Motivation in class
How do we motivate students in the classroom? I think most teachers would agree that motivation plays a huge part in education, and that...
Thinking Activities
I recently came across a couple of excellent templates for some brilliant activities to help get students thinking more deeply about the...
Cognitive Load Theory: Research that teachers really need to understand
Article: Cognitive Load Theory: Research that teachers really need to understand Author: Centre for Education Statistics an Evaluation,...
20 Years of Educational Fads
Over the past 20 years, what do you think teachers have wasted their time doing most? I thought I’d share some education-hearsay – noun:...
Contemporary educational ideas all teachers should know about
As I was looking ahead to starting a new job as Headteacher, I was thinking about all the conversations we were going to have about...
There Is No Perfect Teacher (Just a Bunch of Great Ones)
I’ve taught at two schools in my career. The first, in California, had a dozen teachers in total. I adored my colleagues, but we each had...
Process Worksheets
My comfort zone in the classroom as a teacher is teaching the same way I was taught. I teach Mathematics, and the way I had it when I...
Principles of Instruction
Article: Principles of Instruction: Research-Based Strategies That All Teachers Should Know Author: Barak Rosenshine Image credit: Oliver...
What Happens When Students Design Their Own Assessments?
With classmates, parents, teachers, and even the Roanoke County schools superintendent standing before him, high school senior Bubba...
Low Stakes Quizzes
ICTEvangelist has put together a post with a brief introduction to five tools that teachers can use to administer low stakes quizzes in...