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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Social emotional learning, or SEL, is such an important part of any classroom. In addition to the reading, writing, and math skills that children need to be successful in their future, they will also need to learn how to regulate their emotions, problem solve, make decisions, and develop peer relationships. If you’re teaching students virtually, … Read more
Teaching students to think critically from an early age is essential. In order to excel in school and beyond, students need to learn and practice critical thinking skills.Being a critical thinker will aid students in making good decisions, both related to learning and to their personal lives. It will also be extremely helpful in helping … Read more
Keeping middle schoolers excited about writing is important. Writing is such an essential skill that students will need as they complete their education and move on to finding a real job.Many middle school-age students, however, often begin seeing writing as something that isn’t fun or worthwhile. Other students get discouraged about their abilities as a … Read more
With my years of teaching experience, I’ve realized the importance of incorporating brain breaks for high school students into the classroom routine. Just as adults occasionally need a day off for a mental reset, high school students also benefit greatly from regular brain breaks. Recognizing this need is crucial, especially considering that high school can … Read more
If you’re a teacher, chances are you already have an idea of how difficult teaching grammar can be. Many students and teachers are insistent that traditional methods of practicing grammar are not effective. One creative and fun way to teach grammar that is known to produce great results is to teach grammar through writing. From … Read more
If you work with middle school students who are having trouble with reading comprehension, you know how important it is to help them build their skills. After all, reading is essential, and the texts that students are going to be expected to comprehend are only going to get more challenging as they get older. I … Read more
When I am continuously going over worksheets or books with my elementary class, I notice my students’ long and bored faces, their eyes drifting away from the material. Because of this observation, I try to integrate at least one hands-on science experiment into my weekly schedule. This approach not only keeps the children entertained, engaged, … Read more
One of the best ways to get our students to learn and retain mathematics skills is to make learning fun. I have found that incorporating math games into instruction on a regular basis really gets students excited about learning while also helping them practice and improve. If you teach first grades, you know how hands-on … Read more
Physical education during a pandemic certainly has to look differently than it did a few years ago. Whether you’re teaching your students virtually, homeschooling your own children, or back to in-person learning and looking to keep your students as separated as possible, you’re in the right place. However, physical education is so important, perhaps even … Read more
When I became a teacher, I immediately heard other teachers talking about the SFR calculator. Having no idea what this acronym stood for, I went to my desk and began researching. I learned that SFR stands for student-faculty ratio, which means the average number of students per qualified teacher. The objective of using the SFR … Read more