Articles for Teachers

Establishing Steadfast Routines Will Improve Your Classroom Management -- Candace Davies

One great way to undoubtedly improve your classroom management as well as the overall organization of your classroom is to establish routines. Implementing routines gives students a straightforward ...

How To Gain Immediate Control Over Any Classroom -- Candace Davies

You may wonder why it is that some teachers seem to gain immediate respect from their class no matter how intolerant or hard to control the class is for other teachers. Some teachers seem to have a ...

How to Put an End to Inappropriate Comments and Questions from Students, and Show You Are in Control -- Candace Davies

There is always the possibility that some students will try to discover a little too much about you or try to make you feel uncomfortable by asking increasingly personal, inappropriate, or silly ...

What You Need to Know as a New College Professor -- Candace Davies

As a new professor, there are lots of things that you need to understand and expect concerning your new work environment, as well as what they will be expecting in return. And as a new incoming ...

Things You Should Be Aware Of Before Teaching English Classes In Foreign Cities -- Michael Bayman

Interacting and reaching out to students at the outset of a lesson might be a tough job if you're teaching foreign students. Here are specific hints to prevent the clash of cultures inside the ...

What It Takes To Become An English Educator -- Michael Bayman

For those with a passion for sharing their knowledge with others, teaching can be a hugely rewarding experience. Becoming an English professor can lead to wealth of teaching opportunities across the ...

ELT METHODOLOGY(I)-202 -- jt

WEEK 5 –DON’T PANIC I like the activity “Don’t Panic”.Because even now,I am in panic.I always wonder whether I will be a good teacher or not.So I had some fears.I didn’t know how I need ...

Common Behavior Issues in the Classroom -- Jurinsthea Smith

Behavior issues in the classroom happen almost everyday. This is to be expected by teachers since students obviously can develop a sense of immunity towards you in due time. And it is common nature ...

Preschool Classroom Decorating Ideas -- Mary Robinson

The beginning of the school year is perfect to introduce preschool classroom decorating ideas. Most children at this age are not exactly sure what to expect when they start this new adventure called ...

Parenting Tips - How to Help Your Child Get Used to Preschool -- Mary Robinson

The transition to preschool is one of the first social milestones for your three year old. How to help your child get used to preschool is significant to a successful time for you and your ...

ESL Teaching Strategy: Information, Instruction, Inspiration, Intuition -- Kevin R Baker

What is the difference between a good teacher and a master teacher? We probably have all endured teachers where we felt their calling was anything other than teaching. Other teachers could at least ...

Does Homework Really Work? -- Derek Logan

Good teachers are always evaluating their own teaching methods, trying to cram more material into less time with better student understanding. It's an elusive goal but we keep trying. One of the ...

Top 10 Most Effective Teaching Methods -- Derek Logan

If you lined up 100 teachers and asked for their Top 10 Most Effective Teaching Methods, you'd probably get 100 different lists. Here's mine. #10. Use technology to keep families informed... ...

Top 10 Least Effective Teaching Methods -- Derek Logan

Teaching is tough enough. However, if you really want to make it hard on yourself and turn off your students, try one of these. #10. Give pop quizzes...I firmly believe that unannounced ...

Baby Boomer Reflections on Teaching Then and Now -- Derek Logan

One of the things I've reflected on over the years is how students and the whole education environment have changed. I was born on the leading edge of the Baby Boom. I started grade school in the ...

Advanced Teaching Methods - Teach the End First -- Cindy Chung

Special educators have developed a number of techniques that can apply to all students. "Teach the End First" is one that develops a teaching lesson well in a child's mind. In working ...

Essential Tips for Teaching Toddlers -- Jenny Esposito

One of the most fascinating things about being in the life of a child is experiencing how they change and grow through the years. Babies can learn things much faster than adults and nothing is more ...

The Student's Guide to Cheating / The Teacher's Guide to Catching Cheating Students! -- Procopio Elpidio Batumbakal

Actually, NO, not really. June marks the beginning of the school year. And if there's anything I thought I could've contributed to the academe, it would've been completing this guide. Why ...

10 Signs Your Child May Be Gifted -- LilSugar

Many a proud mama and papa have deemed their tot advanced or ahead of the game, but most babes are only geniuses in their parents' eyes. However, some tots actually are branded as gifted. Is ...

A STUDENT TO HIS TEACHER -- DR. MA. LOURDES EUFROCINA MACKAY-PALCUTO

TRY TO BE A HUMAN BEING, NOT JUST A TEACHING MACHINE. DO NOT TEACH ONLY A SUBJECT, BUT RATHER TEACH US, STUDENTS. LET ME FEEL THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN ME AS A HUMAN BEING , NOT JUST A NUMBER IN ...

Teacher’s act of bravery goes viral -- Liz Goodwin

A brave teacher in Monterrey, Mexico, who sang with her kindergartners to keep them calm during a drug shoot-out outside her school, has gained worldwide attention since the video of the episode ...

The 3 Rules For Making A Native English Teacher's Principal Adore You - Read This First -- Daniel E Massicotte

There are three things you need to do to make your principal and vice principals adore you at your school. These three things are greeting them, gifting them and talking to them. Let's take a ...

Long Kept Secrets For Getting The Day Off - How To Show Your Co-Workers That You Need The Day Off -- Daniel E Massicotte

Teaching in Korea can be fun, boring, long and straining. It's a great source of joy and the stricter I get over the years, the more fun it gets to pick on students, make them clean my classroom ...

How To Teach In Public School Using The PowerPoint Auction (Part 1) -- Daniel E Massicotte

Of all the PowerPoint games I use with fancy backgrounds and cool sounds my favorite is by far the auction. To create the slides for this game is really easy, so pay attention. All you need is a ...

How To Teach In Public School Using The PowerPoint Auction (Part 2) -- Daniel E Massicotte

Planning with your co-teacher isn't a bad idea since Korean teachers absolutely love taking over in the auction with the hammer and the bell and score keeping... and then forgetting to do it ...

