4 Ideas For Motivating Adolescent Male Readers
Since many boys do not read teacher-privileged literary fiction texts at home, many of them classify themselves as non-readers.
20 Things You Can Learn In 10 Minutes To Become A Better Teacher
Here are 20 (mostly) simple things you can do (relatively) quickly to become a better teacher.
38 Prompts Merging Reflective Thinking With Bloom’s Taxonomy
Were the strategies, skills, and procedures I used effective for teaching this lesson or unit? How do I know?
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50 Smart Ideas For Project-Based Learning
While there are all kinds of great resources necessary to teach and learn through PBL, the genesis of a great project is the idea itself.
How To Never Run Out Of New Ideas As A Teacher
How To Never Run Out Of New Ideas As A Teacher by Terry Heick As an educator, ideas are everything. If educating, as a verb, was merely a matter of execution, ideas would be less important. In a standardized circumstance for example, like a factory, new ideas have less value than they do in an…
10 Specific Ideas To Gamify Your Classroom
10 Specific Ideas To Gamify Your Classroom by Mike Acedo In today’s classroom, educators are constantly required to mold their teaching methods to give students the best opportunity to succeed. It is not only imperative for students to learn the required material, but also critical that students gain a sense of confidence toward their work,…
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42 Fill-in-the-Blank Prompts For Students To Design Their Own Projects
When helping students design their own projects, I provide these kinds of prompts to help students see how texts, apps, and more can all work together.
Authenticity Matters: 12 Ideas To Make Learning ‘Real-World’
Authenticity Matters: 12 Ideas To Make Learning ‘Real-World’ contributed by Shireen Jaffer As educators, we have all had at least one student approach us with the question, “How will this help me in the real world?” Every year, teachers are reminded of the academic requirements they must help their students fulfill. These requirements typically involve…
12 Smart Ideas To Grade Essays Faster
12 Smart Ideas To Grade Essays Faster by Todd Finley Does grading a stack of papers feel like shoveling smoke for a weekend? Like the payoff does not equal your effort? Over the years, I’ve learned strategies to reduce my essay grading time and mental hangover without sacrificing student accountability and the benefits of feedback….
50 Crazy Ideas To Change Education
50 Crazy Ideas To Change Education by Terry Heick This post has been updated from previous publishing. Below are 50 ideas for a new education. Note, most of these are about education as a system rather than learning itself, but that’s okay. It’s often the infrastructure of learning that obscures anyway. Few of them may…
27 Ideas For Students Who Finish Their Work Early
When students finish early, help them by naturally funneling them toward extending and improving the work they’ve already done.
6 Technology-Based Poetry Ideas For Students That Think They Hate Poetry
6 Technology-Based Poetry Ideas For Students That Think They Hate Poetry by Brett Vogelsinger, English Teacher It’s safe to say that of all the genres of literature we study in school, poetry is the most scary–and not just for the students. Sometimes poetry gets a bad rap for being too dense, too pretentious, too much…
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