Jazz Things Up with These 12 Music Tools
TeachersMusicTeacher CafeMusic is a valuable teaching tool in any subject area. It makes complex concepts more accessible and engaging- sustaining students' learning and adding fun to learning.
Schools Power Up Their Bandwidth to Manage BYOD Demands
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyDistricts use a combination of planning, teamwork and the right technology to revamp the network backbone in support of BYOD and other bandwidth-heavy innovations.
Literacy Through Photography for English-Language Learners
TeachersPhotographyReading...Paulo Freier encouraged a broader definition of literacy to include the ability to understand both "the word and the world". Literacy includes reading, writing, listening, speaking and analyzing a wide range of texts that include both print and non-print texts.
Skip the Worksheets! 5 Grammar Games to Play Instead
TeachersGamingTeacher CafeFive great grammar focused games to play instead of traditional worksheets. Keep the classroom balanced and your students active at the same time.
Why Aren't More Schools Using Free, Open Tools?
TeachersTeacher CafeA great read for any anyone in the education field. The article written by, Katrnia Schwartz highlights discussions and view from both sides.
What it's like to go on the Internet for the very first time- at age 82
TeachersInternet CultureTeacher CafeA crash course in the Internet is what former Swedish actress Kerstin Wolgers did at the age of 82 for the first time. Over the period of only five days, she Googled, Instagrammed, shopped and much more.
Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement
TeachersTeacher CafeEighth graders speak out about what engages them. A group of 220 students responded and the results fall under 10 categories that appeared over and over. Read the full article and learn from the student perspective, what engages them the most.
What Teens are Learning From 'Serial' and Other Podcasts
TeachersListeningTeacher CafeEducators have access to an enormous amount of content through the use of podcasts. Michael Godsey, an English Teacher in California made a decision to use a public radio podcast in the classroom and it was a wise one. The podcast of the murder-mystery 'Serial' was just the beginning.
BAM! Radio Network
TeachersListeningTeacher CafeBAM! Radio Network is connecting the voices of the education village. Listen to several different areas of education in these radio segments. Connect, learn and subscribe to the podcast station to listen and learn more.
25 Attention-Grabbing Tips for the Classroom
TeachersTeacher CafeA fantastic list of tips from the Edutopia community on how to gain the attention of your students. Watch the Google Slides presentation, try the tips and add your own ideas to carter directly to your classroom and environment.
The Hunt for the 'Secret Sauce' of Digital Learning
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyResearch shows that some schools are successful and other are not when it comes to implementing digital learning initiatives. A study released by the America's Promise Alliance Center for Promise, "Wired to Learn K-12 Students in the Digital Classroom" looks at how schools were successful at implementing digital strategies.
8 Ways to Get Reluctant Readers to Read
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeReading is known to have obvious benefits, such as improving vocabulary and increasing the breadth of knowledge that one has. But recent studies have shown other benefits of reading.
Twisted Wave - A Browser-based Audio Editor
TeachersSpeakingTeacher CafeThrough Twisted Wave you can create and edit spoken audio recordings from scratch. Your completed recording tracks can be exported to Google Drive and SoundCloud. You can import and edit existing recordings you have as well.
Best Games for ESL Teachers
TeachersGamingTeacher CafeGames and fun activities are vital part of teaching languages. Whether you are teaching adults or children, games will liven up your lesson and leave your students wanting more.
Comma Story- TED-Ed
TeachersGrammarTeacher CafeWatch this TED-Ed entry of the Comma Story by Terisa Folaron, with your students and have them visually understand what a comma is and what is does. Remember the lessons on the side for discussion.
Strategies for Helping Students Motivate Themselves
TeachersTeacher CafeA look at how practical classroom strategies are used to reinforce four key qualities of students motivation. The four qualities that are discussed in the article are autonomy, competence, relatedness and relevance.
April - National Poetry Month! Poetry Starters for Every Classroom
TeachersArtTeacher Cafe...April is National Poetry Month and no matter what you teach, you can transform the first five minutes of class to an empowering, issues-packed, discussion-based, poetry-friendly space.
Online Safety
TeachersInternet CultureTeacher CafeOnline Safety: A Teacher's Guide to Dealing with Cyberbullying, Sexting, and Student Privacy is an article by Sarah Muthler, to increase awareness to educators regrading the safety for their students while they are online.
Lifelong Learning is a Crucial Educational Mindset
TeachersTeacher CafeDoctors, lawyers and other professionals never stop learning new techniques and strategies to hone their craft and remain on the cutting edge in their field- and so too, do teachers.