6 Signs You’re Creating Confident Students
Self-confident and efficacious students are able to persevere in the face of obstacles and challenges.
What It Means To Teach
What does it mean to be a teacher? We start out with the function of a teacher, and then begin to mix in ‘all the rest.’
An Alternative To Google Search That Focuses On Privacy
DuckDuckGo — an alternative to Google — is built on the idea of search & browsing privacy–no tracking of your searches, no selling data.
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.
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.
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…
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.
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.
27 Characteristics Of Authentic Assessment
An authentic assessment is meant to focus on the impact of one’s work in real or realistic contexts.
31 Surprising Facts About Learning
People hold onto beliefs shaped by early experiences and biases. The following list includes surprising facts about learning.
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.
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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