How To Gloss Over Teacher Mistakes Keeping Your Respect And Position of Authority At Your School -- Daniel E Massicotte

Teaching in Korea can be very stressful if you're trying to teach in a perfect way. Most native English teachers are not a certified teacher which means we can make some serious mistakes when it ...

Teaching Students and Being Strict - How To Deal With Bad Students (Part I) -- Daniel E Massicotte

You're probably wondering what Brats are... Well, brats are bad boys, usually boys, although sometimes there are bad girls. In my 4th or 5th month teaching in Korea, word got around that I was ...

How To Teach Students To Behave In Your Classes -- Daniel Massicotte

Teaching students can be somewhat daunting when you don't know what you're doing. The problem with not knowing what you're all about at first is that students see right through it. If ...

Motivating Students To Learn: 5 Tips To Enhance Their Passion For Learning -- Michael Lee

Why is motivating students to learn so important? Well, young children always seem to be very curious, always eager to learn and experience new things. But as they grow older and start school, this ...

Training Students to Become Champions -- Dr Bruce Johnson

As an instructor you want your students to do well. One way to consider student development is to think of them in training to become champions. Whether it is their very first class in the degree ...

25 Manners Every Kid Should Know By Age 9 -- Parents.com

Manner #1 When asking for something, say "Please." Manner #2 When receiving something, say "Thank you." Related: Kid-Made Thank You Notes Manner #3 Do not interrupt grown-ups who are speaking with ...

Teaching: 3 Common Mistakes New Teachers Make -- Barbara A Toney

You made it! You graduated with your teaching degree and now it's time to face your first group of students. It's natural to want to be that cool teacher who you loved so much in school. You ...

Teachers: How to Make Your Class More Fun -- Barbara A Toney

"This class is boring! We do the same thing every day. Why can't we ever do anything fun?" You try hard to present quality lessons and it does sting a bit when they respond with yawns and ...

Student Teachers: Get a Good Handle on Classroom Management Right From the Beginning -- Barbara A Toney

I really don't remember a whole lot about my student teaching experience. I do remember coming home several times and crying on the couch. But I did survive it and went on to teach school for 32 ...

Teaching: What to Say to Upset, Angry or Hostile Parents -- Barbara A Toney

At some point all teachers run into a parent who is loaded for bear. The parent might be upset about a remark you made in class, or angry that his child didn't get extra time on his test. If ...

The Teenage Brain: Brain Myths That Can Impact Student Achievement -- Barbara A Toney

There are several misconceptions that we all have about the human brain. Some of these can have a real impact on your teaching in the classroom. They can also have a negative impact on student ...

Student Teachers: Tips to Make Your Student Teaching Experience Great -- Barbara A Toney

Student teaching is a unique opportunity to practice your craft with support from a cooperating teacher. Some people quit during or after student teaching. They realize the classroom is not for them. ...

Public Speaking: Don't Underestimate the Power of an Effective Handout -- Barbara A Toney

Handouts are a useful tool to use in presentations. A handout gives the audience something tangible to take with them. if the boss says, " What did you learn at that presentation you went to ...

Teaching: Students Need to Learn How to Stand Up in Front of Their Peers and Give a Speech -- Barbara A Toney

When I first began teaching one of the district requirements to graduate from high school was delivering what was known as a "Senior Speech." At first I thought this meant speaking in front of the ...

How to Play Games in the Classroom -- Christina Whitaker

Classroom games are a good way to break up the school day and maintain student alertness. Games can be academic or social in nature, as well as performed indoors or outside. Games may also require ...

Teaching Vocabulary through newspapers -- Clement

LEARNING ENGLISH VOCABULARY THROUGH NEWSPAPERS It seems impossible to exaggerate the power of words; they literally have changed and will continue to change the course of world history. Perhaps the ...

How Phonics Books Can Help Your Child Learn To Read And Write -- Mark Andrew Woodcock

Having children is one of the biggest joys in life but, with having children comes a great deal of responsibility. Helping them to develop as responsible and well adjusted people is always the aim of ...

Unwrap The Basic Guidelines on Creative Art Lessons -- Clara M. Berta

Are you having difficulty making art lessons? Do you feel that you have carried out all the art projects from your list? Are you reluctant in doing an old art project with your new pupils? Do you ...

Use Your Creativity to Avoid Tardiness and Lateness -- Stacy Wright

Being tardy or late sometimes I guess is a human nature. But as it becomes a habit then you cannot consider it human nature anymore. Tardiness can never do good to us and it may lead to things we are ...

Effective Teaching Strategy -- Stacy Wright

Teaching is a method of instruction. It allows everyone of us to learn new things in life. Learning is significant because it molds every person around the globe to become better on the things they ...

Teaching ESL to Children -- George and Daisy Stocker

Teaching ESL to children is challenging but also very rewarding. Before I walk into a class of 10-year olds, I take a deep breath. Children have no attention span AT ALL, and so I tell myself to slow ...

7 Things Great Teachers Do -- James Vollbracht

What do great teachers do? With the drop out rate across this country at 50%, and with most students dropping out in the 9th grade, in a survey of what great teachers do to keep students involved, ...

How TEFL Teachers Can Improve ESL Students Conversation Skills -- Ed Earl

It is important for ESL students to gain the confidence to use the language they have learnt when talking to native speakers. This article offers ways in which ESL teachers can help their ESL ...

How To Keep Your TEFL Students Interested When Learning ESL -- Ed Earl

It can sometimes be difficult, especially with younger students, to keep students attention engaged. This article suggests some ways you can stimulate their interest. There follows 5 tips for making ...

ESL Teaching - Tips For Establishing Student Routines in the Classroom -- Ed Earl

The students will benefit greatly from knowing what is expected of them and what they need to do by having routines to follow. Routines will help them to be confident and secure in the classroom. ...

ESL Teaching - Tips For Rewarding Students -- Ed Earl

Rewards positively reinforce student's good work and behaviour in the classroom. This article offers teachers some tips on this matter. When you start with a new class of students it is perhaps ...

