Back to school is an exciting and challenging time! Here’s some advice from the consultants at Edwards Ed Services to make it a great year. "Administrators, schedule yourself to be with … [Read more...]
20 Proactive Classroom Management Strategies for Teachers
Give on-going, honest feedback to all students; Circulate throughout the classroom and maintain proximity with all students; Be consistent and fair; Make students aware of changes in … [Read more...]
Effective Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners Whose Academic Achievement Is Significantly Lower Than Their English Speaking Peers: An Outline for General Education Classroom Teachers
English Learners (ELs) learn the English language through formal English as a second Language (ESL) instruction as well as language development opportunities within the context of grade-level content. … [Read more...]
Negative School Climate: Looking Out the Window versus Looking in the Mirror
School leaders and practitioners read and hear much about the importance of a positive school climate and culture, and how it is a critical element in school effectiveness and success. Too often, the … [Read more...]
Mastering the Mastery Matrix: Teacher Perspective
Mastering the Mastery Matrix: Teacher Perspective I am a Concord University student, and I have been student teaching at River View High School in McDowell County, WV, for several weeks. Clearly, the … [Read more...]
Get To or Have To?
Every year, August signals the return to school for many of our nation’s youth. It is a time for students to go back-to-school shopping, for parents to rearrange their schedules, for educators to help … [Read more...]
Connecting With Youth Today
Digital natives and digital immigrants make up most of the world's population. The natives speak and live technology; whereas the immigrants adopt and continue to learn as much as they can about … [Read more...]
Teacher Tuesdays–Creating a Platform for Skill Development
While doing a Comparative Longitudinal Data Analysis of WESTEST II, West Virginia ACUITY Assessment, and Embedded Skills within West Virginia CSO's from 2009 to 2012 for Doddridge County Elementary … [Read more...]
Teacher leader voice and capacity building lead to student growth
When I started recruiting potential teacher leaders for the school’s leadership team, I looked beyond the formal departmental titles and identified teachers who were well respected by their peers and … [Read more...]
Reframing the Question: How Do You Engage Students?
Actively engaging students in their learning is critical if we are to create thinkers who are prepared to meet the challenges that are outlined in the Common Core State Standards. Being able to think … [Read more...]