Teaching Strategies/Mentorship

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 		Introduction to Differentiated Instruction
Varying teaching practices and strategies to meet the needs of all students in a class is the basis for the theory of differentiated instruction.
Creating Lessons Using Different Learning Styles
Every child learns differently. Changing the method of instruction to include audio, visual and tactile learners makes it possible for all students to succeed.
Creating Lessons That Use Multiple Intelligences
Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences suggests incorporating various teaching methods in a lesson to include eight different ways of learning.
What are the Multiple Intelligences?
Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences shows how students learn differently. It can also help with modifying lessons to meet the needs of all students.
The Sociopolitical Context of Teaching
Teachers are as unique and diverse as their students. Understanding sociopolitical aspects of teaching helps teachers put their own biases into context.
What is a Storyboard?
Graphic organizers, such as storyboards, allow students to use sketches and written descriptions while planning how to organize their ideas for a writing assignment.
Create Rigorous Lessons Using Psychomotor Domain
The psychomotor domain from Bloom's taxonomy provides questions and a familiar structure from which teachers can develop more rigorous lessons.
How to Write Learning Objectives
Bloom's taxonomy is ideal for writing learning objectives once the desired outcome of a lesson is known.
How to Write Competencies
Creating competencies for lessons and courses can be accomplished by applying Bloom's taxonomy to the desired outcomes.
Competencies Verses Learning Objectives
Competencies and learning objectives are two related educational terms, but they do not mean the same thing.
Teaching Middle School Kids Technology
Teaching technology at the middle or junior high level includes combining experiential learning with student interests.
Summer Reading for Teachers
Summer reading lists for teachers are as popular as those for students. Find some colleagues and create a summer book club for professional development.
Using the Cognitive Domain to Include Rigor
The cognitive domain from Bloom's taxonomy provides a familiar structure that can help teachers include higher order thinking skills in the curriculum.
Using Humor as a Learning Tool
Helping students remember new information can be as easy as making them laugh. This can lead to a reduction in stress in testing situations.
Including Rigor Using the Affective Domain
The affective domain from Bloom's taxonomy provides a familiar set of questions that can help teachers include more rigor in the curriculum.
Identifying Rigor in the Curriculum
There are several important components to rigor that can be easily looked for in lessons when determining if there is rigor present in the curriculum.
How to Mentor a New Teacher
Whether new to teaching or a seasoned teacher, incoming faculty need assistance learning what is expected in their new school.
Test Anxiety and Physical Reactions to Tests
Test anxiety is the result of physical reactions to a stressful situation. These stress reactions make it difficult for students to determine how to answer the question.
Preparing Students to Read Standardized Exams
Preparing students for standardized tests requires not only knowledge of facts but also a basic understanding of the language used and tasks being requested.
Student Test Taking Skills
Standardized tests are a part of students' educational experience. Subject knowledge is not the only skill needed to be proficient on the exams.
How to Prevent Teacher Burnout
Teaching is a career with a high turnover rate. There are ways to keep a positive view on a teaching career while improving job satisfaction.
Create Project Based Reviews
Rigor can be easy to include in project based activities once students know the basic information. A project can also be a motivating way to prepare for a test.
Identifying Project Based Assessments
Not all academic projects promote higher order thinking skills. There are key elements to project based assessments that make them rigorous.
Teach Employability Skills
Employers want to see stronger soft skills in potential new hires. Problem solving, team work and adaptability are simple to include in many lessons.
Calculating Grades with Rubrics
Analytical rubrics are ideal for skills assessments but can be adapted to provide a traditional numeric grade.