50 Ways To Challenge Yourself As A Teacher
If for some reason you don’t already find teaching challenging enough, here are 50 (more) ways to challenge yourself as a teacher.
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15 Mental Health Tips For Teachers
One mental health tip for teachers? As much as possible, set clear boundaries between school and home life.
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How To Support Truant Students
How can you help students who don’t come to school? With a few shifts in thinking, while a challenge, there are ways to help truant students.
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How To Get Parents Meaningfully Involved In Your School
Getting parents involved in school leads to improved academic outcomes for students and the potential for a healthier community.
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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.
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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.
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Teaching Empathy In The Classroom: A Quick-Guide
Teaching empathy in the classroom? Start a Random Acts of Kindness project so students can support a classmate, or someone in their community.
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6 Immediate Strategies For Improving Teacher Morale
Rediscovering the human elements of teaching and learning is among the most powerful strategies for improving teacher morale.
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When Schools Think More About Data Than Understanding
Teaching is easy. Teaching well is very, very hard to do day in and day out, especially in the schools that need it most.
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How To Play The ‘Count To Ten’ Team-Building Game
Understanding how to play the ‘count to 10’ team-building game is about rules, timing, and sequence. Engaged students pick it up quickly.
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10 Simple Icebreakers For Kids: Elementary Students Edition
One of the most simple icebreakers for kids is asking them to improve something–this encourages open-ended thinking and creativity.
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16 Ways To Reduce Teacher Workload
Working hard also means being smart. Prioritizing, collaborating, and working with a ‘do less’ partner can all help you reduce your workload as a teacher.
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