Dec 17, 2009 Other 3083 Views
As our nation continues to combat the remnants of tough economic times, we must not forget to forge ahead without taking a closer look at the state of our educational systems. With over 1.2 million students dropping out of school each year, this in itself is playing a major factor in the downturn of our economy.
Dec 17, 2009 Young Learners 4490 Views
Elementary education is so important as it provides the basics upon which all other education builds. Without these basics, children will struggle throughout their school education, causing unhappiness, stress, and perhaps behavior problems. This means that elementary school teachers need to help all their students as much as possible with these basic topics.
Dec 19, 2009 Classroom Management 4223 Views
As a substitute teacher you will need to have as many tricks and devices as possible to help motivate your students toward good behavior. In this article I will share a few that have worked well.
Dec 19, 2009 Lesson Planning 5315 Views
One of my favourite parts of a vocal or instrumental music class usually happens in the first five minutes. Teaching time allotted for music is often at a premium, so whether the students are coming into your room on rotary or just changing over from another subject in the classroom, getting their attention quickly is important.
Dec 22, 2009 Teaching 5816 Views
Let's see if there are any other categories we can add to this list. Use this list to help you reflect on your teaching. Answer these questions after you have taught a lesson.
Dec 22, 2009 Classroom Management 4599 Views
Dec 22, 2009 Other 3349 Views
Our capacity to make the right decisions in an ever-increasingly complex world is limiting our future progress. I believe the root of the problem is the value systems we have developed over our lives. To address the problem, we need to re-examine how we educate future generations.
Dec 22, 2009 Teaching 4213 Views
There are different things to think about in the classroom when it comes to developing wellbeing for everyone. Since this concept is becoming increasingly relevant to many of the governments agendas; particularly those for Every Child Matters and No Child Left Behind it is a good time to be considering just how we build wellbeing everyday in the way we teach.
Dec 23, 2009 Career Development 4029 Views
Bad classroom management is a phase that every teacher tries to avoid. This simply implies that you are ineffective as a teacher. In one way or another, mentors often experience incompetence issues. After all, class management is a skill that can't be taught and digested in a single day. It is watered by years of experience.
Dec 26, 2009 Classroom Management 4808 Views