5 Ways to Make Learning Math Fun -- Cris Styles

Let’s face it; very few children look forward to learning math under any circumstance. Whilst math worksheets like division worksheets and fraction worksheets provide effecting, learning math can ...

Written by an ESL Teacher: New Evidence for Evolution of Flowers -- Robin Tim Day, B.Sc. M.Sc. B.Ed., ESL + biology-botany-ecology-ecofarming teacher and forest youth-hostel owner

New Evidence for the Evolution of Flowers. Palms teach us about Canadian Ferns, Grasses, Lilies, and the Grand Evolution of Seeds, Cones and Flowers. (1st Draft) copyright Robin Tim Day, 7 Feb. 2011, ...

Education Will Make You Successful -- Sally Tolentino

In our society today, people believe in furthering their education in order to become successful. At the same time, everyday more and more young people drop out of school because they feel ...

Philosophy of Teaching -- Rick Harrington

I have been an educator for over 25 years and I truly enjoy working with adolescents-both in the classroom and in the athletic arena as a coach, knowing that sports can be an integral extension of ...

7 Things Great Teachers Do -- James Vollbracht

What do great teachers do? It's not rocket science. With the drop out rate across this country at 50%, with most students dropping out in the 9th grade, in a survey of what great teachers do to ...

Tax avoidance and a common phrase -- CL

In the first week of 2011, one newspaper had this headline “Howard K. Stern Gets Off Scot-Free in Anna Nicole Smith Case.“ The phrase that interested me was scot-free. How often in conversation ...

Home School Vs Traditional School - 3 Things to Consider When Deciding Which Is Best -- Joy C. Harrison

There is a debate between parents who choose to educate their children at home instead of installing them into a traditional school. Parents who home school their children feel that is the proper way ...

Teachers Deserve Respect! -- Julie Labes

When I was a kid I was really scared of all my teachers. I would never in a million years have disrespected them or talked back. I would never have cursed at them, shouted at them, laughed at them ...

Top 5 Revision Tips -- Justin Craig

Every student knows that revision can be stressful, so here are 5 revision tips that can help alleviate some of the hassle and make your pre-exam study effective. Don't leave it until the last ...

Parents - What To Do If Your Pre-Schooler Says "This Is Too Hard" -- Shirley Slick

Pre-school children are very busy with both growing and learning. During these extremely important years, our children are learning to walk and talk. They are learning language skills, math skills, ...

Teach Behavior Expectations To Your Children -- Shirley Slick

We have all had the experience of being at a movie, at the doctor's office, at a concert, at a restaurant, or even in church, and having small children running around laughing or screaming. We ...

Does Using a Calculator Make My Child's Skills Weak? -- Shirley Slick

This is a very legitimate question. The same question has been asked since inexpensive calculators first became available for the general public in the 1970s. For many years, teachers, parents, ...

Behavior Expectations - Use "Looks Like/Sounds Like" Technique -- Shirley Slick

"Looks like/Sounds like" was originally a strategy from cooperative learning. Its purpose was to teach group skills to students before they were placed into pods and expected to not only behave, but ...

5 Ways to Bounce Back After a Bad Day -- Mike Reading

It seems to me the more I travel and speak to teachers the more I realise there are two issues emerging that both stem from the same problem. On one hand we have teachers who start out passionate but ...

L1 in English classroom -- Khalid Al-Seghayer, Ph.D.

The Problem of Using the Mother Tongue as a Medium of Instruction when Teaching English as a Foreign language Khalid Al-Seghayer, Ph.D. alseghayer@yahoo.com">alseghayer@yahoo.com Introduction ...

How a Teacher Should Manage Their Students -- Allie Watkins

School is place to learn and enjoy for the students. With the every new school year there are some changes like the course material is changed, the teachers are changes and may be the grades of the ...

More on Teaching Overseas Without a Degree -- Dr. Robert W. F. Taylor

My first article on How to Teach ESL Overseas Without a Degree was immensely popular - so, I thought I should do a follow-up. Of course schools would prefer that you have a degree and it is in your ...

Teaching English Abroad - Be Physically and Mentally Prepared -- Erika Ayala

Getting started on your career is something that is not so easy to do. While there are people who are fortunate enough to find a place where they could grow professionally immediately, there is the ...

How to Teach English As a Foreign Language -- Erika Ayala

Teaching English as a foreign language has been a very lucrative career these past few years. It opened doors of opportunities to a lot of people who previously thought that a teaching career could ...

How to Teach English to Beginners -- Erika Ayala

Teaching English is a challenging enough thing to do to adult learners. But learning how to teach English to beginners could be a tad more challenging especially if you're teaching abroad. There ...

So You Think You Can Teach English? -- Ayeshah Syed

Teaching English, like writing, is one of those occupations that people consider a fall-back option. In countries where English is not a native language, there is great demand for good English ...

Creative Play -- cara

Creative play is one of the most important components of learning in an early childhood classroom. In my first grade classroom with many ESL learners, I made sure that the students had the ...

The Truth Behind an Average College Student -- Pavel Gurnik

Attending College is an adventurous and exciting experience that shouldn't be diminished or desolated by any factor. Unfortunately college is not as fun as it sounds. College is a place where ...

Books for teenagers -- ws

Aw, you sound like me when I was thirteen. Have you read the Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold, yet? Very good book. You should read some Neil Gaiman books, too. Neverwhere is my favorite by him. Have you ...

4 Tips to Secure a Teaching Job Abroad -- Candace Davies

For many, traveling and working abroad is a dream that will never be fulfilled. However, if you have a real passion for travel and are up for a challenge, you can turn this dream into a reality. ...

Student New Year's Resolutions -- Naomi Rockler-Gladen

New Year's Resolutions: how often do you make them? How often do you break them? Most New Year's Resolutions don't last long because they are too difficult and unrealistic. People vow to ...

