4 Common Mistakes That ESL Teachers Make When Planning Lessons
Teachers Teacher CafeLesson plans are tools to help teachers navigate the learning journey. So whether you are a novice or a pro, here are four things to avoid that will ensure your lesson plans take you on the correct route.
Deeper Learning in Practice
Teachers Teacher CafeEducators need to support the skills needed for higher education and beyond in order to create life long leaners. By thinking differently about what is happening in the classroom teachers can support students to develop these skills.
Classroom Management in the Tech-Equipped Classroom
Teachers Teacher Cafe TechnologyClassroom management, whether technology is being used or not, is to ensure that students are actively participating in the learning process, not simply receiving it.
7 Apps for Student Creators
Teachers Creativity Teacher CafeCreation based tasks promote higher-order thinking, encourage collaboration and connect students to real-world learning. There are a handful of interesting and dynamic apps that turn your students into creators with the leadership of teachers.�
The Teacher's Guide To Twitter
Teachers Teacher Cafe TechnologyTwitter has proven to be an indispensable tool to educators. It is definitely fun and worth the time and effort to learn to use. There are endless recourses and sites to utilize and visit for all educators in any type of classroom.
Using Google Sheets to Organize Student Media
Teachers Teacher Cafe TechnologyAre you looking for a template or sample of what other teachers are doing to track student media or other projects? Using Google Sheets is a perfect way to record and organize all of the data needed to keep several items on track.
Making Learning Visible: Doodling Helps Memories Stick
Teachers Creativity Teacher CafeShelly Paul and Jill Gough had learned that doodling while taking notes could help improve memory and concept retention, but as instructional coaches were reluctant to bring the idea to teachers without trying to out. They found that doodling causes one to listen at a different level.
eQuizShow
Teachers Gaming Teacher CafeCreate your own quiz game show experience with this easy to use website called eQuizShow. There are several examples to review and tutorials to watch and learn from. Your students will have a great time reviewing class material through this game show like experience.
Thinking on Their Feet: Instructional Carousels
Teachers Teacher CafeInstructional carousels are a great way to have learners up on their feet and moving. If you are not familiar with the Carousel, it is a tool for discussion in which prompts or questions are posted at stations around a room. Groups move about from station to station commenting and discussing in intervals. An interesting way to see topics through different lenses.
Higher Education Strategy Associates
Teachers Education Teacher CafeDaily reflections on issues, trends and data in higher education. Review recent posts and sign up for daily emails.
Five- Minute Film Festival: Virtual Field Trips
Teachers Listening Teacher CafeVirtual field trips can take your class places wouldn't be logistically possible in the real world. This edutopia post showcases great options to inspire your own virtual adventures.
Does The Current Education Model Make The Grade?
Teachers Education Teacher Cafe FutureA panel of experts discuss issues with education and what the future may hold. Watch the debate and have your own discussions with colleagues.
Three Awesome Educational Games Hiding in Plain Sight
Teachers Gaming Teacher CafeGame-based learning, and the developers who identify with it today, have come a long way since then and gotten much closer to closing the gap. With lighter curriculum constraints, they flourish and feature rich cross-disciplinary and truly 21st century learning experiences.
Hamburger icon: How these three lines mystify most people
Teachers Design Teacher CafeThis hamburger icon has become a common symbol on our smartphones, tablets and computers. But, many ask, what is it, where did it come from, and do people really know what it means? Read the article to find out more about the hamburger icon.
Teaching Grit Cultivates Resilience and Perserverance
Teachers Teacher CafeOne fifth- grade teacher from New Hampshire is putting the idea of teaching grit into action. Students learn ideas about grit while they set and work toward their own goals. All the while, learning valuable lessons and overcoming frustration and distraction.
5 Must-Watch Documentaries on Education
Teachers Education Teacher CafeIf you are seeking out new and unique perspectives on what education means around the world, these films are for you.
Why I Got Rid of My Teacher's Desk
Teachers Teacher CafeDoes moving or getting rid of a teacher's desk change the classroom dynamic? The article by Matthew R. Morris gives you a glimpse into a classroom without a teacher's desk.