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When Standardized Tests Change the Classroom Climate
Photo credit: Siaath via iStockphoto Five years ago, researchers for the National Education Association (NEA) surveyed 1,500 teachers from pre-kindergarten to Grade 12 about standardized testing. The results
Click to continue »First-year teacher? 7 tips from the veterans
(Photo credit: Monkey Business Images, via iStock) Articles aimed at new teachers can sometimes seem ominous: “5 Vital Tips for First-Year Teachers to Make it Out Alive” “6 Tips for Surviving
Click to continue »7 Great Educational Summer Reads for Teachers
(Photo Credit © Milkos via iStock) Summer reading lists can represent pleasure or added burden to your life, depending on who creates them and whether the choices are optional or mandatory. You’ve certainly
Click to continue »How Teachers Can Make the Most of Summer Break
(Photo Credit © Sharpshutter via iStock) It’s understandable if the last thing you want to do on your summer break is focus on teaching – it’s been a long school year, after all. After packing up
Click to continue »ELL teaching proficiency: One way to level that education playing field
(Photo Credit © MonkeyBusinessImages via iStock) Imagine a football field built on a slope, with one end zone 100 yards uphill from the other. The players moving toward the downhill end zone would find
Click to continue »Classroom Differentiation: One Teacher, One Class, Many Learning Styles. Is It Doable?
There are 22 students in your class. Some sit still and listen. Others doodle, tap their desktops, or talk to their neighbors. One boy is in and out of his seat, looking out the window, checking out something
Click to continue »Tips for Engaging Today’s Students
The world we live in moves quickly, particularly for the contemporary student. As a teacher, how do you engage students? Because keeping students focused is becoming more difficult. But there is hope. As
Click to continue »The Key Steps to Better Classroom Design
The Common Core State Standards and the focus on 21st century skills require classroom spaces that promote collaboration and innovation. Yet, most of our elementary schools were built in the 1950s and
Click to continue »Core Strategies for Teaching ELL Students
Teaching English Language Learner (ELL) students is not an easy task in the realm of the regular classroom. Incorporating the needs of English learners while trying to keep the classroom pace going
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