ATTENDING IRECRUIT EXPO AMSTERDAM? PETER GOLD GIVES YOU HIS TAKE

The two-day agenda for iRecruit in Amsterdam is packed full of great content. I’ve been through the different sessions and picked out the ones I want to attend and will need to somehow be in three places at the same time.
In total there are 36 sessions, 2 unconference sessions, a talent workshop, about 40 exhibitors, 5 coffee breaks and two lunch sessions plus 1 cocktail party. Phew.
So here’s my plan for the two day event.

Day One

Plenary
These all take place in the main conference room; day one is being kicked off with the good old “It’s broken” debate. I don’t necessarily agree with this viewpoint which makes it a good one for lively discussion to get the blood flowing early on.
The next key session for me is “Hiring to Win” by Jerome Ternynck of Smart Recruiters which hopefully won’t be his usual sales pitch and will instead focus as per the agenda on the latest recruiting trends and innovations.
At the end of day one the final key session for me is the panel debate “Your dream ATS.” It will be interesting to see how far today’s ATS is from their dream.
Streams
Running from 11:15 each day are a series of streams which are smaller groups talking about a range of topics such as:
  • Social.
  • Mobile.
  • Employer branding.
There are also unconference streams a recruitment leadership lab.
With so many to choose from I’ve made a list and will flit between streams and plenary as I can. The streams I’m hoping to attend are:
  • 2013 trends, innovations and future of talent technology.
  • Pushing boundaries in the world of mobile recruitment.
  • Going mobile with an integrated recruitment strategy.
The debate will no doubt rage on late into the cocktail party as we have many opinions colliding from across the globe in the same place.

Day Two

Plenary
Second day kicks off with “PepsiCo’s Big (Recruiting) Data” followed by “Influencing Direct Sourcing Methodologies and Internal Talent Communities” from SAB Miller before I escape for some coffee.
I’ll then be back to the plenary to hear about modern Talent Acquisition models and then it’s decision time again. Stay where I am to hear Josh Bersin talk about “New Roles, New Technology, and Big Data Converge” or scoot off to the streams.
The final session for me is “Hire to Win” by Ben Van Stekelenburg from Groupon.
Streams
William Tincup is the first stream with “Building your Social Brand to Win”.
After lunch I was torn between “Social Recruitment by Deloitte” or “Creating and Managing an Exclusive Supply Chain” until I realised my stream “The Yukon Arctic Ultra – how your people make your employer brand” was at the same time. I’ll be talking about my 450 mile trek across the Yukon in February this year.
HRN do put on great events but just looking at the schedule it’s tiring me out. I do think often “less is more” as there will be so little time in-between the sessions to talk to anyone. I do know from talking to delegates that they go to conferences to not only listen but also to talk; to other delegates and of course sponsors. Let’s hope for the second day afternoon speakers people still have the stamina to continue.

Feedback as a Professional Development Tool

Improving your own performance in the classroom is of critical importance. Some use professional development sessionsothers read books, and other methodology. But a simple way for teachers to improve themselves is though getting feedback.
Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Jordan Catapano, himself a seasoned high school English teacher based in the Chicago suburbs, takes at feedback and how to make it work for you from a professional development standpoint.
Jordan spells out four ways to respond to feedback, including:
  • Give Lip Service
  • Say “Thank You” and Embrace It
  • And More!

Jordan also lists out (and explains in detail) some previously undiscovered ways that teachers can glean feedback:
  • From colleagues
  • From evaluations
  • Film and give feedback to yourself
  • Uninvited feedback from students
  • And more!

Jordan sums up his article thusly: “Receiving feedback is rarely what we’d call a “Fun activity.” The truth can hurt. Fortunately, the truth can also help make us better. While there are a variety of ways we can respond to the feedback cues around us, the best way is to absorb it, say “Thanks,” and thoughtfully reflect on what the feedback suggests.”
How do you receive feedback? What are other ways we can embrace feedback as teachers? Tell us your thoughts!

Classroom Management for an Effective Learning Environment

Using classroom management to set up your class is of extreme importance. The physical layout of your class – where your desk sits, the shape of the seating arrangement, even the way students will move through the class – must be considered when you devise your class plan. These arrangements can affect student behavior, which in turn can positively or negatively alter grades and the overall learning process.

Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, who is also a veteran educator based on the East Coast, takes a look at the ways classroom management and your class’ physical structure can lead to an effective learning environment.

Janelle’s article outlines:

  • Benefits of a Well-Designed Classroom
  • Arranging Your Classroom


Janelle also spells out the essential areas of any classroom (which also includes details), including:

  • Home Base
  • Group Instruction
  • Transition Area
  • And More!


Janelle sums up her article thusly: “In short, specific classroom features are relevant to what students are learning. Research shows that students benefit from a well-designed, well-structured classroom. Most importantly, if you find that your students are struggling with the design of your classroom then you must consider rearranging it.”

How do you structure your classroom? Do you have tips that work well for you and your students? Please share your thoughts.

Classroom Management: How to Go Paperless
The paperless classroom is always a hot topic du jour around Earth Day, when environmental preservation is at the forefront of everyone’s minds. But when the excitement of Earth Day fizzles out, so does talk about the paperless classroom, frequently.
So today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Jacqui Murray examines the many benefits of the paperless classroom and offers up many tips and reasons for doing so. Here’s a look at her reasons why paperless is better than paper:

  It’s easy to collaborate when everything’s online.
  Nothing gets soda dripped on it or eaten by the dog.
  Students can collaborate without requiring parent time and gas fumes.
Jacqui also mentions why digital note-taking is superior to traditional pen-and-paper methods:
  I can lose my paper and pencil; I usually don’t lose my iPad or Chromebook.
  Pencils break, points get dull.
  Handwriting can only get so fast, but keyboarding gets faster every year.
  Erasers disappear.

She also takes brief looks at digital calendars, digital textbooks, digital newsletters, and screencasting.

Jacqui sums up her article like this: “The next time your school decides to investigate paperless classrooms, offer to take charge. And then charge. The traditional classroom vs. paperless is like a cell phone vs. an iPhone.  Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? Don’t ask your children to make that trade either.”

What are your classroom management tips on going paperless? Please share!

Prepare Your Professional Development Goals for the Year

Attaining student growth and (hopefully) success is the all-encompassing goal of all education.
But how do we go about brining that success to fruition? The answer might lie in our own professional development, in facing the things that we need to fix as educators. Perhaps we need to set professional development goals for ourselves.
With this in mind, today on TeacHHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Jordan Catapano, himself a seasoned high school English teacher based in the Chicago suburbs, takes a look at some of the questions teachers need to ask of themselves as the new year dawns.
Some of these questions include:
  • Are there school or district goals?
  • What would your colleagues say?
  • What will help students the most?
  • And more!

Jordan also looks at some practical methods to use to achieve the goals you set for yourself, including:
  • Display what you wrote
  • Connect to others
  • Keep track of your progress
  • And more!

Jordan sums up his article like this: “While your goals may be noble and well-intentioned, they don’t mean a whole lot if at the end of the day your students’ learning stays the same. So as you’re working toward improving yourself, make sure you remain focused on the real reason for improvement: To build the success of your students in the long run.
What other advice would you give for setting goals? Share your thoughts with our TeachHUB.com community!
Multimedia Podcast: Social Networking in Classrooms for Teaching & Learning
Find out in this week’s podcast, from the always-free TeachHUB Magazine.

No-Prep and Low-Prep Classroom Activities

We’ve all been tempted to simply throw in the towel from time to time and purchase that online lesson plan, full of classroom activities that are cookie-cutter in nature and that to rely just too heavily on worksheets.
But why not look to us at TeachHUB.com when you’re looking for those perfect that classroom activities will engage your class in kinetic learning while not breaking the bank? A perfect example is today’s centerpiece article, in which frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, who is a veteran elementary school educator on the East Coast, which spells out several no-prep and low-prep classroom activities  that are certain to liven up your days.
Janelle’s ideas include:
  • Sentence Relay
  • A-Z Reflection
  • Hungry Hippos
  • And more!


Do you have any no-prep or low-prep classroom activity ideas that you would like to share? Please share your ideas, we would love to hear what you have to say.

