through surreal worlds, and always full of life advice.
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The Question Game: A Playful Way To Teach Critical Thinking
What’s The Question Game? A playful way to help students learn to ask the right question at the right time–with a paper cube.
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4 Steps Towards A More Personal Classroom
Want to get started with personalized learning? Do you know where they live? What they love? What they believe about themselves?
