25 Tips To Reduce Digital Distractions And Improve Your Focus
Most of us are constantly being bombarded by digital distractions. The good news is that we can keep them from hindering our concentration.
New Teacher
Are you a new teacher? Or new-ish to teaching? Or looking for a fresh perspective? You’ve come to the right place for articles that can help you be more effective in the classroom.
How To Deal With A Difficult Parent
In all of my years of teaching, I can count on one hand the number of ‘difficult parents’ I had to face. But when I did, it was extremely challenging.
Exactly How Technology Can Make Reading Better
Let me be clear: I prefer physical books with soft covers. This is not about sentimentality. Rather, this is about how technology can make reading better.
Shifting Your Assessments To Grow Higher-Level Thinking
Since students typically perform better on low-level thinking items, teachers may believe students understand more deeply than they actually do.
The Definition Of Blended Learning
Blended learning combines face-to-face teaching and online instruction. Ideally, each will complement the other by using its particular strength.
28 Student-Centered Instructional Strategies
Student-centered teaching is teaching designed for the student. Done well, it can disarm some of the more intimidating parts of academia.
A Reading Comprehension Tool To Simplify Text
Rewordify attempts to simplify the text at the vocabulary level help to make complex texts easier to read.
Why Being Wrong Is Actually A Good Thing
This is first about how the process of becoming wrong—the sweeping of the arms out in front of you as you search—helps you become right.
The Selflessness Of Pedagogy: What Every Teacher Gives
The ‘giving’ of yourself implies that you give your whole self to the act of teaching–that you merge your ‘self’ and your pedagogy.
Why Teachers Need One Another
Who gets to say you’re doing a good job as a teacher? When you go to bed at night, whose approval are you really looking for?
How To Make A Movie Poster: A Template For Students
The benefit of creating movie posters in the classroom is that they require the students to concisely ‘capture’ a film in order to persuade others.
Become A Better Teacher: 20 Things You Can Learn In 10 Minutes
This list includes 20 (mostly) simple things you can do (relatively) quickly to become a better teacher in the 21st century.