Guiding IB educators towards success. The MYP Mathematics Teacher Toolkit 2.0 is an all-encompassing online resource designed to assist educators in delivering a top-notch Mathematics course within the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (IB MYP).
Calling all teachers! Have you found anything you would like to share? I'm thinking specifically about: words of wisdom games activities organization ideas classroom management brain breaks I will share a few that I've found while helping a first year teacher get ready for school. Please share ...
Knowing more makes reading easier.
Anna Gratz Cockerille provides tips for organizing and developing teaching toolkits you can use across the school year.
As I am looking forward to a new school year in my new school, I have already started planning and creating new resources. Since I have my classroom now and I can finally make the big decisions about the teaching materials I would love to use, I am all excited to be able to say good-bye to textbooks and use what I believe best responds to my learners’ needs. If you are looking for some engaging and valuable resources for your textbook-less ESL class or you wish to supplement your own materials,
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Make reading assessments more efficient with these FREE reading assessment tools for teachers of kinder, first, and second grade.
As I am looking forward to a new school year in my new school, I have already started planning and creating new resources. Since I have my classroom now and I can finally make the big decisions about the teaching materials I would love to use, I am all excited to be able to say good-bye to textbooks and use what I believe best responds to my learners’ needs. If you are looking for some engaging and valuable resources for your textbook-less ESL class or you wish to supplement your own materials,
"Why even do this?", students might ask when they are not sure why they need to complete certain tasks. Student motivation and engagement are possibly the most important variables in the learning process. Identifying clear objectives and providing students with a purpose for carrying out various activities will more likely engage them as they will see the benefits of completing the proposed tasks. Because most of my high school ESL learners need a lot of motivation in school, I like to assign di
Find out all about the Mini-Lesson in the Reading Workshop Model! What? Who? When? Where? Why? Get tips to start implementing TODAY and even a FREEBIE!!
Teaching and learning research; trial and error; participation in studies; experience of teaching and observing teachers over the past 25 years.
It’s done! What I thought would take a couple hours to spruce up ended up taking me days! I just kept changing things and adding things, but finally I have a product I’m happy with. Introducing the Tutoring Toolkit: In a previous post, I blogged about some tutoring tips and showed you inside my tutoring ... Read More about Tutoring Toolkit
Let's make can do statements a can-do in world language classrooms. This class shows you how to use these powerful ACTFL tools on a daily...
Being a first-year teacher standing in front of a room full of teens is probably one of the most challenging experiences any teacher has ever had. Teaching high school learners is not an easy task, but it can be a rewarding experience. Over the years, I have experimented with different ways of working with my students, but I have realized that teaching classroom routines should be the most important pillar of my classroom management system. Of course, students are generally well-behaved on the f
Outlawing the words "I'm done" changed my classroom! Find out how to reform fast finishers and improve the quality of work in your room!
Create digital portfolios using Google Forms. For the teacher, this is a great way to track growth and keep a collection of assignments as data.
Advice from three ESL teachers on the things regular classroom teachers can do to help English language learners thrive in mainstream classrooms.
For teachers, Twitter is part of an essential 21st century toolkit, but many people don't know how to use it well. Here are six ways to get more out of Twitter.
When students have fun learning, everybody wins.
This post is based on a talk I gave at ResearchEd in Rugby. The paper in question is Barak Rosenshine’s Principles of Instruction published in American Educator in 2012, downloadable in full…