Encourage Student Engagement with Tips & Suggested Products
Students’ short attention spans are often exacerbated by lack of sleep, poor nutrition, and digital distractions. Here are some methods to keep …
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Tips for Inspiring Young Entrepreneurs in School and at Home
There is a heavy interest in entrepreneurship today not only in the national realms of business and politics, but in all levels of education as well. …
Continue ReadingWhat is the Singapore Math Method & How Can it Help Your Students?
What is Singapore doing in their math classrooms that has resulted in so much success? Take a look and see how Singapore math methods could help your …
Continue ReadingWhy Does Peer Tutoring Work So Well?
There have been many approaches to learning over the years among schools and educational settings in an attempt to get kids to learn faster and more …
Continue Reading5 Ways the Common Core Impacts Reading Standards
The Common Core is a set of English language arts/literacy (ELA) and mathematics standards developed in an effort to make educational standards across …
Continue ReadingImproving Education in the U.S.: What Can We Learn from Finland and South Korea?
The U.S. education system ranks in the middle of the international pack: number 14 in the 2014 Pearson index, and in the 2012 PISA exams, American …
Continue Reading7 Ways to Enable Your Students in the Classroom
Giving your students autonomy will help increase enthusiasm and energy in the classroom and will help them develop the skills they need to work in …
Continue ReadingGo Wireless to Inspire: How to Adopt Digital Learning in Your Classroom
Everyone loves technology, but learning how to manage it in the classroom is challenging. The benefits of using technology far outweigh the costs of …
Continue ReadingHow Much Homework? Pros and Cons of Bringing Home Schoolwork
Is homework an important part of a student’s education or is it an unnecessary burden teachers feel compelled to assign? Learn some benefits, …
Continue ReadingUse Baseball to Teach Math: Fun Math Ideas for Kindergarten And Up
Are your students bored with math? Excite them with a baseball lesson. Sports and numbers fit together perfectly. You can’t have a winner …
Continue ReadingApply These 3 Techniques To Attain Positive Classroom Leadership
The American Psychological Association cites classroom management as the most sought after subject for teacher professional development. This article, …
Continue ReadingProfessional Development for Teachers: Reflect on Your Teaching Practices to Begin
While “professional development” may conjure up images of excruciatingly long lectures and seminars, this article provides other avenues for you to …
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