Teaching Strategies

Behavior Goals for Students (Dealing with the Challenges)

behavior goals for students

Let’s imagine this scenario: it’s the new year, and you decide to change some aspects of your life – start afresh, work out more, eat healthier, sleep better, read more books, etc. Now fast forward to April; did you check everything off your goals list? Well, probably not. So, what’s …

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The Remarkable Story Behind the Social Learning Theory

social learning theory

Think about this for a minute; how did you learn to ride a bike when you were little? Learned to make a sandwich? Or learned to write your own name? The answer to these questions would probably be that you learned these things from someone else – most likely from …

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Make Your Students Smarter With Cognitive Theories of Learning

Cognitive theories

Let’s imagine a scenario: You have just finished explaining a lesson, and you find out that every student was able to grasp the concept, except for a few students. You keep explaining the concept more than once, but nothing gets through! Teachers often face this situation, and although it can be …

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14 Reasons Why Teachers LOVE Using The Frayer Model

“It is not what is poured into the student, but what is planted, that counts.” – E.P. Bertin. Teaching vocabulary words and definitions might be troublesome and frustrating for lots of teachers since they think that it is almost impossible for students to understand new terms without memorizing them. What …

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Make A Change! All about Professional Development for Teachers

professional development for teachers

As a head of department or teacher, you might think that after years of classroom experience, you don’t need to participate in further education regarding teacher professional development. However, this is far from the truth! Professional development for teachers was and still is the number one reason why schools succeed …

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