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Writing Rubrics for Meaningful Assessment: Developing an Assessment Scale That is Instructive and Informative

By: Barbara Abromitis

The Statement of Teaching Philosophy: The Document Every Academic Must Have

By: Amy Martin

Developing Fluency With ESL Students: SLPS for Oral Language Practice in the Classroom

By: Joanna Szeto

Metacognitive Strategies for K-12 Students: Teaching Students to be Strategic in Thinking Will Improve Learning

By: Barbara Abromitis

Creating Lessons Using Different Learning Styles: Varying Instruction to Meet the Needs of All Students

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Gay Teens in the Classroom: What Every Teacher Should Know About Homosexual Teens

By: Victor A. Gallis

Creating Lessons That Use Multiple Intelligences: Varying Instruction to Meet Needs of Students Using Gardner's Theory

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

What are the Multiple Intelligences? Gardner's Theory Provides Ideas to Meet Needs of Learners

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Prior Knowledge and Learning: The Importance of Building Upon Previous Knowledge Stores

By: Robin McDaniel

How Do Children Learn: Brain Based Teaching and Learning

By: Robin McDaniel

Teaching Writing in High School: Lesson Plans for Secondary School Writing Teachers

By: John Byk

Teaching Students Skills for Beginning an Essay: Steps Students Need to Write Creative Introductions

By: Michelle Westerbeck

Purposes for Feedback on Student Work: How Might Feedback Improve Performance?

By: Tom Wolsey

Feedback on Student Work Builds Relationships: The Qualities of Feedback Affect Student Performance

By: Tom Wolsey

Feedback on Student Work: What Types of Feedback Might Teachers Provide?

By: Tom Wolsey

Best Books for College Teaching: Tips, Strategies, and Inspiration for the College Classroom

By: Megge Hill Fitz-Randolph

The Sociopolitical Context of Teaching: Understanding the Diversity of Caring and Critical Teachers

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

What is a Storyboard? Pre-writing Tool that Helps Students Organize Thoughts and Sequences

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Curriculum Planning with Backward Design: Starting with the Objectives Results in Greater Student Achievement

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Create Rigorous Lessons Using Psychomotor Domain: Bloom's Taxonomy Helps with Including Rigor in the Curriculum

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

How to Write Learning Objectives: Using Bloom's Taxonomy to Determine Wording for Educational Outcomes

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

How to Write Competencies: Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy to Developing Educational Objectives

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Competencies Verses Learning Objectives: Understanding the Differences between Two Common Educational Terms

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Teaching Middle School Kids Technology: Motivating Students with Lessons that are Interactive and Relevant

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Summer Reading for Teachers: Create a Professional Development Book Club

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Using the Cognitive Domain to Include Rigor: Bloom’s Taxonomy Helps Develop Rigorous Lessons

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Using Humor as a Learning Tool: Students Create Positive Memory Connections with Humorous Lessons

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Including Rigor Using the Affective Domain: How Bloom’s Taxonomy Helps Develop Rigorous Lessons

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Identifying Rigor in the Curriculum: How to Determine if a Lesson Contains Rigor

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

How to Mentor a New Teacher: Ways to Provide Support to Recently Hired Faculty

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Test Anxiety and Physical Reactions to Tests: What Happens when a Student Doesn’t Understand an Exam Question

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Preparing Students to Read Standardized Exams: Academic Skills Kids Need for Required Tests

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Response to Intervention (RtI) in K-6 Classrooms: Use the RtI Model to Differentiate Instruction and Improve Learning

By: Barbara Abromitis

Classroom Instruction That Works: Research-Based Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement

By: Feature Writer Suzanne Pitner

Can Teaching Change the Brain? Neural Selection, Building on Inherent Networks, Metaphors

By: Feature Writer Mary Desaulniers

Student Test Taking Skills: What do Students Need to Be Proficient on Standardized Exams

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

How to Prevent Teacher Burnout: Tips to Help Educators Avoid Job Dissatisfaction

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

The Teaching Ethics by Fiction Method: Narrative Treaching Strategies To Teach Moral and Ethical Reasoning

By: Tim Atkinson

Create Project Based Reviews: Examples of Rigorous Activities to Encourage Students to Study

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Reading for Real Teaches Kids to Love to Read: A Review of Kathy Collins’ New Book for Elementary Grade Teachers

By: Feature Writer Margaret M. Williams

Identifying Project Based Assessments: How to Determine if an Assignment Involves Higher Order Thinking

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Using Rubrics for Grading Subjective Work: Assessing Student Work in a Consistent and Efficient Manner

By: Nicole Hempeck

Conducting a K-12 Classroom Needs Assessment: A Comprehensive Look At Identifying Needs and Developing Resources

