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.
Digital Activities for Gen Y
Teachers Teacher Cafe TechnologyOur 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
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.
Spark Student Curiosity Through Increased Classroom Engagement
Teachers Teacher 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
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.
My Maps- Create and Edit Maps in Google Drive
Teachers Teacher Cafe TechnologyMy Maps makes it easy to create simple custom maps with up to three layers on them. With My Maps enabled in Google Apps, students and teachers will be able to create, save and edit maps from their Google Drive dashboards.
60 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom By Category
Teachers Teacher Cafe TechnologySocial media offers some great opportunities for learning in the classroom, bringing together the ability to collaborate, access worldwide resources, and find new and interesting ways to communicate in one easily accessible place.
Mr. Glue Stories- An Interactive and Recordable Story App
Teachers Reading Teacher CafeMr. Glue Stories is an entertaining new story app that allows you to create one-of-a-kind adventures, which can be personalized to include names, artwork and voice. When it is finished, the masterpiece can be saved and then shared with teachers, family and friends.
Sir Ken Robinson: Creativity Is In Everything, Especially Teaching
Teachers Creativity Teacher CafeWhat is Creative Teaching? The nature of creativity is how it relates to the idea of intelligence in the arts, the sciences and other areas of human achievement. There are two concepts to keep in mind: imagination and innovation.
Note Taking Skills For 21st Century Students
Teachers Teacher Cafe WritingNote taking skills aren't just automatic. We tell students "take notes" but they have no idea what that means. What makes "good notes". What do they write down? How should notes look?
Dear Water: You Are a Blessing
Teachers Environment Teacher Cafe"Dear Water" is a poem written by Kenyan Schoolgirls and it's absolutely beautiful. It's an ode of gratitude to the recently drilled borehole in their community, which has freed up their time to attend school instead of walking long distances to fetch water.
Unlocking the Secret of Student Satisfaction
Teachers Mental Health Teacher CafeThe publication of the National Student Survey (NSS) results always prompts a renewed interest in aspects of the student experience. This was especially true this year, as the NSS included the first cohort to graduate since the 2012 tuition fee reforms, allowing us to see the impact of higher fees on student satisfaction.
12 Fun Speaking Games For Language Learners
Teachers Gaming Speaking Teacher CafeHave you ever asked a question to your English language class, only to be answered with complete silence and blank stares? At one point every English teacher has had the struggle of encouraging students to speak.