Teacher New Year's Resolutions -- Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Calling all teachers: college professors, high school and middle school teachers, elementary school teachers, preschool teachers, teaching assistants, and everyone else. Need some New Year's ...

Choosing A Preschool Curriculum -- Eke Mona

There are several major preschool curricula on offer. With a growth in demand for high quality education, even at a young age, preschool programs are evolving to offer comprehensive teaching ...

How to Control a Classroom -- Anil Nigam

With increasingly availability of the Higher Technical Educational facilities at nominal fees and without much of competition, specially Engineering, it is observed that the parents are getting their ...

How to Conduct an Effective Tutorial Class -- Anil Nigam

In order to be an effective teacher the most important thing to remember is that teachers one of the most important goal is to HELP STUDENTS LEARN TO HELP THEMSELVES. The three of the many ways to ...

Resignation From Teaching - Getting the Most of Your Last Days in School -- Jurinsthea Smith

Resignation from teaching is indeed a hard thing to do. But nonetheless, any teacher must make every second count especially that they are nearing their day of resigning. This might be just be only ...

Valid Reasons to Quit Teaching -- Jurinsthea Smith

At the back of your mind as a teacher, I bet you have piled up countless reasons to quit teaching. But usually, upon assessment, these reasons are so minor that they can be easily resolved. ...

Effective Classroom Management Tips For New Teachers -- Jurinsthea Smith

Classroom management is a skill that every teacher must practice and master. However, with different attitudes of students every year, such classroom rules must be changed to cater to a whole new ...

Teacher Training -- Pippa Young

Quality teacher development is almost definitely one of the most vital things for an institution. Educators not only need to stand out at their selected subject matter but they are increasingly ...

Managing Classroom Behaviour -- Pippa Young

The primary reason for implementing teacher training is so that teachers are well equipped and knowledgeable when they first start a job in a school or any other education centre. However teachers ...

Behaviour Management and Its Benefits -- Pippa Young

Our children are very important to us, so it's obvious that we want to ensure that their educational years are the best they can get. The educational system can be a complex and difficult one to ...

Classroom Management -- Pippa Young

Classroom control or management is an expression used by teachers to explain the behaviour plan schools and teachers generally have installed, to allow classes to run without difficulty and which ...

Teaching in Schools and Learning Institutions -- Pippa Young

Many schools and learning institutions up and down the country are increasingly finding themselves struggling to cope with the behaviour and attitudes of students to work and to authority. Many feel ...

Classroom Management Methods -- Pippa Young

Classroom management is a terminology used by teachers and educational centres to express the behaviour plan colleges and teachers at times have in place to allow classes to run efficiently and which ...

Behaviour Management -- Pippa Young

It can often be tough to come up with a good behaviour management plan for your own children, let alone a whole school or learning institution. Many schools face this problem as they struggle to cope ...

Elementary Students Use iPod Touch To Learn -- Alli Lawrence

A handheld device once considered a form of entertainment has made its way into a South Dakota elementary school; students at Lowell Math Science and Technology school have each been assigned their ...

New Instruction for Online Instructors -- Alli Lawrence

A recent report of higher education programs released by the Sloan Consortium concluded that 75 percent of U.S. colleges and universities have observed a higher demand for online courses in the past ...

Low-Performing Schools Make Little or No Progress -- Alli Lawrence

A new study suggests that recent reform efforts of low-performing K-8 public schools have not been effective. The findings, released by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and Basis Policy Research, ...

Study Finds That Technology Helps Engage Students in the Classroom -- Alli Lawrence

A one-year study evaluating the increased use of education technology among middle school students found that technology helped to engage students in the classroom and encouraged them to work ...

Are Teachers Responsible for Student Performance? -- Alli Lawrence

According to a poll recently conducted by the Associated Press-Stanford University, the majority of Americans think that students are responsible for their own poor academic performance. But teachers ...

Tips for Acquiring Strong Recommendations (students) -- Charles Bloom

There is a right way and a wrong way to request college application recommendations - these tips should lead you through all you need to know to go about it the "right" way: • Do not put off ...

Relax, and Trust Yourself on Test Day -- Charles Bloom

Even for the most brilliant students, test time can be overwhelming - a time of enormous stress and anxiousness and a poignant fear of failure, all of which you can't wait to have behind you. ...

Different Learning Styles -- Emer Lavin

People learn in different ways. Some people like practical exercises and are prepared to make mistakes whereas others like to digest the information / read the instructions first and then act. I am ...

Where Are The Best TEFL Jobs? -- James Baker

I get asked this question a lot. The answer always depends on what you want out of your job. Every country has different opportunities and lifestyle. If you don't mind cold weather try Japan or ...

Entertaining Elementary Kids -- Geoffrey Wagner

If you want a challenge, offer to host a party or a simple afternoon of play for a group of elementary kids. It may seem simple enough, especially if you have your own, but this is something that is ...

First Year Teachers- First Day of School - Video -- KVIE

Join a new teacher teaching on his first day of school

Focus On Communication -- js

Interaction requires communication, the transfer of a meaningful idea from one person to another. Good teachers go beyond the building blocks of English such as vocabulary lists or grammar drills to ...

Teaching Adults -- js

Adults bring life experiences and a level of maturity into the classroom that children and adolescents do not. Their expectations and motivations reflect this. Here are several keys to keep in mind ...

Staying Motivated As a Teacher -- Chris Cornell

Being a teacher requires a lot of patience. While there are many good times, you will also face some setbacks every now and then. One of the major setbacks that will affect your patience is the ...

Classroom Management -- Pippa Young

Classroom control or management is an expression used by teachers to explain the behaviour plan schools and teachers generally have installed, to allow classes to run without difficulty and which ...

Teacher's Tips To Good First Impressions -- Chris Cornell

Whether it is the first day of teaching in one's career or the changing of the school year, every teacher is bound to feel a certain level of excitement and anxiety at facing the horde. Although ...

