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Using Maps & Mapmaking in Your ELA Classroom
The digital and hand-drawn maps used in Kevin Hodgson's 6th grade lessons are rooted in imagination and observation. See his many examples and online resources.
How classrooms look around the world — in 15 amazing photographs
Why keeping minority teachers in the classroom matters
Minority teachers leave the profession at higher rates, and recruitment efforts have not bridged the gap. But a number of district-level programs are preparing and supporting new teachers in ways that have boosted retention.
Why Is Classroom Management Such a Problem for New Teachers?
In an interview, educator and author Roxanna Elden talks about getting new teachers to stay in the classroom, even when times get especially tough.
Ask, Listen, Do: How to Find Out What Kids Need From School
How can teachers make their classrooms truly child-centered? Justin Minkel shares some strategies on how to figure out students’ individual needs—starting with asking them.
A virtual tour of blended-learning schools, so others can see how it’s done
When teachers want to try something new in the classroom, it helps if they can see what it looks like in action. They could ask another teacher down the hall. Or they might try to talk to other teachers on social media, perhaps in an education technology Twitter chat. But too often, these aspiring innovators …
Open-ended Questions to Encourage Conversation
Why is it important to ask students open ended questions? It encourages academic thinking and conversation, especially among English Language Learners. Get tips for using open ended questions in your classroom.
Is Your Classroom Welcoming for Students?
You can keep students relaxed, engaged and ready to learn by taking some simple steps to make your classroom a more welcoming environment.
What Makes a School Dyslexia-Friendly?
Students with dyslexia should be able to find the right type of support in the classroom. Do you know what types of schools will help, not hinder, their learning?
The Virtual Classroom and Its Metacognitive Benefits
When one examines the triangulated nature of student, teacher, and curriculum, the challenge set forth before them is to achieve a harmonious balance that has an end result of student learning /mastery.
The Ultimate Guide to Using iPads in the Classroom
Although many teachers appreciate the advantages students gain from using iPads, they are very conscious of remembering that the devices are simply tools
14 classroom management strategies to increase student learning
When the right classroom management tools are in place, students are able to learn more as their engagement increases.<br>Focusing on physical classroom management, behavioral management, resources…
5 surprising results of a self-paced classroom
The self-paced classroom allows students to discover how they learn best and gain valuable information about their own learning that they can carry with them for life.
Does Your Classroom Cultivate Student Resilience?
Children who develop resilience are better equipped to learn from failure and adapt to change. Teachers should also address parent expectations of success and failure<br>Over 100 years ago, the great African American educator Booker T. Washington spoke about resilience<br>I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles overcome…
How A Deregulated Internet Could Hurt America's Classrooms
Schools use the internet for a lot of learning: researching, virtual travel, watching videos. Educators say it opens their classrooms to the world. The removal of net neutrality could change all that.
Seven Steps to Make Your Classroom More Like a Google Workplace
One way to improve students' happiness and performance is to revamp the classroom to look more like the top companies in the United States, says an innovation think tank.
Why I Advocate: One Teacher's Fight to Keep Standards in Her Classroom
Meredith Starks, a 3rd grade teacher, advocates for the Common Core outside her classroom so she can keep up the progress within her classroom.
What does a flipped classroom look like at each grade level?
Although the term “flipped learning” is almost universally recognized, teachers apply it in many forms, in all grades levels, and in various school environments. If you are a teacher using flipped …
How the Common Core Re-Mapped the Way I Teach Writing
Under the common standards, writing instruction is more strategic and substantive, teacher James A. Dittes reflects. But fewer diversions can also mean it's sometimes less fun.
Putting Teachers in the Classroom Before They Start Teaching
How teacher-residency programs might be a way to train better-prepared, life-long educators
