15 Super Gifts for Student Teachers!
…something that your student teacher will treasure for years? Or will it be something practical to help the teacher-to-be land a job or set up a new classroom? Last week…
…something that your student teacher will treasure for years? Or will it be something practical to help the teacher-to-be land a job or set up a new classroom? Last week…
…rule to your students. If that sounds boring, you don’t know Chris! (Click here for the first article in the series.) Newly Updated WBT Classroom Rules Posters I love to…
…privileges. Ideas?” Top 20 Creative Ways to Encourage Good Behavior There were so many terrific ideas that I decided to compile them into a new article in my Advice from…
…challenges. Those who display a “growth mindset” enjoy solving problems and trying new experiences, and they choose challenging tasks over easy ones. They don’t view mistakes as failures, but rather…
…solutions visually, rewrite the problem or find a new one. I’ll use the Apple Peeling Word Problem above to demonstrate how to turn a simple word problem into something much…
…taught many graduate students at High Point University how to teach with these methods, and they also report great success for their students when they use the techniques as new…
…the class. Critique a Winter Weather News Report Another engaging follow up activity is to have your students watch a video clip of a news reporter explaining why salt and…
…one newspaper. Add digital photos, scanned artwork, quotes about the school year, awards and accomplishments – the list is endless! To conserve paper, produce the newsletter in digital form and…
…with all 7 teams. After six weeks have passed and you form new teams, you will be able to see at a glance who was on each team. That way…
…them are so engaging that your students won’t even know they’re learning! New Live Webinar: Interactive Teaching with Plickers Plickers is an amazing FREE formative assessment tool and so…
…students are new to science inquiry, I suggest choosing one question to investigate together as a class. Later your students can choose another question to explore with a partner or…
…open to new experiences They will share a fun activity that has them learning to be comfortable acting and performing in front of their other classmates. An integral part of…