Multimedia Podcast: Social Networking in Classrooms for Teaching & Learning

Find out in this week’s podcast, from the always-free TeachHUB Magazine.
Relationship Building with Teacher Colleagues
Although the educational system stresses the importance of the teacher-student relationship, of equal importance are the relationships we build with our teaching colleagues.
Our colleagues are our teammates, our collaborators, our allies and our partners – and also, frequently, our biggest pains. So it’s of paramount importance that we fortify and build positive relationships with our colleagues.
With that in mind, frequent TeachHUB.com contributor Jordan Catapano, himself an English teacher in the Chicago suburbs, explains how to better build out our in-school relationships with our colleagues.
Jordan’s ideas include:
   Ditch the e-mail
   Connect on social media
   Mind your manners
   And more!
In summation, Jordan notes: “Putting yourself out there in these ways lets others know that they can trust you, you can trust them, and lays a solid foundation for respect and collaboration down the road. If you want to build relationships with others, it starts with how you treat everyone else.
“When teachers work well together, everyone in the school benefits. And since your relationships with your colleagues are long term, the benefits your school gains are long term as well. Imagine how much students stand to gain when their teachers share ideas, respect one another, work together, and contribute to a positive academic environment. It all begins with strong relationships laying the foundation for momentous achievements.”
How do you build relationships with your colleagues? What are your favorite methods, activities, or traditions?

Teaching Strategies to Build a Sense of Community

Positive relationships within the classroom often can bring about better attendance, increased achievement of goals, and better collaboration techniques, studies have shown.
But in many classrooms, teaching strategies including getting-to-know you activities often go by the wayside as the year stretches on.
With that at the forefront of many teachers’ minds, today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, who is a veteran elementary educator based in Upstate New York, takes a look at some teaching strategies you can use to build a sense of community within your classroom well past August.
Janelle’s ideas include classroom games like:
  • Mingling
  • This or That
  • Venn Again
  • And More!

Janelle sums up her article thusly: “Ultimately, building a sense of community that lasts stops happening after the first two weeks of school — it takes some time and patience. You are the one who can help to create a loving and nurturing classroom environment where your students feel safe and comfortable to learn.”

How do you build a sense of community in your classroom? Do you have any tips that you would like to share? Please leave your ideas below, we would love to hear them.
How to Motivate Students to Learn Things That Only Make Sense in School
Also today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributor Jordan Catapano tells educators how to answer the frequently uttered, rhetorical question, “When am I going to use this?”
It’s a question that students ask when teachers seem to be “Teaching to the test.”
He notes that teachers should often note that through their teaching, educators are also getting students to:
  • Navigate the social spectrum.
  • Use new technology for academic and personal pursuits.
  • Think critically and apply new information.

In closing, Jordan says, “When we teach students that learning only provides immediate, practical application, we overlook the deeper and further reaching implications of a rich education. Let’s commit to understanding the “Why” of what we teach and explaining to students both the immediate and long-term, academic and real-world applications for what we’re pursuing.”
How do you approach the real-world and academic components of teaching? Do you see this distinction yourself, or are there other ways of looking at how students applying their learning?

Technology in the Classroom: What Pokemon Go Means

If you’ve been wondering what that pack of pre-teens hovering near your mailbox staring at their phones is doing for the past few weeks, the answer is Pokemon Go.
Pokemon Go is the most successful app in history. In short, once you log in and start playing, your objective is to capture Pokemon monsters that are loose in the wild (well, your nieghborbood) and train them in an ongoing battle against other Pokemon monsters.
There are many educational aspects of this game that can be leveragedand today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Jordan Catapano, who is a high school English teacher based in the Chicago suburbs, takes a look at augmented reality, the type of game category that Pokemon Go falls into, and how it might affect our teaching moving into the near future.
Including a summary of what Pokemon Go is, today Jordan includes segments on augmented reality in education, what to teach about augmented reality, and appropriate uses for appropriate times, among other segments.
Encouraging us to catch on, Jordan notes, “Augmented reality is not going away. Rather, like all disruptive technologies, it will continue to impact the way we learn and interact in our environment. As teachers, it’s essential that we understand what augmented reality is, how it can be used in education, and how we can equip our students to engage in a world where such a technology plays a role.”
Jordan sums up today’s article in this manner: “Hopefully you’ll take a crack at playing Pokemon Go sometime soon. It’s fun, and definitely something you can relate to your students! More importantly, plan on using this new app for opening up important discussions with your students about how to use augmented reality in a way that is both safe and advantageous.”
Have you used augmented reality in your classroom? What do you do to help students to make the most of this exciting tool?

