Preparing for the First Day of Class
Are you prepared for the first day of class? Make sure the classroom is clean and decorated, that you've got lesson plans through the first few weeks, and that you're prepared to start off the school year.
Beginning of the Year Teacher Strategies
Follow these tips and strategies to ensure a successful year.
Follow these tips and strategies to ensure a successful year.
10 Tips for Classroom Discipline and Management
Classroom discipline and management causes the most fear and consternation in new teachers. However, classroom management is a skill that is not only learned but practiced daily. Here are 10 tips that can lead to successful classroom management and discipline.
Classroom discipline and management causes the most fear and consternation in new teachers. However, classroom management is a skill that is not only learned but practiced daily. Here are 10 tips that can lead to successful classroom management and discipline.
Warming Up the Classroom Environment
Although ice breakers can seem frivolous, they are an important first step to getting student buy-in. Unless a student is emotionally connected to school, they will lack motivation to learn.
Although ice breakers can seem frivolous, they are an important first step to getting student buy-in. Unless a student is emotionally connected to school, they will lack motivation to learn.
Classroom Rules for Teachers
Following are some ideas for classroom rules that teachers can use as they create their own rules. Ideally you should keep classroom rules down to a manageable limit of 3-8 rules.
Following are some ideas for classroom rules that teachers can use as they create their own rules. Ideally you should keep classroom rules down to a manageable limit of 3-8 rules.
Creating a Tardy Policy
As a teacher you are sure to face the issue of the best method for dealing with students who are tardy to class. The most effective way to stop tardies is through the implementation of a schoolwide tardy policy that is strictly enforced.
As a teacher you are sure to face the issue of the best method for dealing with students who are tardy to class. The most effective way to stop tardies is through the implementation of a schoolwide tardy policy that is strictly enforced.
How to Create a Behavior Contract
Every teacher has at least one challenging child in her class, a student who needs extra structure and incentive to change bad behavior habits. Learn how to handle these difficult students.
Every teacher has at least one challenging child in her class, a student who needs extra structure and incentive to change bad behavior habits. Learn how to handle these difficult students.
Getting Reconnected With Students
After summer vacation and time off, students often have a hard time getting back into the 'school' habit. Use the following to help you reconnect with your students.
After summer vacation and time off, students often have a hard time getting back into the 'school' habit. Use the following to help you reconnect with your students.
How to Write Lesson Plans
Writing lesson plans does not have to be difficult. Learn how to create successful lesson plans with our helpful guide.
Writing lesson plans does not have to be difficult. Learn how to create successful lesson plans with our helpful guide.
Common Teaching Mistakes to Avoid
However, new teachers will have to work hard to conscientiously avoid common pitfalls that can make the job even harder than it inherently is. Do yourself a favor and avoid these common teaching traps.
However, new teachers will have to work hard to conscientiously avoid common pitfalls that can make the job even harder than it inherently is. Do yourself a favor and avoid these common teaching traps.
Help Your Students Keep Their Desks Clean
Neat desks are essential to help students build constructive study habits, organizational skills, and a clear mind for concentration.
Neat desks are essential to help students build constructive study habits, organizational skills, and a clear mind for concentration.
8 Components of a Successful Lesson Plan
Even if you aren't required to write out your lesson plan on paper, the following 8 points should always inform your thinking when preparing to instruct your students on a daily basis.
Even if you aren't required to write out your lesson plan on paper, the following 8 points should always inform your thinking when preparing to instruct your students on a daily basis.
Classroom Discipline & Rules
Intelligently-planned and strategically-implemented classroom rules will make your teaching job easier from day one.
Intelligently-planned and strategically-implemented classroom rules will make your teaching job easier from day one.
How to Create a Lesson Plan Calendar
It is easy to become overwhelmed when you begin planning units of study and individual lessons for a school year. A lesson plan calendar can help teachers by giving them a realistic overview of what they can expect in terms of instructional time.
It is easy to become overwhelmed when you begin planning units of study and individual lessons for a school year. A lesson plan calendar can help teachers by giving them a realistic overview of what they can expect in terms of instructional time.
Desktop Publishing Tools for Teachers
You don't have to be teaching desktop publishing to incorporate it into your classroom. Here's a roundup of our tools for teachers including fonts, templates, and lesson plans.
You don't have to be teaching desktop publishing to incorporate it into your classroom. Here's a roundup of our tools for teachers including fonts, templates, and lesson plans.
Organize Your Classroom Files
Whether it's lesson plans, handouts, flyers from the office, schedules or an infinity of other types of papers, teachers juggle, shuffle, search for, file and pass out enough papers on a daily basis to get any environmentalist up in arms.
Whether it's lesson plans, handouts, flyers from the office, schedules or an infinity of other types of papers, teachers juggle, shuffle, search for, file and pass out enough papers on a daily basis to get any environmentalist up in arms.
How To Create an ESL Class Curriculum
Planning the curriculum of a new ESL/EFL class can be a challenge. This task can be simplified by following these basic principles.
Planning the curriculum of a new ESL/EFL class can be a challenge. This task can be simplified by following these basic principles.
Lesson Plans Using PowerPoint
owerPoint and Windows Movie Maker are easy to use multimedia tools to enhance your lesson plans.
owerPoint and Windows Movie Maker are easy to use multimedia tools to enhance your lesson plans.
Top 6 Keys to Being a Successful Teacher
The most successful teachers share some common characteristics. Here are the top 6 keys to being a successful teacher.
The most successful teachers share some common characteristics. Here are the top 6 keys to being a successful teacher.
12 Worst Things a Teacher Can Do
Doing things like never smiling at your students, yelling, and humiliating your students are sure-fire ways to have a disastrous classroom experience for both you & your students. Avoid these bad habits to ensure a productive classroom.
Doing things like never smiling at your students, yelling, and humiliating your students are sure-fire ways to have a disastrous classroom experience for both you & your students. Avoid these bad habits to ensure a productive classroom.
How To Choose a Coursebook and Other Classroom Materials
Finding the right coursebook is one of the most important tasks a teacher needs to undertake.
Finding the right coursebook is one of the most important tasks a teacher needs to undertake.
Teach Gay Tolerance in Schools
We all want safe environments in which our kids can learn. Here are steps teachers and school administrators can take to help ease the climate of anti-gay harassment and verbal assaults in the classroom.
We all want safe environments in which our kids can learn. Here are steps teachers and school administrators can take to help ease the climate of anti-gay harassment and verbal assaults in the classroom.