Teaching Is Not A One-Way Street -- Chris Cornell

As the majority of teaching professionals start their career with the public education system, one is literally thrown into the lion's lair. Not speaking ill of the system, it is often known to ...

Dethrone Stress Via Teaching -- Chris Cornell

As the going gets tough, the tough gets going. Dedicated instructors occasionally have to assume the role of teacher cum parent as their charges are left with no inkling as to how to conduct ...

Critical Thinking Activities -- Cara

Critical thinking activities can provide differentiated instruction for your learning community, I use critical thinking activities for centers, independent learning projects, and time-fillers. They ...

Know Your Students -- kr

Learn how to pronounce students' names (or ask for easier nicknames) and then remember and use them. Build trust with your students by building relationships and being approachable. Make sure ...

Account for Different Learning Styles -- kr

Some people are hands-on learners, some like to watch, some like to have detailed explanations. Some people learn better visually, others audibly. Some like to work in groups, some work better ...

Build Confidence in Your Students -- kr

Learners must believe in their own ability to complete a task. Without self-confidence, they are unlikely to take risks, and risk-taking is necessary in language learning. Learners need to feel that ...

Encourage Learners to Think in English -- kr

Too often ESL learners will get stuck in a habit of thinking in their native language and then mentally translating what they want to say or write into English. This is time consuming and frequently ...

Don't Assume All Errors are Bad -- kr

Native language interference contributes to a gradual process of learning in which language is refined over time to become more like natural English. For example, a learner may progress through ...

Remember that Native Language Affects English Learning -- kr

A learner's native language will provide a basis for figuring out how English works. Sometimes the native language can affect English production. To illustrate, the Japanese language does not use ...

Provide a Useful Context -- kr

Learners will remember material better and take more interest in it if it has relevant contextual meaning. Arbitrary rote learning (word lists or grammar drills) may be useful in solidifying language ...

Motivate With Rewards -- kr

Learners will truly want to learn when they perceive a personal reward. To boost internal motivation, remind them of the benefits that English can provide, such as English-speaking friends, better ...

Make Yourself Understandable -- kr

Simplify your vocabulary, grammar, and speaking speed to the degree necessary to be understood, and keep any instructions simple and logical. New ESL teachers frequently slow down the pace of their ...

Make Lessons Interesting -- kr

Bored students won't remember much of the lesson. Don't talk for long blocks of time. Instead, keep students involved and interacting with you and each other in English. Some may come from ...

Tips to Purchase an Overhead Projector for a Classroom -- Gregory W Ortiz

Besides for presentation, overhead projector is also an important addition for any classroom because it will support the process of studying learning so it is crucial for you to consider this unit. ...

The slavery of teaching English -- jon

The job is tedious, the salary appalling and the prospects nil. Sebastian Cresswell-Turner laments that 'no one with a scrap of ambition' would choose to teach English as a foreign language. ...

Memory and Learning -- Lisa Neal

Memory and Learning We all know that we have two different types of memory; the short and the long term memory. Our short term memory will hold only a small amount of information for a short period ...

5 Top Ways to Make Kids Love Coming to Your Class, Even If They Hate Your Subject -- Barbara A Toney

As tough on the ego as it may be, it quickly becomes apparent that not all students think your subject is as fascinating as you do! But think back to your own school career. Were there certain ...

How to Keep Your Teaching Job in a Tough Economy -- Barbara A Toney

Once you land a teaching job you have to be able to hang on to it! In this unsettled economy that's more important than ever. Just like any other place of employment, education has a lot of ...

5 Essentials You Must Have for Effective Classroom Management -- Barbara A Toney

Your lesson plan is ready to go. But before you present it you must have the 5 following essentials in your classroom. They don't appear by magic. You must ensure that these elements are part of ...

How to Survive As a Teacher Long Enough to Make It a Career! -- Barbara A Toney

Half of the teachers entering education will quit or be fired within 5 years. How do you survive long enough to become a career teacher? As a retired teacher with over 31 years of classroom ...

My Philosophy of Education -- Aaron Haun

To fully grasp the concept of philosophy, one must be familiar with its beginnings. Socrates, the man believed to be the greatest of the Ancient Thinkers, describes philosophy as "Knowledge of Self", ...

First Grade Templates - The Top Three Necessary for Teaching Success -- Deanna M Schweitzer

emplates are a must have for any first grade teacher. Having various templates easily available to help with the day-to-day functions in your classroom serves multiple purposes. When implemented, ...

Training to Be a Teacher? How to Stay Committed! -- C. J. Harrison

Being a teacher is a rewarding profession. You actually help to shape the lives of the youth of today. Training to be a teacher can be a daunting task. You not only have to be well versed in your ...

Typical Day in the Life of a Teacher -- C. J. Harrison

Teaching is often called a noble profession. It is indeed a profession that is greatly needed and lacking in today's environment. If you are considering going into teaching as an occupation, you ...

Ideas for Classroom Decoration for Teachers -- Blaine F Johnston

Regardless to the teaching and learning process, classroom decoration holds an important part. However, this issue is often afterthought since the teacher only focuses on the learning process. As a ...

Tips to Make a Classroom Memory Book -- Blaine F Johnston

A Classroom memory book will be a great idea for the students when they are graduated. This book can bring them back to the years when they were in school. Creating memory book with them will be fun. ...

Parent Teacher Conferences -- Cara

Parent teacher conferences provide families the chance to meet with their child's teacher or teachers and discuss their student's progress, goals and social and academic growth. It is a ...

Tips for Writing a Primary School Lesson Plan -- Martin Njogu

A primary school lesson plan is used to help teachers plan their objectives, which they list in a useful document. Different formats can be used to develop a primary school plan, depending on what is ...

Teacher Professional Development for Teaching Reading Strategies -- Vince Welsh

One of the most important things that children learn in school is how to read. Teaching reading strategies to young students can help prepare them for the rest of their academic career, and depending ...

