The Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities
Teachers Teacher CafeResearch suggests that considering the following interrelated elements when designing and implementing learning activities may help increase student engagement behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively, thereby positively affecting student learning and achievement.
Teaching Students the Skills of Expert Readers
Teachers Reading Teacher CafeThe most effective way for students to learn reading strategies is through explicit and direct instruction. It is important for teachers that model these strategies to the class to give students a clear understanding of they were given the task and to complete it properly.
Building Positive Relationships
Teachers Relationships Teacher CafeWhen teachers get to know their students, they can make better decisions about the curriculum, instructional strategies, classroom management, and assessment. Here are a few ways to maintain positive student-teacher relationships.
Resources for Lower Level Learners
Teachers Music Teacher CafeAn extensive list of online resources from Larry Ferlazzo, for students that are lower level. Resources ranging from alphabet exercises to music and phonics will help every teacher add something new to their class.
Robot Tutors
Teachers Future Teacher Cafe TechnologyVirtual teaching, is it here? With robots acting as tutors and class assistants the days of TA's and undergrads answering emails and questions from students may be coming to an end. Meet Watson, a robot that is able to answer emails and questions.
Fliped Classroom Hacks
Teachers Teacher CafeA great resource full of tips, tools, and resources for overcoming obstacles to flipped teaching and learning. Be prepared when challenges occur in your class with these techniques.
How Can We Really Be Prepared?
Teachers Teacher CafeHow can Teachers really be prepared for the classroom? A list of the most helpful training tools that really matter when teaching.
5 Ways to Unwind From Teaching
Teachers Mental Health Self Teacher CafeAs a teacher being able to unwind after school is very important. Disconnecting from the classroom for at least a few hours is a key to keeping the balance.
4 Ways Audio Recordings Can Boost Classroom Learning
Teachers Listening Teacher CafeFrom arranging chairs, tables, and students to organizing discussion groups comes a new idea of using audio-recording as assignments and discussion prompts offers another space for students to talk their way to into learning.
Tips and Tricks for Teaching Study Skills to Kids
Teachers Teacher CafeIdeas and tools that will help teach study skills, create good habits and learn organizational techniques for school kids of all ages. There is a variety of ideas for you to figure out what works for you. Remember that each student is unique.
Breaking the Teacher-Student Conflict Cycle
Teachers Culture Teacher CafeThe key to improving student behavior is changing the way teachers and administrators react. A three-part series on building positive school culture.
50 Favourite Classroom Apps
Teachers Teacher Cafe TechnologyEducators and students are quickly becoming more comfortable with classroom technology, allowing them to shift from thinking about the technical side of integrating a new tool, to focusing on how it improves learning. The sheer number of education apps is still overwhelming, increasingly teachers have found what works for them and they are sticking to them.
22 Powerful Closure Activities
Teachers Teacher CafeWhat is Closure? Closure is the activity that ends a lesson and creates a lasting impression. Teachers use closure to check, tie up and correct while students find it helpful for summarizing, linking and transferring ideas to new situations.
5 Must-See TED Talks for Teachers
Teachers Teacher CafeGet inspired by these terrific, short videos by experts who deeply care about education.
Six Things I Do In Every Foreign Language Lesson I Teach
Teachers Teacher CafeWhat are the good things educators need to focus on before, during and after teaching language lessons.
IRISPen: A Digital Highlighter
Teachers Gadgets Teacher Cafe TechnologyOne of the hottest tech gadgets of this year, the IRISPen. A tool that can scan textbooks and transfer items in note form to other digital platforms like tablets and laptops. Every university student will want one.
5 Google Resources You Never Knew Existed
Teachers Education Teacher Cafe TechnologyWith all the new Edtech resources popping up, it is easy to miss some of the good ones that would be most useful in the classroom.