Save Teacher Weekends: 6 Ways to Spend Less Time Grading Essays
TeachersTeacher CafeIt's never going to be a walk on the beach, but it can get easier, especially with a little advice from other teachers. The trick is to change your thinking about what it means to grade and essay. Instead of asking: "What errors can I mark in this essay?", ask "What comments can I make to help this student?".
Stay in MINT Condition in your Classroom
TeachersTeacher CafeA simple strategy (MINT) to stay in top form in your classroom to ensure all instructions are delivered in the most effective way. MINT is an acronym, M= Materials, I= In or out of seats, N= Noise level, T= Time. Teacher clarity has a positive influence on student achievement, read the article for ways to use this method in your classroom.
Teaching Is Harder-And More Rewarding- Than Ever
TeachersTeacher CafeEducators today are under intense pressure to innovate, reinvent, flip, somersault and dive into new methodology. This means more opportunity for teachers, but also more work, new thinking and new resources.
The Heart of Teaching
TeachersTeacher CafeWhat does it mean to be a great teacher? Of course credentials, knowledge, critical thinking and all other faculties of intelligence are important. However, a great teacher should be much more than credentials, experience and intelligence.
4 Common Mistakes That ESL Teachers Make When Planning Lessons
TeachersTeacher 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
TeachersTeacher 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.
Throw Out Your Seating Chart and Try One of These Ideas Instead
TeachersTeacher CafeWill it be groups of 4 or 5? Pairs ? or will you separate the talkers students from the quite ones? It's time to start thinking about student seating. This article has several ideas that can add something fresh and new to your seating plans this year.
Classroom Management in the Tech-Equipped Classroom
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyClassroom 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
TeachersCreativityTeacher 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
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyTwitter 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
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyAre 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
TeachersCreativityTeacher 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.
Digital Activities for Gen Y
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyOur students' digital behaviour influences our learning, language, rituals, values, routines, customs and communication. The article has several resources to help get your students to reflect effectively on their digital acts. This way you can facilitate and guide your students to make positive choices when they interact online.
eQuizShow
TeachersGamingTeacher 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
TeachersTeacher 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
TeachersEducationTeacher 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
TeachersListeningTeacher 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?
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.
Spark Student Curiosity Through Increased Classroom Engagement
TeachersTeacher CafeIn order for students to learn, they must be engaged in what they are doing, which sparks further curiosity and greater achievement. For today's educational leaders who want to encourage greater curiosity and learning, the key is encouraging greater engagement.
Three Awesome Educational Games Hiding in Plain Sight
TeachersGamingTeacher 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
TeachersDesignTeacher 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.