In this post, I try to distill the essence of my teaching experience into easily digestible insights that hopefully might benefit those that are still practicing, especially new teachers. Key Teaching Advice Points Here are ten teaching advice points to help you in your instructional practice: 1....
This trend is a local problem for the study elementary schools. Guided by sociocultural learning theory that outlined ESL best instructional practices, the purpose of this case study was to examine the instructional practices of elementary ESL teachers. Ten ESL teachers from each grade level from ...
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Teachers work in collaborative planning teams to examine critically and discuss standards-based learning expectations for students. These teams select evidence-based instructional strategies for meeting the standards. Teams develop a common lesson plan incorporating the selected strategies and identify the typ...
My experiences with online chat environments for my courses began with the use of Tapped In(R) "Theonline workplace of an international community of education professionals". According to their Web site, this E-environment supports "K-12 teachers, librarians, administrators, and professional develop...
There are so many factors in the equation for students, including how teachers approached learning, the content that was used, the group of students they were paired with, and even the mindset of those at home. Through it all, it became apparent that we need to be prepared to educate ...
Time to play the game and feeling comfortable in doing so Materials that support teaching and learning in the classroom with instructional presentations that excite educators about the learning opportunitiesPrepareKnow the game and the content. Be able to cle...
proficiency at test time, which is often too late to catch reading difficulties. When assessing essential literacy skills, teachers should use a combination of testing, analyzing student work, classroom observation, and student interviews to immediately identify and assist students at risk for falling ...
Tutors may evaluate current knowledge, teach important concepts, impart test-taking strategies, and promote relaxation for clearer thinking. High school teachers often make good test prep tutors because of their experience with the age group and the material covered. Teachers with expertise in a parti...
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