John Bankier  |  Lesson Planning  |  0 comments  |  1910 views  |  Read Full

 

This article describes the process of using consciousness-raising activities in your classroom, and gives a rationale for their use for all levels, particular in EFL.

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Research is difficult, whether for academic, professional, or even personal use. Period. Most people find it a very tedious task to perform. With such a vast assortment of internet resources, it can cause a headache trying to distinguish between legitimate sources and those that are bogus.

Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.  |  Lesson Planning  |  0 comments  |  628 views  |  Read Full

 

You will be faced with censorship - if not this week, this month, or this year - then sometime during your teaching career. Depending on what subject or grade level you teach, you may have to deal with an individual concern regarding something in your curriculum or you may have to address an entire semi- or formally-organized group that is opposed to a book, learning activity, or visual image you are using.

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Teaching that meets the learning needs of each student requires enormous amounts of reflection and being attuned to students. These lead to adjustments in lessons, modifications in strategies, a group approach with one student or one-on-one interaction with others.

Rebecca L. Brown  |  Lesson Planning  |  0 comments  |  858 views  |  Read Full

 

An internet scavenger hunt is a fun way to get your kids and students learning while they are surfing the Web. Here are 5 easy steps to creating your own unique online hunt about a particular theme or state standard of your choosing.

Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.  |  Lesson Planning  |  0 comments  |  953 views  |  Read Full

 

Activating, developing, and building upon students' background knowledge is essential for learning to take place. How do you develop and build upon your students' experience and previous learning? Considering this question is a key part of your unit planning.

Dorit Sasson  |  Lesson Planning  |  1 comments  |  913 views  |  Read Full

 

By asking a mentor, you are likely to learn ideas and tips that may be helpful to you in future lesson planning.

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Preschool themes are not essential for a successful preschool lesson, but they do help bring everything together and keep students engaged in learning. For that reason, preschool themes are highly encouraged to help teachers save time and energy in their planning.

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Now that the new school year is fast approaching, it's important that teachers get to know their new students, students get to know their teacher and students get to know each other. During my 30 plus years of teaching I have used several classroom activities as a fun and non-stressful way to get the school year started on the right foot.

Dorit Sasson  |  Lesson Planning  |  0 comments  |  985 views  |  Read Full

 

You hear snippets of student conversation in the hallways or perhaps during lessons. You chuckle with them or to yourself. Maybe you even make a comment to them that's agreeable. No doubt - this kind of scenario strengthens the teacher-student relationship and class dynamics.