Rohini SainiBalloon Rocket Experiment
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Teaching Tactics that Encourage Active Learning
Use the following tactics during class to ensure that students are actively engaged in thinking about the content. Students should be called on randomly (using the deck of cards method for instance) so that everyone participates. When students do not know when they will be called on they are much more likely to remain alert […]
Increasing the Problem-Solving Skills of Students with Developmental Disabilities Participating in General Education
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Classroom Management Strategies
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10 High School Study Tips for Students
Having trouble getting serious about studying for a test? These high school study tips will get you in the right mindset to get prepped for your final exams, or just for your average, everyday quiz. 1. Study Alone Unless you’ve got a couple of friends who are super-serious about getting down to business, stay away […]
Top 10 Strategies to Improve Your Math Grades
by Jason Gibson Many students and parents ask for pointers and techniques to best learn Math. Here is my top-10 list which applies to any level of Math. 1) If you don’t understand something, focus on mastering that topic before moving on to the next topic. It sounds simple, but it is absolutely essential. Lets say […]
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’ names and use their names as […]
Homework Wars
By: Rachelle Nones Kids don’t want to do it. Teachers don’t want to grade it. Experts don’t even know if it has any true education value. So the question is: Is homework really necessary? No thorough answer to the homework question would be complete without the input of students. After surveying 72 students in the south […]
What Do Teachers Make?
by Taylor Mali he dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued: “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?” He reminded the other dinner guests that it’s true […]
Teach Outside Your Comfort Zone
by Professor Joe Martin It was the middle of the school year, and I was going through a rough stretch when it seemed like nothing I tried was working with one particular class I taught. I must note that although I wasn’t a beginning teacher, I was still considered a new teacher with less than […]