Teaching Strategies that Demonstrate Real-World Experiences

Anytime you use teaching strategies to deliver real-world experiences to your classroom, it’s a positive time for everyone involved – for you, the students, and even the special guest!
Likewise, studies show that when your bring in a guest to share his or her work-life stories, students are much more engaged in that day’s lessons and then they go on to be much more aware of the choices they make in society at large.
Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned elementary educator based on the East Coast, looks at some teaching strategies to bring the real world into your classroom.
Janelle intones us to:
  • Use current events/the news
  • Invite guest speakers
  • Take a field trip (even a virtual one)
  • And more!

Janelle sums up his article thusly: “Bringing real-world experiences into the classroom is a great way to give students a memorable experience that they can always take with them. Whichever approach you choose to try, remember that your goal is to create an authentic experience that will help students engage in their learning more.”

How do you bring real-world experiences into your classroom? Do you have any tips that you would like to share? Please feel free to leave your ideas in the comment section below, we would love to hear what you have to say.
Professional Development: How “Teacherpreneurs” Can Save Education
Just recently, one of our frequent contributors, Meghan Mathis, went out to attend the Teachers Pay Teachers third annual conference.

Teachers Pay Teachers is the first and largest online “Community of millions of educators who come together to share their work, their insights, and their inspiration with one another.”

Meghan came away wowed and inspired, an atmosphere where teachers shared their best ideas without fear of their being stolen or lifted.
Meghan summed up her article like this: “If districts could begin to think about their teachers like the 
TpT planners thought about their teacherpreneurs, imagine how much more productive professional development could be!”

Do you have any ideas about how “Teacherpreneurs” can save education? Let us know in the comment section!

Olympics-Themed Classroom Activities

For a couple weeks in the late summer (winter, too) every few years, the Olympic games captivate the world with its inherent athleticism, along with the spirit of international cooperation it brings about. Long-simmering political rivalries are often shelved during the course of the games, setting a positive example of polite discourse — for a short while, anyway.
The Olympic games can also bring about some valuable classroom activities for you and your class to enjoy. With that at the forefront of academic minds everywhere, frequent TeachHUB.com (and TeachHUB Magazine) contributing writer Jordan Catapano today looks at several Olympic-based classroom activities that can enhance your upcoming curriculum.
Jordan’s ideas include:
  • Learn About Rio de Janeiro
  •  Follow A Country (wherein students select a country, then answer questions like Does my country specialize in any sports? How do my country’s athletes prepare for the Olympics? Who are my country’s stars and favored athletes?)
  • Inspiring Personal Goals 
  • And More!

Jordan sums up his article like this: “The Olympics are a thrilling, international experience that offers much opportunity for enhancing the way we start our school year. Consider some of these ideas to transform student excitement about the Olympics into an excitement about learning!
What would you add to this list? How do you like to take advantage of the Olympics in your classroom? Tell our TeachHUB.com community about your ideas!
Our Top 10 Songs About School
Songs about school have been a pop culture touchstone since the early 20th century. Indeed, although the specific topics vary from song to song (love, cars, emotions about various items on the curriculum), you can bet that at any moment, there’s probably a song about school live on the airwaves right now (or on a closer friend’s playlist).
In a fun piece today, frequent TeachHUB.com contributor Jordan Catapano (who’s also a high school teacher in Illinois) calls out the most memorable tunes about school, including:
  • Van Halen, “Hot for Teacher”
  • The Police, “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
  • The Beatles, “Getting Better”
  • And More!

Overall, songs about school culture have been a staple in popular music forever. The themes these songs address are universal – perhaps that’s why songs about school are always close to the top 10.
What other songs should be on our list? What will songs of the future sing about school?

Low-Prep Methods for Differentiated Instruction

Differentiated instruction, or the process by which teachers craft custom lesson plans uniquely tailored to each individual student’s learning style, has been the rage of academic circles for some time now. Differentiated instruction can make all the difference when it comes to learning, but tailoring lesson plans to each individual student (or groups of students) can be a time-consuming undertaking.

