Eight Things Skilled Teachers Think, Say and Do
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Place for Study
Generally, you should be able to study anywhere, in crowded bus, in library, in garden or in canteen. But some places are better than others for study. You should study in a place where you can study well and with full concentration. There are few things which you have... Comment
Tips For Dealing With Challenging Behaviors
Children with challenging behaviors can be very difficult for the teacher and hard on the other children in the program. These ten tips will hopefully help in reducing some behaviors, keep the teachers from pulling their hair out and benefit the continuity between home and child care. Stay Calm when dealing... Comment
Five Phases of Professional Development
The North Central Regional Educational Laboratory has developed a research-based professional development framework that promotes ongoing professional development and encourages individual reflection and group inquiry into teachers’ practice. In practice, the five phases overlap, repeat, and often occur simultaneously: Building a Knowledge Base.The purpose of this phase is to acquire... Comment
Tips for Teachers
Rely on good researchPromote the adoption of reading instruction programs in your school that are based on sound research and that provide all children with explicit, systematic instruction in phonics and exposure to rich literature, both fiction and nonfiction. Push for good professional developmentInsist on high quality instructional strategies that... Comment
Top 10 revision tips for your final (or first-year) exams
Here are 10 winning revision tips that will get you off a flying start. Draw up a revision timetable Research shows that shorter 20-30 minute spells work best, because your concentration is much higher. We therefore recommend taking short, frequent breaks. We also advise to mix the order order of... Comment
Twenty Tips on Motivating Students
Few teachers would deny that motivated students are easier to teach, or that students who are interested in learning do, in fact, learn more. So how do teachers motivate their students? Here are some practiced, tried-and true strategies to get (and keep) your students interested in learning. Know your students’... Comment
A Handbook for Parents of Children Who Are Gifted and Talented
A Handbook for Parents of Children Who Are Gifted and Talented, 2004 This handbook offers information and strategies that parents can use to nurture their child’s learning and emotional well-being at home, in school, and in the community. The department collaborated with the Alberta Associations for Bright Children in the... Comment
Be a Pro-Change Teacher
Many teachers (especially experienced ones) suffer from what I call “change phobia.” And if not carefully monitored, even new teachers can be inflicted with this the career-ending disease. What is “change phobia” you ask? It’s exactly what you may think it is; it’s an unhealthy fear of change. As teachers,... Comment
Go for Your Teaching Goals
by Professor Joe Martin Here’s a question, “Do you know how advertisers get us to buy things?” Is it by creating a desire for it? Is it by creating fear of not having it? You’re right in both cases, but a more subtle way that seems to be more... Comment
