Role of the Teacher in the Classroom: Positive Relationships with the Teacher Aide
The role of a teacher in the classroom as a leader is to lead students, families, and the teacher aide to success. In order for the teacher to be …
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Tips for Teachers on New Technology in the Classroom
You can run but you can’t hide. One of these days you’ll have to ditch the typewriter and the overhead projector and step up to modern …
Continue ReadingA Basic Guide for How to Plan a Lesson
The beginning, middle and end of a lesson should naturally flow and successfully engage students. This article provides educators with a step-by-step …
Continue ReadingCreating a Lesson Plan: Sample Formats for New Teachers
New to teaching and still having trouble creating great lesson plans? Even if you’ve been teaching for a few years, this tip will help you …
Continue ReadingEarly Adolescence: Jean Piaget's Formal Operational Thought
In the previous article we looked at the psychological effects of physical development during early adolescence. This article will cover Jean …
Continue ReadingPuberty and Low Self Esteem in Early Adolescent Development
During this time in their life, students are experiencing many many dramatic interactions between biological, societal and psychological systems. Many …
Continue ReadingThe Purpose of Assessment in Education and Schools
How does grading relate to the purpose of assessment? Are we so caught up in assigning numbers to rate our students that we forget the purpose of …
Continue ReadingTop 5 Classroom Management Strategies for High School
Are students disrupting the learning environment in your classroom? Do you need help with classroom management? To help keep your sanity and to …
Continue ReadingUse this Classroom Organization & Management Checklist to Stay Organized All Year
This simple checklist will help you stay organized all year long! These important classroom organization and management program tips may be used for …
Continue ReadingThe Case Against Standardized Testing
Standardized testing cannot help children to become better learners, so what’s the point?
Continue ReadingThe Importance of Teaching Cooperation Over Competition: One Teacher's Opinion
Character building programs along with pedagogy that emphasizes cooperative learning should be a part of every elementary student classroom. A school …
Continue ReadingAmong Schoolchildren: Parental Involvement and School Performance
Tracy Kidder wrote “Among Schoolchildren” after spending nine months in Mrs. Zajac’s fifth-grade classroom-located in the …
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