By: Barbara Abromitis

Teach Employability Skills: Soft Skills are Easy to Include in Lessons at Every Grade Level

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Calculating Grades with Rubrics: Determining Numeric Scores from Analytical Assessment Tools

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Successful Grant Proposal Basics for Teachers: Writing and Winning Classroom Grants to Improve Student Learning

By: Barbara Abromitis

Holistic Rubrics: Assessment Tool to Grade Student Performance and Assignments

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Analytical Rubrics: Assessment Tool Designed to Report Skill Mastery

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Grading with Rubrics: Assessment Tool for Evaluating Student Performance

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

How to Work with a Student Teacher: Providing Great Teacher Training in Your Classroom

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Wagaman

Best Teaching Practices for Classroom Assessment: Teaching Goals, Formative & Summative Assessments Guide Instruction

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

Best Teaching Practices for Homework & ClassWork: Teaching Solutions & Classroom Techniques for Designing Assignments

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

Classroom Techniques for Teaching Writing: Best Teaching Practices for Responding to and Assessing Writing

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

What is Balanced Literacy Instruction? Best Teaching Practices & Classroom Techniques in Literacy Programs

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

Grant Funding for PreK-12 Classroom Teachers: Resources for Finding Funds and Materials for Improved Learning

By: Barbara Abromitis

Best Teaching Practices for Rigor in Learning: Classroom Techniques to Draw a Line Between Difficult & Challenging

By: Feature Writer Marcy Paulson

Interview with Reading Specialist Alethea Eason: Educator Shares Thoughts on Teaching Literacy

By: Feature Writer Michael Jung

How To Evaluate Classroom Teaching: Evaluators Can Encourage Teaching Excellence With a Proper Review

By: Feature Writer Michael Streich

Successful PreK-12 Parent Teacher Conferences: 6 Strategies for Better Organization and Improved Communication

By: Barbara Abromitis

Teach a Rigorous Curriculum: Tips for Including Rigor in Existing Classroom Lessons

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Beyond Leveled Books Focuses on Emergent Readers: Teaching Strategies to Support Early and Transitional Readers, K-5

By: Feature Writer Margaret M. Williams

Quick Substitute Teacher Lesson Plans: Create Engaging Classroom Activities for Emergency Absences

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

What it Means to Comprehend: How to Know if Students Truly Understand What They Read

By: Feature Writer Margaret M. Williams

Social Class in the Classroom: Providing Students with an Awareness of a Difficult Topic

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Making Homework Useful: Practical Homework Advice for Teachers

By: Alice Bowman

Reading with Meaning, Teaching Comprehension: Revisiting Debbie Miller’s First Book for Primary Grade Teachers

By: Feature Writer Margaret M. Williams

Teaching With Intention, A New Book for Teachers: Debbie Miller’s Latest for Classroom Teachers of all Grade Levels

By: Feature Writer Margaret M. Williams

Back to School Checklist for Teachers: Tips for Preparing to Return to Teaching in a Middle or High School

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Back to School Checklist for Elementary Teachers: Tips for Preparing to Return to Teaching in a K-5 Classroom

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Back to School Preparation: Ways for Teachers to Mentally Prepare for the End of Summer Vacation

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Research Papers for Non-English Classes: Strategies to Create Research Paper Assignments in any Subject

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Writing Throughout School: Skills and Knowledge Improved by Cross-Curriculum Writing

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Meaningful Literacy Learning: It's Not Just Reading and Writing Skills

By: Travis Prinzi

Nine Weeks To Higher Test Scores: Students of All Levels Can Raise Scores on Reading and Writing Tests

By: Elizabeth Randall

One Computer Classrooms: Integrating Technology in Lessons

By: Feature Writer Tammy Andrew

Teaching Methods: Differentiating Instruction: Customized Teaching Provides Different Assessments and Content

By: Catherine Fortin

How to Teach Reading: Reading Instruction for Fluency and Reading Comprehension Skills

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Wagaman

Teach Children How to Sound out Words: Strategies to Improve Basic Reading Skills

By: Feature Writer Jennifer Wagaman

Classroom Stuttering Lesson Plan: Stuttering Foundation of America Educates Teachers

By: Debbie DeSpirt

The Proactive English Teacher: Teaching what Students in English Class Really Need

By: Douglas Parker

Teacher Morale Does Matter: Healthy School Environments Help Create Positive School Cultures

By: Feature Writer Kellie Hayden

Substitute Teacher Resources: Substitute Teaching Ideas and Tips

By: Debbie DeSpirt

Rubrics in the Classroom: Student Self-evaluation, Peer Evaluation and Teacher Assessment

By: Feature Writer Kellie Hayden

Tableau Presentation: Dramatic Performance to Learn Presentation Skills

By: Debbie DeSpirt

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