These creative teaching strategies are based on years of experience with both primary and intermediate grades - and they work time and again.
As well, new research provides innovative strategies for approaches to teaching main idea, the correct spelling of words, math games for kids, and teaching reading strategies.
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Teaching Jobs Overseas: The Real Story Have you thought about teaching jobs overseas? Here is some need-to-know information on international teaching jobs.
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World Travel Jobs World travel jobs...where have you been? Do you want to go somewhere exotic to teach in international schools? Read about what others have done, and post your own story!
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Classroom Management: Strategies That Work Effective classroom management is the key to getting great results. Managing a classroom is more than a classroom behavior plan - it is how you run your day-to-day business of teaching and learning.
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Classroom Routines Create a nurturing environment with classroom routines. Providing a student centered classroom with routines and a predictable classroom set up means students will be able to focus and learn.
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Classroom Discipline Classroom discipline is part of classroom management ideas. You can stop disruptive behavior in the classroom using these strategies.
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Differentiated Instruction: What It Looks Like What does differentiated instruction look like? Find out how to best meet the needs of your students who have gifted characteristics.
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Understanding Blooms Taxonomy What you need to know about Blooms Taxonomy, implications about blooms taxonomy questions, and how it can be used with differentiation in the classroom.
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Assessment In Education Assessment in education is meant to inform us about student progress and needs. What types of assessment should teachers use?
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Assessment Rubrics: Roadmap for Student Success Assessment rubrics need to be made before instruction begins. Learn how to let a rubric guide your instruction and view sample rubrics.
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Kids Learning Styles Do you know your kids learning styles? Free learning styles quiz to find out what they are and how to best meet those needs.
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Reciprocal Teaching Reciprocal teaching is the best way to increase students' comprehension. Here is the best way to use strateiges for for teaching reciprocal reading.
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Types of Communication in the Classroom Different types of communication in the classroom can dramatically impact a student's ability to learn. A Communication Performance Assessment (CPA) can help diagnose difficulties with communication.
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Active Listening Skills Active listening skills is part of the communication domain in a classroom performance assessment. There are different types of listening used in the classroom for students to be effective learners.
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Children Reading: Make Them Love It Children reading...could there be anything more important? Learn why stimulating a love of reading is essential and how to build it with reading activities for children.
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Reading Fluency Activities Reading fluency activities must be done on a daily basis. There are many reading fluency strategies for teaching fluency, and here are some of the best.
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Interactive Read Aloud: How To Do It An interactive read aloud is a powerful literacy tool that will help your students make huge gains in their comprehension. Read this article to learn how to get your children reading by using it.
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Reading Comprehension Activities That Work - Part 1 The best reading comprehension activities cannot be found in a worksheet. There is simply no substitute for a teacher doing guided oral literacy with students.
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Reading Comprehension Worksheets Reading comprehension worksheets and activities are designed to support current teaching of skills or genres. Here are free evidence-based elementary reading worksheets to use in your classroom.
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Teaching Vocabulary: Activities and Strategies Raise comprehension levels with activities and strategies for teaching vocabulary. Creative teaching techniques that work in any classroom!
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Teaching Main Idea in Reading Comprehension Teaching main idea? Get main idea worksheets and activites, a sure-fire video for teaching reading comprehension main idea and printable graphic organizers.
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Tiered Reading Interventions for RTI Suggested tiered reading interventions for implementing RTI. These interventions can be implemented based on data gathered through DIBELS or PALS universal screeners.
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Teaching Mathematics Teaching mathematics to young children involves developing strong number sense, mastering math facts, using vocabulary skills and providing concrete experiences before pencil and paper application.
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Math Problem Solving Math problem solving in elementary school requires teaching problem solving strategies. Use the powerpoint to teach simple maths problem solving!
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Mental Math: Part 2 of a Daily Math Review Mental math strategies and shortcuts will lead to students mastering math facts. It always follows the Daily Math Review and is used for daily oral math.
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Math Games for Kids Fun math games for kids of all ages. Math fact games, math games and puzzles - excitement for learning grows with cool math games!
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Teaching Writing: First, Teach Writers! Want to know the best way for teaching writing? Even the best creative writing ideas must use this one secret: keep the writer first!
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Creative Writing Ideas: Romancing the Writer The best creative writing ideas for your classroom! Here are key ideas and strategies for teaching children creative writing.
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How To Teach Spelling Here is how to teach spelling correctly, with meaningful results. You can improve spelling in your students writing, and provide strategies for difficult spelling words.
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Correct Spelling of Words: The Need for Literate Spellers Why is spelling important? The correct spelling of words is essential for everyone. Read all about spelling, why it is important, and how to improve spelling.
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Kids Spelling Games The best kids spelling games and spelling games activities for children of all ages!
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Second Language Acquisition Second language acquisition is a complex process that can take years to fully develop. Understanding the stages of language acquisition is key for a teacher to work with the ESOL student.
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Learning A Second Language: Theory and Stages Learning a second language takes time - longer for some students than others. Read about the stages of language acquisition and how it impacts your teaching of ELLs.
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ESL Lesson Plans 2 Go! ESL Lesson Plans 2 Go provide the regular classroom teacher with strategies and techniques to use in making lessons accessible for ESOL students.
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Finger Gesture, Non-Verbal Gestures: What They Mean in Other Cultures Using a hand or finger gesture that is uniquely American may confuse your ELL students and their parents. Hand gestures in other countries don't always mean the same things!
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Response To Intervention (RTI) Response to intervention is data-driven instruction that is implemented to maximize the achievement of all students. Academic interventions are critical for success.
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ADHD in Children: Background for Educators ADHD in children affects around 8% of our students. What is ADHD? Is there a difference between ADD and ADHD? Here is what teachers need to know about ADHD in children.
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ADHD Statistics ADHD statistics that every teacher and parent should know. Learn the signs of ADHD and what the stats on ADHD mean for kids.
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Teaching Quotes Need famous teaching quotes? Great quotes on teaching for every occasion.
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Quotes about Reading Need quotes about reading? Here are famous reading quotes and reading quotes for kids.
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Quotes About Writing Quotes about writing to use in the classroom. Famous writing quotes, creative writing quotes...quotes on writing are found here!
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Listening Quotes Do you want people to think you are smarter, friendlier and better looking? Follow these listening quotes for effective listening skills.
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