Conversation Strategy: Asking for a Response
Teachers Teacher CafeA sample lesson plan for conversation strategy: asking for a response, is a great one to add to your files. This ESL conversation activity is for any age of learner and uses simple dialogue and conversation questions to improve conversation skills.
Three Ways To Avoid The October Slump
Teachers Teacher CafeA quick read to get yourself and your class back on track when you feel that October slump starting to creep into your classroom.
10 Quick-and-Easy Methods For Checking Understanding
Teachers Teacher CafeA huge part of teaching involves determining student levels of understanding. As teachers check for understanding, they are able to formulate, reconfigure and differentiate, so learning outcomes reach their highest potential.
ESL Speaking Activities
Teachers Speaking Teacher CafeBuild your bank of resources with some free online resources for speaking practice. On this website, they have printables and projectables. Don't forget to upload your own resources to share as well.
The Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities
Teachers Teacher CafeResearch suggests that considering the following interrelated elements when designing and implementing learning activities may help increase student engagement behaviorally, emotionally, and cognitively, thereby positively affecting student learning and achievement.
Teaching Students the Skills of Expert Readers
Teachers Reading Teacher CafeThe most effective way for students to learn reading strategies is through explicit and direct instruction. It is important for teachers that model these strategies to the class to give students a clear understanding of they were given the task and to complete it properly.
A Step by Step Guide to Create Class Facebook Groups
Teachers Teacher CafeCreate a digital presence today for your class using Facebook. A great choice as a hub for students to create, post, and discuss in a virtual space that is different than a traditional blog or message board.
Building Positive Relationships
Teachers Relationships Teacher CafeWhen teachers get to know their students, they can make better decisions about the curriculum, instructional strategies, classroom management, and assessment. Here are a few ways to maintain positive student-teacher relationships.
Resources for Lower Level Learners
Teachers Music Teacher CafeAn extensive list of online resources from Larry Ferlazzo, for students that are lower level. Resources ranging from alphabet exercises to music and phonics will help every teacher add something new to their class.
Robot Tutors
Teachers Future Teacher Cafe TechnologyVirtual teaching, is it here? With robots acting as tutors and class assistants the days of TA's and undergrads answering emails and questions from students may be coming to an end. Meet Watson, a robot that is able to answer emails and questions.
Fliped Classroom Hacks
Teachers Teacher CafeA great resource full of tips, tools, and resources for overcoming obstacles to flipped teaching and learning. Be prepared when challenges occur in your class with these techniques.
How Can We Really Be Prepared?
Teachers Teacher CafeHow can Teachers really be prepared for the classroom? A list of the most helpful training tools that really matter when teaching.
Top 25 Blogs to Follow in 2016
Teachers Teacher CafeAll educational backgrounds are unique and special to educators. A passion for education is what brings us all together! Read on, and find something that may spark your interest.
5 Ways to Unwind From Teaching
Teachers Mental Health Self Teacher CafeAs a teacher being able to unwind after school is very important. Disconnecting from the classroom for at least a few hours is a key to keeping the balance.
4 Ways Audio Recordings Can Boost Classroom Learning
Teachers Listening Teacher CafeFrom arranging chairs, tables, and students to organizing discussion groups comes a new idea of using audio-recording as assignments and discussion prompts offers another space for students to talk their way to into learning.
Tips and Tricks for Teaching Study Skills to Kids
Teachers Teacher CafeIdeas and tools that will help teach study skills, create good habits and learn organizational techniques for school kids of all ages. There is a variety of ideas for you to figure out what works for you. Remember that each student is unique.
Breaking the Teacher-Student Conflict Cycle
Teachers Culture Teacher CafeThe key to improving student behavior is changing the way teachers and administrators react. A three-part series on building positive school culture.
50 Favourite Classroom Apps
Teachers Teacher Cafe TechnologyEducators and students are quickly becoming more comfortable with classroom technology, allowing them to shift from thinking about the technical side of integrating a new tool, to focusing on how it improves learning. The sheer number of education apps is still overwhelming, increasingly teachers have found what works for them and they are sticking to them.
Making Group Work Manageable
Teachers Leadership Teacher CafeTeachers 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
Teachers Teacher CafeWhat 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.
5 Must-See TED Talks for Teachers
Teachers Teacher CafeGet inspired by these terrific, short videos by experts who deeply care about education.