What to Do With Five Minutes...

What to Do With Five Minutes...:

"What can you do with five minutes left in class? Instead of just allowing the students to chat or get a head start on their homework, you can spend that time doing something worthwhile and educational. Here is a wonderful article that explains several mini-lesson plans to keep your students occupied after you are done with your daily lesson and still have time remaining."

Top 10 Worst Things a Teacher Can Do

Top 10 Worst Things a Teacher Can Do:

"Here is a list of items that you should avoid as a new or veteran teacher. I have only included serious items in my list and have left off such obvious offenses as having affairs with students. However, any of these can create problems for you as a teacher and if you combine two or more than just expect to really have a hard time gaining student respect and finding your profession enjoyable."

Top 10 Summer To Do's

Top 10 Summer To Do's:

"Summer vacation is a time for teachers to recharge and refocus as they prepare for another group of students. This article looks at ten to do's that teachers can work on during this summer vacation. Hopefully, we can all return back to school next year with a renewed vigor and commitment after taking some time for ourselves and reflecting on the previous year. "

How to Write Lesson Plans

How to Write Lesson Plans:

"One of the tools that effective teachers use to help with classroom management is a quality lesson plan. If you create a lesson in such a way that students are engaged, learning styles and multiple intelligences are taken into account, and instruction is varied, there will be a greater tendency for students to stay on task. If, instead, you come to class unprepared, 'flying the by the seat of your pants,' you will find that students will have a greater chance of acting up. The step-by-step instructions in this article, 'How to Write Lesson Plans,' can help you as you create effective lessons for your own classes. "

Smart Study Strategies

Smart Study Strategies:

"People are smart in different ways. Some people can create a catchy song at the drop of a hat. Others can memorize everything in a book, paint a masterpiece, or be the center of attention. When you realize what you’re good at, you can figure out the best way to study. Based on Howard Gardner’s theory of intelligence, these study tips can help you tailor your learning for your intelligence type. "

Online Learning Skills are Real Life Skills

Online Learning Skills are Real Life Skills:

"As careers become more technology-dependent, educators are beginning to realize that the abilities students need to survive in online classes are the same abilities that are necessary to thrive in the world of work.

Instructor Renee Hawkins recently published a blog post that explained this issue clearly:

'The skills necessary to be a successful online student are the same skills that will serve our students well into adulthood. Successful students are self-directed, self-motivated, and self-assessing. They are equipped with these skills because a great teacher taught them how and gave them ample opportunities to practice.'

This is one of the most compelling reasons for traditional high schools and colleges to offer some form of online learning to students. Many programs are now requiring students to take at least one virtual course before graduation."

Adding Web Graphics - Tips for Web Images

Adding Web Graphics - Tips for Web Images:

"Web images are an important part of your web pages. In order to make sure they don't cause your pages more problems there are a few rules of thumb you should be aware of.

Keep Your Images Small

Small images download faster, and the faster your page downloads the more likely people will stay. A good maximum size for images is 10K. Plus, search engines prefer sites that load quickly, so keeping your images small is the first step to making them faster.

Some ways to keep images small: "

Discover Your Zodiac Personality!

Discover Your Zodiac Personality!:

"Studying Zodiac signs and the personality traits is a great way to quickly improve your vocabulary related to personality. This upper level visual dictionary contains adjective rich descriptions of each Zodiac sign as well as a follow-up quiz to help you learn the new vocabulary. Does your sign reflect your true self?

This lesson plan builds on the Zodiac sign resource at the site. Whether students believe in the Zodiac or not, working with Zodiac sign descriptions provides a great opportunity to widen their vocabulary knowledge about personality and characteristic adjectives. Use this Zodiac signs lesson plan to get students talking about themselves and their friends. You'll all have a good laugh, and students will improve their active vocabulary beyond the standard happy, funny, sad, and lucky."

Blogs as Showcase Portfolios | always learning

Blogs as Showcase Portfolios | always learning:

"I am a huge advocate of blogs as ongoing, reflective portfolios of student work. After using them with students for the last six years in a variety of formats in three different schools, in my opinion, they are the perfect container for sharing, organizing and reflecting on student learning.

the end or the beginningFor starters, they are so amazingly easy to use. I’ve used blogs with students as young as third grade and it really only takes one lesson for them to understand the basics. Once they get the hang of posting, organizing their work in categories is a breeze and adding links and media are natural next steps. Plus, the inherent organizational structure (categories and tags), if used properly, makes it extremely easy and quick to find anything. The hardest part is ensuring that students remember to organize their posts."

Adding Web Graphics - Tips for Web Images

Adding Web Graphics - Tips for Web Images:

"Web images are an important part of your web pages. In order to make sure they don't cause your pages more problems there are a few rules of thumb you should be aware of.

Keep Your Images Small

Small images download faster, and the faster your page downloads the more likely people will stay. A good maximum size for images is 10K. Plus, search engines prefer sites that load quickly, so keeping your images small is the first step to making them faster.

Some ways to keep images small: "