9 Ed-Tech Tools to Help Boost Essay Writing
TeachersTeacher CafeWritingEducationEssay writing is an import skill. Check out these nine tools that can help your students become empowered learners.
Using Emojis to Teach Critical Reading Skills
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationLanguageInternet- inspired trends may not seem important, but the way students seamlessly navigate emoji usage is similar to critical reading skills practiced in class. Emojis offer an engaging opportunity to transfer digital skills to a written context.
The Cycle Of Reflective Thinking
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationAs a teacher, you do a thousand things a day- it's high time that you stopped, took stock in you're doing, you're doing it, and it's going. It's a cycle, which means it can be practiced and refined.
Random Word Generator
TeachersTeacher CafeVocabularyEducationTry this random word generator to mix-up your lessons. The website even has a different search tool for nouns, verbs and sentences.
25 Attention Getters To Calm A Noisy Classroom
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationTeachers, we all know the value of having good attention getters to calm a noisy classroom. Here is a list of several of the best attention getters in one place.
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.
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.
Online Resources For Students Not Literate In Their Home Language
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducationLanguageStudents 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.
Great Big Story
TeachersPhotographyTeacher CafeCultureMediaGreat 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.
Five Proven Hacks to Help Students Tackle Revision
TeachersTeacher CafeWritingEducationScienceProductivityWe know more about the science of learning than ever before, but too few pupils use these strategies when preparing for exams. Working smarter involves using your time and energy efficiently, but many students still do not use the most effective strategies.
The Best Websites For Developing Academic Skills and Vocabulary
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationInternet CultureLanguageThe 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.
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.
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.
4 Tips Teachers Can Use to Practice Self-Care and Set Boundaries
TeachersProductivitySelfTeacher CafeEducationWellnessIt'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.
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.
Digital Literature Circles
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducationTechnologyDigital Literature Circles Help Readers Create, Compose and Connect: highlights how to integrate technology into lessons to enhance discussion and reading not only in the class but beyond the school day as well.
The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games
TeachersGamingTeacher CafeEducationGamesA 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.
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.
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.
IRISPen: A Digital Highlighter
TeachersGadgetsTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationOne 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.