Teaching Strategies/Mentorship

Good motivation produces good learning. Students need to feel the joy and purpose of learning. Some teachers are great motivators. Others need help to inspire.

Nov 30, 2009 - Harvey Craft

Quality rubrics provide teachers and students with a comprehensive set of criteria that illustrate the quality of work that meets, exceeds, or falls below expectations.

Oct 31, 2009 - Barbara Abromitis

Whether searching for that first job or preparing a tenure portfolio, the statement of teaching philosophy is one of the most important documents a Ph.D. will write.

Oct 20, 2009 - Amy Martin

Structured language practice strategies in the classroom ensure that second language learners have enough oral practice to begin using the language they've been taught.

Oct 5, 2009 - Joanna Szeto

Metacognitve students are more receptive to instruction than their peers, and knowing what they don't know, they can be highly strategic in their approach to learning.

Oct 2, 2009 - Barbara Abromitis

Many teachers must learn greater sensitivity to their gay and lesbian students.

Sep 22, 2009 - Victor A. Gallis

Building upon prior knowledge is a very important part of teaching and learning.

Sep 18, 2009 - Robin McDaniel

Teaching children using brain based learning methods can be beneficial to students and their developing brains.

Sep 18, 2009 - Robin McDaniel

High school writing teachers face a challenge, especially when it comes to teaching essays. Breaking up the task into manageable segments is the key to success.

Sep 6, 2009 - John Byk

Teaching students how to begin a creative writing can be hard. Here are introductory paragraph skills that school students can use to make essay writing easy and fun.

Aug 31, 2009 - Michelle Westerbeck

Feedback on student work can serve a variety of purposes that help close the gap between the current level of performance and the expected learning objective.

Aug 22, 2009 - Tom Wolsey

Closely related to the types of feedback, the qualities of feedback can affect student achievement. Qualities that build relationships are more likely to be useful.

Aug 21, 2009 - Tom Wolsey

Teachers commonly provide feedback to students on their work. However, if they are aware of the types of feedback they can improve its quality.

Aug 21, 2009 - Tom Wolsey

Teaching methods and strategies for language arts, close reading, and best writing in the college classroom are found in three best books for teachers.

Aug 19, 2009 - Megge Hill Fitz-Randolph

Backward planning is used by effective teachers to set academic objectives first, then writing lesson plans to meet those goals. This results in greater student success.

Jun 28, 2009 - Suzanne Pitner

Many school districts have adopted RtI as a model for helping teachers systematically use assessment data to individualize instruction and meet the needs of all students.

Mar 18, 2009 - Barbara Abromitis

In this informative book, Robert Marzano describes nine categories for instructional planning that research shows to improve student achievement.

Mar 17, 2009 - Suzanne Pitner

According to educator James E. Zull, teaching is the art of changing the brain.

Mar 14, 2009 - Mary Desaulniers

The concepts of setting, plot, character and conflict are good instructional teaching strategies to use when analyzing the moral dilemmas found in real life.

Feb 20, 2009 - Tim Atkinson

Reading consultant Kathy Collins shows how to use reading clubs to teach K-3 students to read with power, intention, and joy in this resource for primary grade teachers.

Feb 17, 2009 - Margaret M. Williams

The use of rubrics is essential in all classrooms, at any level, to ensure consistency and fairness in grading practices.

Jan 22, 2009 - Nicole Hempeck

A systematic needs assessment identifies classroom, instruction, and curriculum needs, and can help teachers develop concrete strategies and resources for meeting them.

Jan 17, 2009 - Barbara Abromitis

By learning the basic components of a winning grant proposal, educators can acquire funds to provide the instructional resources that will improve student learning.

Jan 7, 2009 - Barbara Abromitis

A veteran teacher who has been assigned a teacher-in-training to share a classroom for a period of time can create a great learning experience for everyone.

Dec 12, 2008 - Jennifer Wagaman

Here are classroom techniques that streamline instructional time. Teaching goals are to use best teaching practices to make lessons and units an assessment sandwich

Dec 12, 2008 - Marcy Paulson