Components of Digital Learning: How Technology Changed the Learning Landscape
TeachersCreativityTeacher CafeTechnology...Technology is making it easier to create interactive learning lessons and helping students reach mastery of their learning goals in the classroom. Students are becoming increasingly engaged in the material when they have access to technology and when instructors use tools to help them communicate both during and outside of class.
End the Year with the Best. Final. Ever.
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationCreativityA middle school English and Digital Media teacher shares her best end of year project to engage excite students at the end of term. Now, a collaborative, small group final project that students complete and present to their peers within the class period is standard. It was such a success that now it is used every year.
Top 7 Board Games to Learn English While Having Fun
TeachersGamingTeacher CafeEducation...Learning English in fun ways can be a challenge for teachers, using board games can create a fun and positive learning environment while increasing vocabulary and other skills. Remember to choose a game that is right for your students.
Mistakes I Made As A New Teacher
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationMental HealthAre your students in an environment where they are supported in learning from their mistakes? Learning from mistakes can be a powerful way of helping students learn. But the value in learning mistakes isn't just limited to our students.
8 Ways 3D Scanning is Poised to Change Education
TeachersPhotographyTeacher CafeTechnology...The learning process is about to take on a new dimension. The introduction of new 3D cameras and 3D scanning and printing devices are coming closer to classrooms than ever before.
How To Create Alphabet Books
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationLanguage...A quick tool that teachers can show students how to use so they can practice new vocabulary words with this alphabet organizer.
Blogging With Students In 5 Simple Steps
TeachersTeacher CafeWritingEducation...There is increased engagement by sharing with an authentic audience. Blogging encourages reflection, collaboration and communication. Follow the steps provided to start blogging with your class.
7 Ways to Deliver Excellent Lesson Plans That Stick
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationCreativityEven when you are sure you have created the perfect lesson sometimes they can fall flat in the classroom. Your lesson plans content may be solid but still gets lost in translation from the page to the classroom. Here are seven ways to deliver lesson plans that stick with your students.
Higher Education Strategy Associates
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Does The Current Education Model Make The Grade?
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeFutureA panel of experts discuss issues with education and what the future may hold. Watch the debate and have your own discussions with colleagues.
5 Must-Watch Documentaries on Education
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeIf you are seeking out new and unique perspectives on what education means around the world, these films are for you.
The 13 Most Innovative Schools in the World
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeWorldInnovation can look like a lot of things, like incorporating new technology or teaching methods, going on field trips, rejecting social norms or partnering with the local community. It can be a floating school, like the one in Lagos, Nigeria or one blind of gender, like in Stockholm, Sweden.
When Social and Emotional Learning Is Key to College Success
TeachersRelationshipsTeacher CafeEducation...While test scores can predict academic success, self-management and relationship skills may better prepare students to thrive and graduate.
8 Ways to Reignite the Creative Spark When You're Feeling Burned Out
TeachersMental HealthTeacher CafeEducation...There is nothing that puts a damper on your creativity quite like feeling burned out. For many careers, it can be tough to have to be creative at a moment's notice- especially when you are swamped with other work. Here are eight ways you can get creative when you are feeling burned out.
New Voice Typing and Editing for Google Docs
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationIt is a quick and easy way to get ideas out of your head, and into a document. So try out Voice typing and editing today!
5 Epiphanies for Reaching the Unreachable Learner
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationRelationshipsRamy Mahmoud, a Secondary Science teacher and university lecturer describes his experiences with reaching his unreachable student. From the start, he was defiant. Until 5 epiphanies created understanding between them.
7 April Fool's Day Pranks For Teachers
TeachersHumorTeacher CafeEducationForget the old tricks like filling Oreos with toothpaste or hiding rubber bugs on chairs. Here are seven pranks that will require a spatula because afterwards you will need them to scrape your students' minds off the floor.