20 Tips To Promote A Self-Directed Classroom Culture
20 Tips To Promote A Self-Directed Classroom Culture contributed by opencolleges.edu It’s an age-old saying: "Give a man a fish, and feed him for a day. Teach a man to ...
Tag: Student Engagement
5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners
5 Ways To Engage Reluctant Learners contributed by Kristina J. Doubet, Ph.D and Jessica A. Hockett, Ph.D. We’ve all been there. Slumped bodies, rolled eyes, defiant words, and off-task behaviors ...
Every Classroom Is A Team And Every Teacher Is A Coach
Every Classroom Is A Team And Every Teacher Is A Coach contributed by Molly Bruzewski, Ed.S. This is a 2-part series on strategies for promoting a team approach to academic ...
Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Students Thinking
Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Kids Thinking contributed by Kenny McKee Each day more research confirms the link between movement and learning. Brain researcher David Sousa claims ...
The Science Of Classroom Design (Graphic)
The Science Of Classroom Design (Graphic) by TeachThought Staff There is an art and science to teaching, and certainly to curriculum and assessment. And classroom management. And student engagement. And ...
6 Signs You’re Creating Confident Students
Are You Creating Confident Students? by Terry Heick One approach to great teaching is facilitation: decentering yourself. Standing to the side, out of the students' way, and moving to more ...
32 Tips For Building Better Relationships With Students
32 Tips For Building Relationships With Students by TeachThought Staff Building relationships with students isn’t always simple, but it’s crucial to the well-being and academic growth of all students. Part ...
3 Simple Ways To Create A More Positive Classroom Atmosphere
Here are two questions to think about as you reflect on your daily instruction. When students enter your room, are they happy to be here? When they leave, are they ...
27 Ways To Promote Intrinsic Motivation In The Classroom
27 Ways To Promote Intrinsic Motivation In The Classroom by TeachThought Staff We've talked about the definition of intrinsic motivation in the past. We've also talked about some basic ways to ...
No Student Is Unreachable
No Student Is Unreachable contributed by Jeffrey Benson This post has been republished from a previous version As an educational elder with a lot of experience working with challenging students, ...
6 Golden Rules For Engaging Students
6 Golden Rules For Engaging Students by TeachThought Staff If the mind of a student isn't engaged, understanding and content mastery don't stand a chance; If the mind and heart together ...
7 Simple Ways You Can Help Students Pay Attention In A Traditional Classroom
7 Simple Ways You Can Help Students Pay Attention by TeachThought Staff For many teachers, helping students "pay attention" is probably the wrong way to help improve what you're probably ...
44 Alternatives To What’d You Learn In School Today?
It's easy to resort to cliches when talking to children about school--questions like, "What did you do in school today?' Here are some alternatives.
What I Tell Students When They Say They Don’t Like To Read
When students say they 'don't like reading,' the first thing I do is skip the preaching and try to relate--to meet them where they are, so to speak.
How To Teach Empathy In The Classroom
Want to teach students empathy? Start by helping students themselves not, "How am I unique?" but rather "How are we the same?"
5 Easy Ways To Engage Students In Learning
5 Easy Ways To Engage Students In Learning by Rachelle Dene Poth As a teacher, I am always looking out for new ideas, tools, and innovative methods to Engage Students ...
6 Strategies For Dealing With ‘Difficult’ Students
6 Strategies For Dealing With ‘Difficult’ Students by Dr. Allen Mendler While stress caused by common core concerns has dominated the recent education landscape, dealing with ‘Difficult’ Students remains the ...
On Student Engagement: How To Be As Interesting As A Video Game
On Student Engagement: How To Be As Interesting As A Video Game * How Video Games Have Mastered Learning Engagement Terry Heick Agreeing on how to best establish what a ...
