by Judy Yero
 Many research studies have suggested that the most important factor in student learning in schools is the quality of teaching. Why, then, is so little attention paid to teacher thinking and its relationship to effective teaching? Why do so many books, professional development workshops, and reform efforts focus on what teachers should be [...]

ABSTRACT
Motivation has long been a major problem for most teachers of English as a Second Language (ESL) not only in India but also elsewhere. One of the successful ways, if the teacher is resourceful and judicious enough, to overcome this problem, is to use quotations appropriately. The present author employed quotations at the beginning of [...]

All of us recall special teachers - people who not only taught us but inspired us in ways that changed our lives. William Arthur Ward once said, “The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.”
Here are five life-changing values inspired by unforgettable teachers.
The Teachers I Will Always [...]

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Vishal Jain

The problem with the English language is “pronunciation” because what you see in English is not necessarily what you say.
Take for example the following words: “off” has the same pronunciation as “cough”. This might be difficult to believe as the spelling is completely different. Look at the following words whose vowels are pronounced exactly the [...]

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Vishal Jain

Guidelines for implementation
of
The ‘National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level
as a component of the scheme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
Download Girl-education
Archna Sharma

Tips for the automated teacher- Keeping your self-motivation up and the experience new as the years go by
For a beginner teacher, the idea that you might be able to the get to the point where you can go through a class on automatic pilot usually seems like an unattainable dream, and exactly the skill level [...]

What is a Competency
Competencies are those behaviors that you demonstrate at work that makes you effective.
They are a mixture of knowledge, skills, motivation and personal characteristics. In
demonstrating your competence you will be showing the skills and the background
knowledge necessary for you to perform a particular task effectively, together with the
motivation or drive to make things [...]

I’m sure every teacher has shaken their heads at one time or another and thought or said “Why don’t those students do their homework?” Although that is usually a rhetorical question that is quickly forgotten once planning the warmer for the next lesson kicks in, I think looking at the real answers can be the [...]