Teacher Tips for Writing Good Test Questions
We all want our students to succeed. We try to encourage honest learning and do not just teach to the test. We do assess our students, but can we influence their success merely by the test questions we write? We most certainly can. Following are some helpful tips learned from... Comment
How to Be a Good Teacher
Teaching is one of the most important professions in today’s society. As a teacher, you will shape the minds of others and encourage them to think independently. To become a good teacher, it’s important to be organized. Create lesson plans, objectives, activities, and assessment plans well before each class day.... Comment
How to Become the Best Teacher
Nobody’s perfect. When you are a teacher, it becomes even more difficult to become perfect for ALL your students. It’s clear, that we all are different, so your students are, and each of them has his own learning style. When your teaching style suits a learning style of your student,... Comment
Why Is Early Childhood Education So Important?
Early childhood education has long been debated by varying opinions. Some feel that young children belong at home and separate from instruction. Others feel that the ages up to 5 years are the most important years of education. It has been said that this is the time period when the... Comment
What is Bloom’s taxonomy? How do teachers use it?
Bloom’s taxonomy was created by a group of psychologists in 1956, with Benjamin Bloom at the helm. A mechanism for the classification and categorization of different levels of learning, teachers can apply the six-staged diagram’s principles to intellectual learning in the typical classroom environment. So, what are these six stages,... Comment
Things All Great Teachers Have In Common
The quality of someone’s teaching does not just refer to how much information they manage to get into their student’s heads or the results that they produce. It also refers to their technique and presentation. Many teachers have a fantastic amount of knowledge that would be greatly useful to students,... Comment
The 7 Rules Of Handling Difficult Students
The following is a list of 7 rules–all don’ts–that will help you avoid the most common pitfalls, and turn your most difficult students into valued members of your classroom. Rule #1: Don’t question. It’s normal for teachers to force explanations from difficult students as a form of accountability. But asking why... Comment
6 Summer Camp Ideas Schools Should Steal
Teamwork, collaboration, and independence. Many of the same skills are taught in schools and summer camps, but how can schools be more effective in teaching these skills to kids? How can schools get the appeal that summer camps offer to kids? When students participate in a summer enrichment program, they... Comment
A Practical Approach for Increasing Students’ In-Class Questions
Much has been written about creating natural critical learning environments in our classrooms, places where students feel free to pose stimulating questions and pursue interesting answers. But how much do we put students’ questions at the heart of our everyday teaching? The answer might be “not as much as we... Comment
