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Exit Slips
After wrapping up a lesson, but just a few minutes before the class ends, have your students complete an exit slip that they must hand to you as they leave the classroom. The procedure is easy to accomplish and will leave your students thinking about what they have learned. Follow these steps: Distribute blank exit…
Read MoreDon’t Forget Your High Achievers
Teachers typically spend much of their time assisting low-achieving students. However, high-achieving students also need your assistance. Make sure that you are engaging both groups of students. Here are some ways you can help your high achievers. Have high achievers help low achievers with class assignments. However, be certain that the high achievers have completed…
Read MoreThink, Pair, Share
This is a strategy to help students think about different topics, formulate their individual ideas, and then share them with other students. It is a great way to get the whole class involved. It gives students the opportunity to think about their ideas carefully, thereby increasing the quality of their responses. It’s also a way…
Read MoreA Green Classroom
The ‘in’ thing in today’s world is to recycle and reuse. Teachers should be doing this in classrooms as well. Here are some ways you can make your classroom greener. Cereal boxes: Have each of your students bring in an empty cereal box. Have them cut off the top of the box. Then have your…
Read MoreLife Skills
Today’s teenagers are all about technology. However, there are some things students should know how to do that don’t involve technology. Provide instruction to your students for the following. How to write a check. It may seem obsolete with online bill pay and debit cards, but there will come a time when a check is…
Read MoreEliminate Hallway Disruptions
Students in elementary school sometimes have a difficult time going from one place in school to another without disruption. Here are some tips to reduce disruptions. When you have the students leave the classroom as a group, stand at the back of the line. This will allow you see all of the students. Bring math…
Read MoreIntegrating Art and Literature
For many students, creating art is enjoyable. You can utilize students’ enjoyment of art to help them get more from a novel than they can by simply reading it. Here are some art activities that can be used to enhance students’ appreciation of a novel. Each of these activities requires that students think carefully about…
Read MoreDrilling
Drilling is a strategy which promotes acquisition of knowledge through repetition. It’s commonly used for small tasks such as the memorization of new words and math formulas, as well as to remember the spellings of words. It’s also a favorite strategy used by physical education teachers when having students practice simple skills such as dribbling…
Read MoreRecognize Gifted Students
Sometimes you get a feeling about one or more of your students that they are wise beyond their years. Pay attention to this feeling. Gifted students should be identified as soon as possible so that they are provided with educational services that will help them realize their great potential. Learn to recognize students in your…
Read MoreTools for Teaching Math
Here are the basic tools that are needed to teach math. The chalkboard. Be sure to write clearly and separate different problems. The textbook or curriculum. Don’t be reluctant to skip pages, rearrange the order in which you teach the material, and supplement it. Provide manipulatives so that students can get a concrete sense of…
Read MoreGuiding Students into Self-Publishing
High school students can be helped to become published authors through self-publishing projects. Self-publishing platforms, such as Amazon’s Create Space and Kindle Direct Publishing, allow virtually anyone to publish a book for free or minimal costs. Guiding students in this process provides them with real-world skills. Students would have to be engaged in editing, proofreading,…
Read MoreProject Approach
The project approach is an instructional approach which emphasizes student choice and involvement. A project is an in-depth investigation of a topic worth learning more about. Projects can be for individual students, small groups, or an entire class. However, the project approach is best used with an entire class. In the first stage of a…
Read MoreMusic in the Classroom
Introducing music to your students has many benefits. Songs can be used to teach new concepts and vocabulary. Movement to music helps students develop motor coordination. Counting songs can be used to reinforce math concepts. Music provides students with the opportunity to express their feelings and relieve tension. Music stimulates creativity. Music helps students develop…
Read MoreEvaluating Oral Presentations
Here are criteria you can use when evaluating a student’s oral presentation. The extent to which the student demonstrates understanding of the topic. The extent to which the student is prepared and has appeared to rehearse the presentation. The extent to which the student speaks clearly and distinctly with no mispronunciations of words. The extent…
Read MoreStudent Proximity
Proximity to students is one way to increase student attention and inhibit disruptive behaviors. Here are ways to use this tool. Move about the classroom as you teach. Do not always teach from one place in the classroom (e.g., in front), and certainly do not teach sitting at your desk. Arrange the desks in your…
Read MoreGiving Written Directions
Here are some ideas to incorporate when providing written directions for assignments. Write directions as logical steps that students should follow to complete an assignment. Separate each step. Make your directions very specific. Be as brief as possible. Provide examples where appropriate. Go over the direction orally with your students. Have students restate the directions…
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