There are many models that structure cooperative learning in the classroom. The most difficult part for the teacher is grouping the students effectively. Though sometimes it is better for certain assignments to just randomly divide the group, try to make it an event instead of dismissing the action. Here is a fun way to involve the students in the process.

The old adage, “You reap what you sow,” is especially true in the classroom. Remember that teachers are human and all humans are subject to bad days, negative life experiences and crabby moods. The responsibility of being a teacher includes a hidden proviso that says “leave your life at the door.” So how can a teacher do this?

Engaged students learn more clearly, remember more factsand connect more with the subject area they are studying. But it is not always a simple task to engage them. A good way to begin a project or a return from a vacation is by connecting the student to the class by writing about themselves.

Whether you are a classroom teacher or a specialist looking to make a positive impression, fostering the connection between you, the teacher, and the parents of your students is the key to success. Here is one such vehicle called Smile Books. There are no rules on how to create the book so feel free to use your creativity to expand the idea and improve upon it.

Here are some ideas for monitoring the usage of school computers in the classroom. If these rules are followed, the teacher will act as a human firewall protecting the integrity of the assignment while steering students from harm.

Though I know I am over-thinking this, I am having trouble putting the cart before the horse. I think that my style will make me more at ease with the ADDIE model (Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation, Evaluation). Yet I am not quite sure where I want my Instructional Design to go or what I want to accomplish; and each model is well suited for different goals.

Today, teachers can not succeed nor can they have successful students without being proactive, taking the bull by the horns and taking care of their own business. Here are three great tips to foster positive change in school technology.

While many tools are currently in use throughout the field of education that assesses knowledge, thinking and strategies, they are all based on the human being. Rational thought must be used to grade objectively. This is one of the most difficult aspects of teaching.

Students will demonstrate their learned knowledge of music terminology by writing a review of a piece of music which they will hear for the first time using their list of 30 terms.

Students will demonstrate their learned knowledge of music terminology by writing a review of a piece of music which they will hear for the first time using their list of 30 terms.