An Emergency Teacher's Morning -- Eve Zhu

1. Prepare some nourishing and non-spillable food and drink for the day. Do not include nuts of any kind. The percentage of children allergic to nuts, is very high and not worth the risk. Even having ...

Top 2 Teaching Jobs -- Eve Zhu

1. Teach English As A Foreign Language Teaching English to overseas students may be one of the most enjoyable jobs you'll ever have. Imagine earning good money, whilst traveling the world and ...

Teachers - What to Do When a Parent Complains -- Joy C. Harrison

As a teacher, you want to do what is best for your student's education. As a parent of a student, you want to make sure their learning process is the best it can be. Sometimes these two worlds ...

How to increase your chances of an interview - By the manager of a large language school in China. -- Kyriacos Zannetou

As a manager of a large language school in China, I spend a good portion of my time recruiting new ESL teachers and communications trainers. I am now accustomed to the fact that as many of 90% of ...

How to Create an Effective ESL Training Program -- Joan Pougiales, Ph.D.

If your company hires many immigrant and refugee employees, you have probably tried offering English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to them in order to improve communication and coherence in your ...

How to Teach -- Ganeshan Ramachandran

The silent teacher. Not all are born to be teachers. And you need not look for good teachers only in schools or universities. You find them everywhere: at home, in your neighbourhood, at your ...

Tips For a New Teacher - Taking Kids Out of School -- Cindy Chung

I'm too terrified to take children out of school - the responsibility is too great! Description Learning beyond the school is immensely valuable. Children behave differently in new environments, ...

How to Become a Great Teacher Overnight! -- Noeleen Hart

Many still believe the old adage that "Great teachers are born, not made" to be true. To an extent this philosophy makes sense; generally the world's best teachers belong to two broad categories: ...

Tips For Teaching Classroom Safety to Kids -- Noeleen Hart

Teachers are tasked with having an "in loco parentis" status for the duration of the school day. This means that they are responsible for the safety and general welfare of their students. Should a ...

Teaching Speaking to Non-Speakers -- Azari Masili

One of the difficulties in teaching English as a second language is teaching speaking. Speaking is one of the major skills beside reading, writing and listening. Most second language or ESL learners ...

How To Become A Freelance English Teacher -- Magnus Leven and Mark C. H. Lee

For years now English teachers have been in demand in almost every country in the world where English is not the native language. The good part is jobs have always come easy for native English ...

Chaos In The Classroom -- Frankie Muhammad

Education is the key to success, and it can play a vital role in producing children that will be an asset to their society. We have an obligation to provide our children with an education that would ...

Learning Styles -- Lisa Neal

Most children will have what is known as a 'fast lane' for learning. This simply means a sense that they like to use most when encountering and making sense of new information and ...

Phonics - How to Teach Phonics -- Julie Ashton-Townsend

Phonics--All Around Us With the recent decline of education that has been reported the past few years, many parents are concerned how to make sure their child does not fall behind and become an ...

Teaching Tips - Learn From Your Students -- Jennifer Dobson

Once a graduate with an education degree becomes a certified teacher, the learning doesn't end there. Continuing Education Units (CEU) are required each year someone wants to maintain teaching ...

Journal Writing Makes a Great Classroom Activity -- Jennifer Dobson

Big sisters used to scream "Mom" when little brothers were caught breaking into their secret diary to read what their sister wrote about the cute boy on the bus. Today, while few of us have ...

4 Simple Ways to Reduce Stress and Anxiety -- Jennifer Dobson

Adults often look back on their childhoods as a stress-free time of fun and play. But we often forget the stress we felt as kids. Children can, and do, feel anxious and worried. When they reach ...

Back-To-School Teaching Tips to Avoid Getting Burned Out -- Jennifer Dobson

Teaching presents a unique challenge to educators who don't want to become a victim of burnout. Like any vocation that involves interacting with people on a daily basis, it can be extremely ...

Surprisingly Simple Strategies to Avoid Teacher Burnout This Year -- Jennifer Dobson

Merriam-Webster defines "burn out" as "exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration." Just how many of us have experienced those ...

7 Secrets to Keeping Parents Involved in the Classroom -- Jennifer Dobson

A parent who volunteers regularly in the classroom can be a lifesaver for a busy teacher. Unfortunately, finding those parents who are willing to volunteer isn't always so easy. And sometimes it ...

Effective Ways to Get Volunteers For Your Classroom -- Jennifer Dobson

Teachers often find they have more jobs to do than people to do them. It's common for a good number of people to volunteer at the beginning of the school year, but when projects begin, only a ...

How to Manage Stress As a Teacher -- Noeleen Hart

Teaching is a highly stressful job and is not, contrary to popular belief, an easy "half-day job with lots of paid vacation time." Teachers on average, spend seven hours a day providing tuition and ...

Good Questions to Ask a Teacher During an Interview -- Noeleen Hart

Interview etiquette requires that the interview begins with a few non-threatening questions designed to put the interviewee at ease. The information gleaned during the answers given to a "tell us ...

Quit Teaching, Now What? Things You Can Do After -- Jurinsthea Smith

Oftentimes, teachers are bombarded with a question "quit teaching, now what?" after the profession. Mostly, they can't actually answer that since they haven't thought about it as of the ...

Why Quitting Teaching Is Not An Option -- Jurinsthea Smith

It is no wonder that the teaching profession is one tedious job. Being a mentor you tend to conduct classroom discussions, prepare your lessons for the following day, correct papers, discipline ...

Literacy Lesson - Before Reading Strategies -- Shawn P Green

For a literacy lesson to be effective, it must embrace the idea of engaging the learner before, during, and after reading. Unfortunately, teachers and parents often give little thought to ...

What You Need to Know About Voiced and Voiceless Sounds -- Susan Ryan

When you are teaching American English it is important to recognize the difference between voiced sounds and voiceless sounds. A voiced sound is a sound that causes your vocal chords to vibrate. A ...

Backwards Design -- Michael

Several excellent publications exist on the approach of using the backwards design model for lesson planning. Teachers in school across the United States are being taught this through education ...

