Digital Activities for Gen Y
Teachers Teacher CafeOur students' digital behaviour influences our learning, language, rituals, values, routines, customs and communication. The article has several resources to help get your students to reflect effectively on their digital acts. This way you can facilitate and guide your students to make positive choices when they interact online.
Making Learning Visible: Doodling Helps Memories Stick
Teachers Teacher CafeShelly Paul and Jill Gough had learned that doodling while taking notes could help improve memory and concept retention, but as instructional coaches were reluctant to bring the idea to teachers without trying to out. They found that doodling causes one to listen at a different level.
Using Google Sheets to Organize Student Media
Teachers Teacher CafeAre you looking for a template or sample of what other teachers are doing to track student media or other projects? Using Google Sheets is a perfect way to record and organize all of the data needed to keep several items on track.
The Teacher's Guide To Twitter
Teachers Teacher CafeTwitter has proven to be an indispensable tool to educators. It is definitely fun and worth the time and effort to learn to use. There are endless recourses and sites to utilize and visit for all educators in any type of classroom.
7 Apps for Student Creators
Teachers Teacher CafeCreation based tasks promote higher-order thinking, encourage collaboration and connect students to real-world learning. There are a handful of interesting and dynamic apps that turn your students into creators with the leadership of teachers.�
Classroom Management in the Tech-Equipped Classroom
Teachers Teacher CafeClassroom management, whether technology is being used or not, is to ensure that students are actively participating in the learning process, not simply receiving it.
Throw Out Your Seating Chart and Try One of These Ideas Instead
Teachers Teacher CafeWill it be groups of 4 or 5? Pairs ? or will you separate the talkers students from the quite ones? It's time to start thinking about student seating. This article has several ideas that can add something fresh and new to your seating plans this year.
Deeper Learning in Practice
Teachers Teacher CafeEducators need to support the skills needed for higher education and beyond in order to create life long leaners. By thinking differently about what is happening in the classroom teachers can support students to develop these skills.
4 Common Mistakes That ESL Teachers Make When Planning Lessons
Teachers Teacher CafeLesson plans are tools to help teachers navigate the learning journey. So whether you are a novice or a pro, here are four things to avoid that will ensure your lesson plans take you on the correct route.
The Heart of Teaching
Teachers Teacher CafeWhat does it mean to be a great teacher? Of course credentials, knowledge, critical thinking and all other faculties of intelligence are important. However, a great teacher should be much more than credentials, experience and intelligence.
Teaching Is Harder-And More Rewarding- Than Ever
Teachers Teacher CafeEducators today are under intense pressure to innovate, reinvent, flip, somersault and dive into new methodology. This means more opportunity for teachers, but also more work, new thinking and new resources.
Stay in MINT Condition in your Classroom
Teachers Teacher CafeA simple strategy (MINT) to stay in top form in your classroom to ensure all instructions are delivered in the most effective way. MINT is an acronym, M= Materials, I= In or out of seats, N= Noise level, T= Time. Teacher clarity has a positive influence on student achievement, read the article for ways to use this method in your classroom.
Save Teacher Weekends: 6 Ways to Spend Less Time Grading Essays
Teachers Teacher CafeIt's never going to be a walk on the beach, but it can get easier, especially with a little advice from other teachers. The trick is to change your thinking about what it means to grade and essay. Instead of asking: "What errors can I mark in this essay?", ask "What comments can I make to help this student?".
Dealing with Challenging Students
Teachers Teacher CafeA quick review of of strategies that can be used to deal with challenging students in the classroom. In the article by Mark Boynton and Christine Boynton you will read about relationship, academic and disciplinary strategies.
Public Webcasts
Teachers Teacher CafeEDUCAUSE 2014 Annual conference has sessions that you can view live, or in recorded forms. Topics for the sessions range from "Flipping Out over the Flipped Classroom?" to "Badging to Support Professional Development and Career Building".
Chrome Extensions for Teachers, Students and Academics
Teachers Teacher CafeA website with a list and links for 15 user-friendly Google Chrome extensions to make a positive difference in your educational experience online.
12 Ways Teachers are Using Social Media in the Classroom
Teachers Teacher CafeIs social media relevant? There is a myth about social media in the classroom that if you use students will be Tweeting or Snapchatting while you are trying to teach.
Culture of cruelty: why bullying thrives in higher education
Teachers Teacher CafeIn an environment where discussion, debate and criticism are encouraged, undermining behaviour can flourish. Read the full article posted by Sam Farley and Christine Sprigg at the following link.
Inspiring students with learning disabilities to take up a language
Teachers Teacher CafeWith a different approach, language lessons for students with special education can be inclusive, exciting and relevant. Adapting lessons so they include more visual and audio aspects could help when teaching languages to young people with learning difficulties.
Tips to drastically Improve Your English Listening (ESL)
Teachers Teacher CafeThis article will reveal the best and most effective tips, strategies and techniques to improve your ESL student's listening ability.
Four Activities to Jump-Start Teamwork Among Teachers and School Leaders
Teachers Teacher CafeThe article written by Gayle Allen suggests that school leaders and teachers can overcome the challenges they face with innovation, connections and understanding.