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Here are 3 online search tips to empower your lesson planning:
Twitter – Okay, so you know about Twitter. You probably even have an account but are you using it to get dynamite lesson plan ideas? Let me share a feature of Twitter that is absolutely essential for me. It is called “hashtags.” These are short [...]
It’s a great way to get your words to a wider audience. My blog isn’t huge by any means but has a loyal base of readers. My audience and I want to hear your views and experiences relating to teaching and education.
One example of a tip for new teachers: Remember to check for understanding all the time. Ask kids if they get what you are saying. The old “hear it and hold it” method is far outdated. Don’t get to the end of your lesson without bringing at least 80% of them with you.
Thinking of good questions, instead of answers, can make a teacher more effective
I’ve modified curriculum and innovated strategies that utilize A/V and interactive tools (like white boards) to achieve more than paper ever did. EDI is a great method to use in a paperless lesson.
I see how this could be a great thing. Many kids are fidgety in those later elementary and high school years and this would allow them to fidget without losing their workspace or distracting the rest of the class. At the same time, however, I imagine the kids could get obsessed with tinkering with the desk and miss the important parts of the lesson.
The question for a new teacher then becomes: How do I think of, create, and deliver dynamic lesson plans? In this post I give you three tools, there are many many others, to do just that.
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Teachers can drastically increase their productivity while reducing their stress through a system I call the M.A.P. Strategy. If you read much of my stuff online you’ll learn rather quickly I like to create acronyms. They stick in my head.
Monitor – The M in MAP stands for the time you analyze and place students. This [...]
Teaching is in some ways like having too many toys and nothing to play with. Back to school for the planner can feel quite overwhelming unless one has defined goals. When you consider a child’s needs in 185 days and all the things you could do to meet those learning needs, it is overwhelming. The [...]
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