Teaching: The art & science of helping people learn
One would think that as long as both teachers teach to those ‘same standards,’ all would be well, but it’s not always that’s simple.
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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 smiling and feeling positive about their experience?
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Some ways to promote intrinsic motivation in students your classroom include using inquiry and lessons that require their creativity.
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it’s important to realize that a “culture” is comprised of tangible factors (students) and intangible factors (curiosity), and ever-present.
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Differentiation means adapting content, process, or product according to a student’s readiness, interest, and learning profile.
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If you’re increasingly tired, prone to Sunday night blues, and your July excitement is replaced by dread, teacher burnout could be why.
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Essential questions are ‘essential’ in the sense of signaling genuine, important and necessarily-ongoing inquiries.
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From skipping ahead to falling behind to socializing to over-explaining to simply surviving, here are 27 things teachers have to do well.
From Explaining To Surviving: 27 Things Teachers Are Good At Read More
From Accountable Talk to interactive RAFT Assignments, podcasting to debate, there are countless alternatives to lecturing.
50 Alternatives To Lecturing In The Classroom Read More
Dr. Seuss is gold–whimsical and visually interesting traipses through surreal worlds, and always full of life advice.
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When we started thinking about what a mentoring model for students should look like, we realized student peers should be a part of that.
How We Use A Mentoring Model For Disadvantaged Students Read More
Want to get started with personalized learning? Do you know where they live? What they love? What they believe about themselves?
4 Steps Towards A More Personal Classroom Read More