12 Reasons Students Don’t Read & What You Can Do About It
Students might see reading as something to do at school rather than an opportunity to be entertained, learn, or be exposed to new ideas.
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Alternatives To ‘How Was School?”
“What did you learn in school today?” It’s easy to resort to cliches when talking to kids about school. Here are some alternatives.
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8 Videos To Motivate Students In And Out Of The Classroom
These are some of the best motivational videos for students to help with mindset and perspective–seeing the commonality in human experience.
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100 Things You Can Say To Encourage A Child
There are many ways to encourage a child but persistent, well-timed, positive messages are among the most powerful.
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Creating A Culture Of Reading In Your Classroom
Let’s stop the endless worksheets and cooperative groups that skim through text merely to find answers and grow a culture of reading.
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Developing Confident Students Using Gradual Release Of Responsibility
To use the Gradual Release of Responsibility model, students need to see others using it and who better to model it but you?
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5 Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious
Ambition precedes curiosity. Without wanting to change or grow, curiosity is simply a momentary neurological reaction to stimuli.
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On Student Engagement: How To Be As Interesting As A Video Game
One student engagement strategy is to offer diverse pathways through content–pathways students would have to ‘unlock’ to progress.
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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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4 Timeless Elements Of Strong Student-Teacher Relationships
What causes us to still cherish student-teacher relationships? It’s how they were developed, nurtured, and given space to evolve.
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What Is Additive Grading?
Additive grading is method of grading that starts all students at zero and adds points for accomplishments and mastery.
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20 Ways To Get A Noisy Classroom’s Attention
Stand at the front of the room and say out loud, “Clap once if you hear me, clap twice if you hear me,” while modeling the clap.
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Tone In Teaching: 20 Words That Can Change How Students Think
Tone affects how students see themselves and their role in the learning process. The words you use can have a lasting impact.
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10 Team-Building Games For The First Day Of School
Team-Building games for the first day of school include Green Door, I never…, Me too!, Fact or Fiction, and Count to Ten.
