Teacher Education Articles for Teachers - Page 2

During the month of February, students are very focused on Valentine’s Day. While we can’t have Valentine's parties everyday, we can create some fun Valentine-inspired academic lessons. Here are some simple Valentine's lessons that have academic value. In many elementary math lessons, students us...

Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate friendship in your classroom. Everyone usually brings in treats and Valentine cards for the rest of the class. Here are some ways to properly prepare for the big day, keep your classroom organized and parties running smoothly. The first thing to do is to send...

Positive communication is the foundation for every successful relationship. Therefore, the relationship a teacher has with students and their parents has to be based on good communication in order to flourish. Here are some ways to successfully keep that line of communication open and to cre...

As teachers, we don't just teach students about math, science, and language, we also teach them how to become functional adults. One of the lessons that we teach on a daily, and sometimes hourly, basis is how to get along with others. Conflicts often occur outside at recess or lunch, but the effe...

When you are getting ready for parent/teacher conferences, you should keep in mind that communicating with parents about student progress can be tricky. Some parents take criticism and suggestions in stride, others do not. Therefore, when you hold conferences, it is important to be sensitive. Put...

As teachers, we are used to being in control of what happens in our classroom. How our lessons are taught, the length of time that they take, how discipline issues are handled, and the way student progress is monitored are usually all under our control. However, when we are out of the c...

In order to get to know other people, you have to relate to them in a personal way. This is particularly important when you are working with children. There are many ways to do this that can be fun and enjoyable for everyone. Here are some ways to quickly bond with the students that are in your c...

If another adult made you upset at a social event, would you go up to them in front of a crowd, yell at them, put them down, and embarrass them in front of your peers? I would hope not. As teachers we should not do that to students as we discipline them either. Disciplining with dignity is someth...

The adult that children see most often, besides their parents, is their teacher. Therefore, the partnership between the teacher and the parent needs to be one of positive interaction and open communication. All students, especially the ones who have difficulties in the classroom, need b...

The eighth grade language arts standards help prepare students for more advanced writing to be done in high school and college. With the help of PowerPoint presentations, students can more easily organize their writing, take advantage of graphic organizers and incorporate technology into content....

From April to July of this year millions of barrels of oil leaked into the ocean due to the historic BP oil catastrophe. To put it lightly, that is quite a bit of oil. With this rate of oil leaking into the Gulf of Mexico, and the difficulty of containment efforts, imagine how much oil ...

Often in my classroom I have found that my students hated reading, especially when faced with dreaded dittoes. One way I got students past this automatic aversion to reading worksheets is to use ones that are meaningful. Another is to ask them to use critical th...

On Tuesday January 12, 2010, Haiti experienced a crushing 7.0 earthquake that practically leveled the city, killing more than 220,000 people, and destroying approximately 60% of the Haitian government's infrastructure. About 190,000 homes have been lost, and unemployment within Haiti continu...

Teaching students content is very important, but I often found that teaching students enduring life skills was just as important. One way I do this is to teach organizational skills. Throughout the year I help my students organize their notes by keeping a copy of a classroom notebook. It holds al...

We take pictures of the prom. We take photos of weddings, birthday celebrations, newborn babies, class pictures, and graduations. Why? We want to capture a special moment in time so that we can remember it. Memoirs serve the same purpose. Authors create memoirs so that readers can experience eve...