Making Group Work Manageable
TeachersLeadershipTeacher CafeEducationTeachers are more likely to design and implement meaningful group activities when they have management strategies to do so. Taking proactive steps can enhance engagement while curbing the chaos.
22 Powerful Closure Activities
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationWhat 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.
Six Things I Do In Every Foreign Language Lesson I Teach
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationLanguageWhat are the good things educators need to focus on before, during and after teaching language lessons.
IRISPen: A Digital Highlighter
TeachersGadgetsTeacher CafeTechnology...One 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
TeachersEducationTeacher CafeTechnologyWith 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.
Discussion Topics for Adults
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationLanguageOne key goal almost every adult ESL student shares is gaining the ability to speak English with others. Luckily, they come to the classroom with a unique advantage. They have life experience.
The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games
TeachersGamingTeacher CafeEducation...A collection of free and useful tools for creating games. Try them with students and have them follow directions and practice tasks to reach their learning goals all in fun and exciting ways.
ELA Lesson Reflection
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationShort videos on lesson reflection and other topics inside the classroom for educators to gain insight and clarity of their own teaching styles and classrooms lessons.
4 Tips Teachers Can Use to Practice Self-Care and Set Boundaries
TeachersProductivitySelfTeacher Cafe...It's hard to strike the right balance between helping individuals and making sure that you can complete the task that affect all your students, but we hope that the following tips can help you get there.
Three Ways to Engage Students In and Outside the Classroom
TeachersCreativityTeacher CafeEducationWhen students become directly engaged in the learning process, they take ownership of their education. The following learning activities have helped to engage students in and outside the classroom. These strategies also help to keep your teaching relevant, fresh, and creative.
TED-Ed Blog
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationMediaFrom sports to samurai, here are lessons that bring the classroom to life. A series of online videos featuring lessons worth sharing.
The Best Websites For Developing Academic Skills and Vocabulary
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationInternet Culture...The latest from Larry Ferlazzo's collection of The Best....series of lists. This list of academic English resources will help English Language Learners and native-English speakers alike in developing a mastery of academic English.
Great Big Story
TeachersPhotographyTeacher CafeCulture...Great Big Story is a video network dedicated to the untold, overlooked and flat-out amazing. Humans are capable of incredible things and Great Big Story is here to tell them all.
Online Resources For Students Not Literate In Their Home Language
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducation...Students not literate in their home language can have challenges, including the fact that most online resources require some degree of literacy. Here are a few online resources that can be helpful.
Mastering the Art of Presenting
TeachersLeadershipTeacher CafeEducationBeing able to give an effective presentation is essential to your career success. Christine Kelly, provides pointers on how to do so.
7 Good Resources For Learning About Mount Everest
TeachersNatureTeacher CafeWorld...Here are a group of resources to consult when teaching about Mount Everest and the surrounding area.
10 Free Apps and Tools for Staying Organized
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationGet ready to start the next school year off right with being organized. There is no one-size-fits-all. It is all about finding something that works for you and pick something that you can and will actually use. There are lots of options for you to choose from.