Teaching is a challenging profession. Teachers wear many hats as they try to not only help their students learn the content, but also work with them to develop all the other skills they’ll need to be successful in the future. In this section, we’ll share some of our top tips for teachers to help them offer the best possible instruction for their students, while also juggling all of the other demands of the job including managing a classroom, forming connections with students, collaborating with colleagues, and communicating with parents.
Here you will find:
Teaching Methods
Games and Activities
Teacher Lifehacks
Comparisons
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We hear a lot about how adjusting to virtual instruction can be challenging for students. However, if you’re a teacher who was used to in-person teaching, you already know what a huge adjustment it has been for you as well.From my discussions with teachers, one of the biggest things they seem to struggle with is … Read more
Teaching over Zoom certainly has its challenges, as well as some benefits. As a classroom teacher, one of the biggest adjustments I needed to make when switching to Zoom was starting the day off on the right foot with a classroom greeting. Before switching to virtual learning, I always met my students at the door … Read more
When we think of good sound at school, we usually mean the tone of voice in the classroom and in the playground. Today, however, by good sound I mean the sound produced by voice amplifiers and microphone systems. Undoubtfully, we teachers want to use technology in the classroom as perfectly as possible. A portable voice … Read more
Whether learning in the school itself or online, headphones are already part of every type of teaching. Students are always on task while learning and the teacher has an easier time overall. Disturbing outside noises are blocked out, which helps maintain concentration. Modern learning with headphones is becoming more and more popular. For example, even … Read more
It has rarely been more important to be able to use a technically well-equipped classroom than it is today. That’s why my attention is focused on the document camera, which is gradually moving into all classrooms. There is a whole range of uses for document camera school experiences. We, teachers of today, use them for … Read more
When I first became a teacher, I had no idea that there were different types of classrooms that I as a teacher and my students could flourish in. After a couple years, I seen other teachers talking about self-contained classrooms and departmentalized, which led me to wanting to know more about the two. When I … Read more
Third grade is such an important year of schooling. Students are moving from the primary elementary grades to the upper elementary grades and learning to how to dive deeper into the various subject matters.One of the most crucial skills to help your 3rd graders develop is writing. Not only will they need to improve their … Read more
As a teacher who teaches elementary aged students, I have noticed the nerves and jitters on test taking days. I always knew this was very common among adults, but I quickly realized how common it is among children as well. Therefore, I set out to find ways to help them when a test is coming … Read more
Automaticity in reading is critical for our students. Without it, they are less likely to read fluently or to understand what they are reading.During my time as a first-grade teacher, I had numerous students who were really struggling with decoding and gaining automaticity. Not only was their reading level lower than the other students in … Read more
We all want our students to be successful in math. While understanding the various operations and what they mean is certainly important, automaticity in math is also essential.We need to work with our students to help them automatically recall basic facts. Once these facts are cemented, they’ll be much more successful with solving related problems … Read more