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A Classroom Management Plan for Teachers

Classroom management is a crucial aspect of teaching, but it's one area teachers often struggle with. Although there are numerous strategies you can use to enhance your classroom management, it can be tricky to decide which is the right one for you and your students. No teacher forgets the first time they lost control of […]

Inspirational

How to Be a More Productive Teacher (7 Tips)

If you are looking for ways to become more productive as a teacher, you’ve come to the right place! Let’s take a moment to review some ways to get the most out of our teaching hours and hopefully feel less overwhelmed and stressed. Try to make sure that you are at least doing these things: […]

Education

Higher Order Thinking Questions for Teachers

Asking questions is a key part of most teachers’ academic style, and such methods must be employed to benefit all students. One such method is using what is known as Higher Order Thinking Questions. It is important that, in contrast to a regular question asking, all students must answer the questions. In regular lessons, the […]

Curriculum

Co-teaching Models

Inclusion has been deemed an effective model, and more and more schools are adopting this teaching method. If you are new to inclusion and are just starting to navigate the co-teaching landscape, you may have several questions. Before the new year begins, this period is ideal for reviewing effective co-teaching models. These models require a […]

Preschool

8 Reasons Why Preschool is the Best (for Teaching)

Once you become a teacher, the next step is choosing at which level you will work. Let’s take a look at some compelling reasons that preschool teachers give for choosing, and enjoying, teaching at this level. There are a lot of great reasons to choose to become a preschool teacher. Let’s take a look at […]

Professional Development

Teaching Skills (5 Tips)

It can be easy to think of teaching as passing on skills to others. But to be successful as an educator, it's just as important for teachers to have the right skills to help their students succeed. After all, if you're the primary person supporting those students through education, you want to give them the […]

Teacher Resources

How to Cooperate with a Mean Principal (This is What I Do)

Dealing with a less-than-ideal principal is enough to damper the best teaching situations. Principals have a lot of influence over the general vibe of the school, and if your school has a difficult principle, it can be difficult to ignore. Here are a few pointers that can help you make the most out of a […]

Lesson Planning

Why I Rely Less On My Lesson Plans

Lesson plans are the blueprint for a successful class and contain the structure that the teacher will bring to the class. They include the topic to be covered, the plan’s objectives, and the desired outcomes for the class. These goals and activities provide a guidepost for the class overall and allow teachers to obtain the […]

Paraprofessional

This Is How I Work Better With Paraprofessionals

It’s time to take a look at our relationships with paraprofessionals. Instead of allowing an adversarial attitude with our aides and other classroom assistants, let’s start looking for ways to help each other and work more collaboratively. Here are several tips to help teachers and aides work more closely together and improve classroom outcomes. Remember […]

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