“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 …
Read More »Make A Change! All about 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 …
Read More »A Teacher’s Full Guide To Student Behavior Tracking
You’ve created a great system to monitor your students’ positive and negative behavior in the classroom. But every year, you fail to keep track of students who just need more than the simple, traditional monitoring. How can you know for sure when your class system isn’t working for some students? …
Read More »Including ALL – Why Differentiated Instruction Is Important
M. Scott Peck, the American psychiatrist, once said “Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.” This quotation resonates quite well in schools where no two students are exactly the same. Everyone is uniquely different. You will never find a classroom full of students who are all alike. Of course, not all …
Read More »7 Things To Know To Apply A Standards-Based Grading Scale
With every academic semester and year, teachers learn about the importance of changing and tweaking instructional strategies. Sometimes, they might find that what previously worked with students of last year, might not be so effective or fruitful with this year’s students. This can be observed in the grading and/or reporting …
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