Students' Involvement in Classrooms - 6 Factors -- Boya Fernando

Students should be actively involved in the classroom since the students' involvement is the core of the learning process. Teachers are in a far better position if they know what factors related ...

Five Challenges of a Teacher Student Relationship -- Leslie Musoko

Teachers and students should have things easily worked out because the basic principle lies in the fact that as one gives the other should receive and vice versa. However there is a challenge with ...

can teachers report a student for her/his own safety even if what was said was a secret -- xc

Teachers have a legal responsibility to report anything about a child that they deem to be harmful to the student.

can one disruptive student destroy a class -- xc

One disruptive child can make it impossible to teach an entire class. I've had it happen many times, the only thing you can do is isolate the child, find out the reason for the behavior, and try ...

causes for students being violent and irresponsible -- xc

First of all, there could be many reasons. However, any behavior is either learned or has underlining reason for that action to take place. The individual could be doing to get attention, get famous ...

student who gets violent -- xc

Everywhere I go there are signs saying something like "violent and or abusive behaviour will not be tolerated," or "we reserve the right to refuse service to violent or aggressive people". Regardless ...

student is being insubordinate and almost violent -- xc

I just had one of those today. If it's in my own classroom, I keep calm and call security. Unfortunately, security never comes, but it gives the child time to calm themselves down. Today it ...

violent student intimidating class and teacher -- xc

Dont be afraid of this piece of shi*,many guys like that act that way and wanna know what keeps them going?people's fear,most people are nice and friendly right?only a few are violent,dont let ...

violent student -- xc

If he does not abide and becomes violent then walk out. Go the principals office, sit down and let them go to the class and sort it out. If you do this enough time - most likely the other students ...

What teachers should do when faced with a violent student -- xc

Call security or some sort of law enforcement. Teachers shouldn't have to put up with violent students.

3 reasons why a violent student should be expelled from school -- xc

1:it hurts other people 2:it causes other people to be violent 3:it gives the school a bad name

Etiquette classes for rude students would have a positive impact on students -- advice

Think it a great idea. One of my grand daughter's high school teachers has been working on this in her class, and the counselors have carried it over to detention. They must say, please. thank ...

classroom overcrowding -- advice

Overcrowded classrooms may or may not be a problem depending on the school and area in which the school is located. If it is a public school, elementary to High school, there are many immature ...

How to sit at a computer -- tips

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Homework comment -- student

Sometimes teachers over load us with homework and sometimes kids end up not doing it & then the teacher yells at them. But if you make sure that every night you do all the homework assigned to you ...

Classroom Management Tricks For New Teachers -- Bennett Tyson

Classroom management is a skill that every mentor must exercise and also master. Nevertheless, with some other behaviour of students annually, such class guidelines have to be improved in order to ...

How to deal with Disruptive Students Successfully -- Bennett Tyson

Disruptive students will always be seen in each class. Irrespective of situation or perhaps just how great you are as a teacher, in one way or another they will can be found and definately will ...

Simple Yet Best Part Time Jobs for Retired Teachers -- Bennett Tyson

Oftentimes, it has been said if you don't like your job like lecturing, then quit teaching. Some may see it is the right solution especially if you are no longer happy with your work. But ...

Things To ensure of Before Quitting Teaching -- Bennett Tyson

Quitting teaching is a thought which discouraged instructors ring to their mind over and over again. For the nth period they would like to do such a point however somewhere later on, some thing is ...

Best Jobs For Retired Teachers -- Bennett Tyson

Jobs for retired teachers tend to be something which we should foresee even as soon as now. All of us definitely can not be training permanently in a university. If our time as well as physique ...

Should I Quit Teaching? Three Facts To Consider -- Bennett Tyson

The concern "should I quit teaching" is something a lot of instructors think about at certain facts within their employment time. I guess you as a teacher yourself have considered of the possibility ...

Avoiding Teacher Burnout: Zero Sweat Remedies Whenever Anywhere -- Bennett Tyson

Avoiding teacher burnout is maybe one point of which any kind of mentors and teachers always look for. In fact, university career particularly instructing is much like a pressure cooker. Everyday ...

Options in order to Avoid Teacher Burnout -- Bennett Tyson

Pertaining to established along with fresh teachers, tips for preventing teacher burnout is probably the top thought that they always desire to remedy. But with pressure, stress and also schedule ...

Resigning From A Teaching Job: Exactly How To Get It Done Without Headaches -- Bennett Tyson

Resigning from a teaching job isn't easy. Nevertheless, it can be easy and worry free on your end especially if you know the proper approaches. And if you happen to end up being one in the near ...

School Teacher Fired: Exactly What To Try And Do Now -- Bennett Tyson

Possibly heard about quite a few school teacher fired? Are you frightened it may at the same time happen to you too? Having second thoughts on the current condition of your occupation? It is not only ...

How To Resign From Teaching The Professional Way -- Bennett Tyson

There are several approaches to pursue how to resign from teaching. Based on the institution that you are in, they've got various processes and also methodologies. The full process may vary; but ...

Dismissing A Teacher: Guideline For School Directors -- Bennett Tyson

Being a school administrator is a critical job especially if you have the right in dismissing a teacher. Nonetheless, in the event you see the arguments and also issues pretty serious then maybe ...

Dismissal Of A Tenured Teacher: What Are Your Privileges -- Bennett Tyson

Dismissal of a tenured teacher these days is so probable. Several schools and educational institutions will always be in the seek out for instructors who would commit a certain failing as well as ...

Exactly how Business Could be a New Career For Teacher -- Bennett Tyson

Determining on a new job for instructor is actually appropriate today. It's common understanding that advisors are underpaid nowadays. So to compensate for their financial aspect, several may ...

Types of Disruptive Students In Class -- Bennett Tyson

Educators, regardless of the time they invested in educating nevertheless faced a serious problem in identifying disruptive students in class. Some instructors oftentimes mistook small chats to be ...

