Sep 9, 2009
Teacher Training 2372 Views
Doctors and physical therapists endure grueling internships; electricians and plumbers are apprenticed as they achieve excellence; dentists and hygienists are constantly taking classes to update their skills; teachers student teach and then...
Sep 10, 2009
Learning Methodology 3536 Views
It's important to actively involve students in the learning process. This is generally done at the elementary level, but, in some cases, gets lost, especially in high schools. Involving students makes the subject more interesting to them.
Sep 10, 2009
Learning Methodology 2846 Views
I have often talked about the conscious and subconscious mind without actually explaining to you what they do and how they work. I know there is nothing worse than sitting in a classroom without having a clue what the teacher is talking about, so I apologize, and here is my explanation for you.
Sep 13, 2009
Young Learners 2725 Views
In an elementary school, there are often four or five classes of each grade level. In our district, one of those classes is for children in the gifted program. If there aren't enough children in the gifted program in that grade level, other students who score high are added to fill up that class.
Sep 13, 2009
Other 2332 Views
Special Education, over the years, has grown and improved substantially. The history of it contains many admirable historical figures and events that have defined and impacted Special Education. I, however, picked 4 people and one event that I thought had a great impact on Special education.
Sep 15, 2009
Lesson Planning 3067 Views
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.
Sep 15, 2009
Learning Methodology 2907 Views
Absolutely critical to teaching and learning success is engaging your students. This is not the meaningless and unknowing nod of an adolescent or a video game playing first grader.
by Meggin McIntosh, Ph.D.
Sep 18, 2009
Lesson Planning 2829 Views
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.
Sep 18, 2009
Classroom Management 3358 Views
Perhaps one of the most challenging tasks teacher face inside the classroom every single day is classroom management. Imagine a class of forty students - teenagers in the pink of the their health, with their raging emotions and hormones, and struggling to survive the day to day hassles of peer pressure and their school work.
Sep 19, 2009
E-Learning/CALL 2457 Views
In this day and age, technology is in constant motion of change. The goals that the NETS place are based on essential operations, concepts, social, ethical and human issues, among many other important factors. These standards are sensible, usable, as well as measurable.