What Students Can Learn From Giving TEDx Talks
Teachers Culture Self Teacher CafeModelled after the popular TED talks, TEDx allows community organizations, towns and schools to put on their own version of a TED talk, featuring local experts, authorities or even teenagers, rather than nationally recognized figures.
How a Moveable Space Can Ignite Creativity in the Classroom
Teachers Design Teacher CafeWhat is "design thinking"? It combines hands on learning (tinkering) with independent problem solving methodologies. This type of creative process is used in many design disciplines, like architecture, engineering and game design.
Reasons Why The Flipped Classroom Is Here To Stay
Teachers Teacher CafeSwaroop Raju, co-founder of eduCanon writes about why the flipped classroom is here for good. The article takes a look at results, restructuring class time and the technology to confirm that a flipped classroom is no longer just for adventurous teachers.
Tiny Tap
Teachers Creativity Productivity Teacher CafeA free DIY app creation platform for making your own games, interactive lessons and presentations. With this app you can even create music activities, and illustrated stories.
Tips to Help Students Set New Year Goals
Teachers Productivity Teacher CafeThe start of 2015 is the perfect time to teach students the importance of setting goals. The article by Janelle Cox highlights tips for students on how to learn the important skills of setting and achieving goals.
Understanding the Errors of Arabic Speaking ELL's- using Slide Share
Teachers Culture Teacher CafeTake a look at Slide Share and there collections of various slide shows. This slide show includes a side by side comparisons of Arabic and English, along with illustrations to understand the mistakes of your Arabic language learners.
Presentations with emaze
Teachers Productivity Teacher CafeTry out Presentations today with your class. You and your students can make, share and explore different levels and elements with.
How to Use Recycled Tech Devices as Learning Tools
Teachers Gadgets Teacher CafeThe movement of un-makings spaces in the classroom. Students get a chance to take apart old electronic devices and ask questions about how they work. Give your class the chance to create something new and share it with others.
Incorporate TED Talks into the Learning Experience
Teachers Teacher Cafe EducationTake the time to try out TED-Ed and all of the creative features it has. Create lessons to go along with almost any video on YouTube. Ted-Ed will provide a structure for questions and feedback.
Pump Students Up With Digital Ice Breakers
Teachers Teacher Cafe SpeakingDigital ice breakers and ideas for getting class started in a positive direction. With a relaxing atmosphere students will be ready to participate and learn, without the pressure of being graded.
Is Your Class On Target?
Teachers Teacher CafeA student at heart approach to teaching. It looks at different areas of teaching that teachers should be considering in the classroom for successful results and not only through assessment.
Teach Your Monster To Read
Teachers Gaming Teacher CafeA series of free games to help kids master the first stages of learning. Top quality game design mixed with learning essentials. Games help to develop speed and accuracy of letter recognition.
Jazz Things Up with These 12 Music Tools
Teachers Music Teacher 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
Teachers Teacher Cafe TechnologyDistricts 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
Teachers Photography Reading Teacher CafePaulo 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.
How to Use the Google Newspaper Archive
Teachers History Reading Teacher CafeA short YouTube video about the basics of using Google Newspaper Archive for classroom use. Search for local and regional content for your students, classes and lessons.
Skip the Worksheets! 5 Grammar Games to Play Instead
Teachers Gaming Teacher CafeFive great grammar focused games to play instead of traditional worksheets. Keep the classroom balanced and your students active at the same time.