New Careers For Teachers On The Internet -- Bennett Tyson

It is common that teachers today find ways to shift into new careers for teachers. With several aspects that may contribute to this type of selection, we certainly cannot blame them for this. Being a ...

Teachers Unemployment In The Summer? Suitable Summer Jobs -- Bennett Tyson

It is a fact to see and also hear several teachers complain on teachers unemployment in the summer. Since the school holds no regular instructional classes, there would be no students inside and ...

Tips On Finding a Job For Teacher Unemployed -- Bennett Tyson

By simply not having a job like the case of teacher unemployed could be a great concern for all the teachers out there. One reason is they may have no monetary resource in the first place that ...

Teachers Dismissed: Various Ways In Coping -- Bennett Tyson

In each portion of our working life there will come a period when we likewise encountered being part of the teachers dismissed. The institution and the administration have definitely motives to do ...

Careers For Ex Teachers Using Computers -- Bennett Tyson

Careers For Ex Teachers Employing Computer Careers for ex teachers are generally many. As a simple fact, when you have your personal computer connected to the Web, you'll be able to dish out ...

teachers spend so much time yelling -- gt

A few things. Are you aware of the turnaround rate for new teachers now? People who get into teaching now are getting out just as quickly. The reason? Too much beauracracy and too many students with ...

How do I control these disruptive students -- gt

I would not advise yelling at them. This makes it seem that you're even more out of control and lets them know that they have successfully pushed your buttons. The problem is that the kids with ...

discipline problems in class (college students) -- gt

I think that you understand that by allowing this to take place, you have failed in your responsibility as a teacher. With 45 students in the class, you cannot allow a small group to interfere in any ...

How do I deal with my extremely talkative child -- gt

You can sit her down and tell her there is a time to talk and time to listen. Don't be harsh, because she doesn't realize that it's problem, but just tell her that in school she needs to ...

Disruptive student - Ask for help? -- gt

I teach seventh graders - so believe me when I say I have seen it all. I deal with it all - I *never* ask someone else to take care of my classroom behavior issues - all that does it let the student ...

How to deal with a disruptive student - 3 -- gt

Troubled kid, indeed. Usually reverse psychology works great for this. What sounds like is happening is that the child may be neglected at home and when put in a room of other kids looking up to him, ...

How to deal with a disruptive student - 2 -- gt

I teach fourth grade and have a similar situation with a student who always tries to get attention negatively. Usually it is because that is the only way they get attention a home. What I did is ...

How to deal with a disruptive student -- gt

Kids like that need attention. Don't separate him from the groups and treat him exactly like you would treat the good kids. When he is disruptive take him outside and lean down to him and talk to ...

How to Report a Bad College Professor -- Tom Tessin

College is something you should take very seriously. You pay good money and spend several hours dedicating your time to it. A lot of students spend time complaining about their college professors. ...

Seven Things Every Classroom Teacher Needs -- Adam M. Anderson

When summer ends and the teachers head back to their classrooms, they will be looking for new ways to make teaching easier and more organized. New teachers entering the classroom for the first time ...

Has anyone left teaching because they had trouble with behaviour management in the classroom -- tr

I am just finishing my first year teaching and let me tell you, did I ever consider it. Four teachers new to the school I'm at this year left because of classroom management and the ability to ...

How to Teach Adults -- William A. Draves

How Adults Learn I. Physical characteristics. 1. Adults are more sensitive to their surroundings and to discomforts. Ask the learners if they are comfortable. 2. Adults are declining physically, they ...

School bullying 2 -- tr

yeah you can bring the police in because thats what my mom did when i was young because it had gone too far. The bullie would actually pysically stop me from going home after school. dont wait for it ...

School bullying -- tr

Have a sit down with your boy/girl and tell them that that bully wants something that he just can't obtain. To keep the bully from persisting your boy/girl needs to find a better school. Or ...

Bully Prevention and Character Education in Schools -- Vince Welsh

An often overlooked, but very important part of education, involves bully prevention and character education in schools. Teachers are sometimes faced with these issues and they do not handle the ...

How Rock 'n' Roll Music Can Improve Learning and Reading -- Vince Welsh

Some educators do not realize that they can use music to their advantage in the classroom. For example, music can help improve their students reading level. Educators can also use music as one of the ...

The Important Role of Teacher Mentors in Education -- Vince Welsh

Some may think that the aspiring teachers are the only ones that benefit from peer mentoring and coaching programs in education. However, the educators who are coaching these new teachers can learn a ...

How Should Educators Be Trained to Teach Special Needs Children? -- Vince Welsh

Educating special needs students can be a challenging yet rewarding experience. Educators who work with children with learning disabilities need to be specially trained to know how to handle ...

Lesson Planning - How to Design an Effective Curriculum -- Vince Welsh

Lesson planning is an important component of education and the everyday function of a classroom. It is vital to the learning of your students. A strongly structured lesson plan can reach and engage ...

Instructional Strategies For Multicultural Education -- Vince Welsh

In today's education system, teachers are constantly being faced with new challenges. In an ever-changing diverse world, teachers must adapt their curriculums and teaching strategies to work in a ...

Teacher Professional Development Courses to Prevent Bullying -- Vince Welsh

One often overlooked problem in schools today is bullying. Teacher professional development is one way to expose teachers to ways to combat bullying - there are many teacher professional development ...

Avoiding Teacher Burnout - The Long Term Solution -- Frankie Muhammad

Avoiding teacher burnout is perhaps one time that many mentors are looking and searching for. It is apparent that the school as a working environment is really stressful and tedious. If we are to ...

Chaos In The Classroom -- Frankie Muhammad

Education is the key to success, and it can play a vital role in producing children that will be an asset to their society. We have an obligation to provide our children with an education that would ...

Discrimination in Educational Institutions -- Frankie Muhammad

Although we have some of the greatest learning institutions in America, our learning institutions have had to overcome some major challenges. One of the challenges have been discrimination. Sex ...