However, with a little bit of planning, educators can easily differentiate their lesson plans. Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a veteran elementary school educator based in Upstate New York, looks at some low-prep ways that teachers can employ methods of differentiated instruction.

Janelle’s ideas include:

Homework options
Student choice boards
Writing prompts
And more!

Janelle sums up today’s article like this: “These are a just a few of the most popular low prep ways that you differentiate instruction. Other ways include: Flexible seating, using reading buddies, think-pair-share, menus, open-ended activities, miniworkshops and lessons, explorations, games, and apps, to name a few. Remember, the payoff comes when you can see your students achieve more on your classroom than ever before, and when you see them thriving and becoming more involved in classroom discussions.”

In which ways do you differentiate learning in your classroom? Do you have any easy, low-prep ideas that work for you and your classroom? Please share with us. We would love to hear your thoughts.

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Differentiated Instruction: Developing Tiered Assignments

Differentiated instruction  has become the hot way for educators to reach the diverse learning needs of all their students. In fact, even if you haven’t head of differentiated instruction, you might already be using it. For instance, do you employ cooperative learning groups? Then you are using differentiated instruction!
Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned elementary educator based in Upstate New York, spells out for us how to plan a tiered lesson.
What’s a tiered lesson? Janelle spells it out: “When you tier an assignment, you are essentially just making an adjustment within the same lesson in order to meet the needs of all students. Assignments can be adjusted in many ways: By complexity, pace, number of steps to complete the task, time allotted, or even the level of independence that is required to complete the task.”
Janelle’s three-step plan is great for beginners looking to dip their toes in the differentiated learning pool, and it’s excellent for veterans looking to brush up on the technique.
Janelle sums up her article like this: “High-quality differentiation occurs when all students’ needs are being met. Many teachers tend to think that that differentiation is giving their higher-level students more work, and their lower level, struggling students less work. However, this is not the case. Effective, high-quality differentiation hinges upon focusing on what students need to know, understand, and do. Once you have figured that out, then students will be able to recall and retrieve the information they are given.”

Do you tier assignments for differentiation in your classroom? If so, what strategies and techniques do you use? Please leave your thoughts and ideas, we would love to hear what you have to say.

Technology in the Classroom: Amazon’s Inspire Education Platform

We’ve got a real technology in the classroom treat for you on TeachHUB.com today. Recently, online shopping giant Amazon announced it would be entering the technology in the classroom foray with a new platform resource called Inspire.
We know, it’s difficult to be inspired (ha) to positively anticipate yet another technolgoical behemoth invading our classrooms with yet more expensive and difficult to understand software and/or hardware products.
But here’s where Amazon begs to differ. Amazon is prominsing the “The world’s largest open educational resources platform with Inspire. Within its cloud, teachers will use Inspire to tap into well-known educational content providers like Folger Shakespeare Library and the Department of Education’s College Scoreboard.
But here’s another kicker. Participating teachers will also have the opportunity (much like with Teacherspayteachers.com) to upload and share resources. TeachHUB.com contributing writer Jordan Catapano, himself a seasoned high school English educator based in the venerable Chicago suburbs, notes that “Creating a venue where teachers upload their own content is not a new idea, but Amazon offers size, familiarity, and convenience that current marketplaces cannot.”
Only time wil tell, of course, whether Inspire will draw a crowd of teachers to an already crowded technology in the classroom field. But with Amazon’s in-place mechanisms for instant recommendations, reviews, and ratings, the playing field could already be tipped in the company’s direction.
We’ll see how popular Inspire becomes after its official launch later this fall. But with educators everywhere strapped for resources, time, and ideas, we’re betting Amazon’s Inspire could be a whopping success. Or not, haha. We’re still encouraging teachers to give it a shot, however.  
Does Amazon’s Inspire sound like something you would use? Give it a try, and let our TeachHUB.com community know what you think!

ATTENDING IRECRUIT EXPO AMSTERDAM? PETER GOLD GIVES YOU HIS TAKE

The two-day agenda for iRecruit in Amsterdam is packed full of great content. I’ve been through the different sessions and picked out the ones I want to attend and will need to somehow be in three places at the same time.
In total there are 36 sessions, 2 unconference sessions, a talent workshop, about 40 exhibitors, 5 coffee breaks and two lunch sessions plus 1 cocktail party. Phew.
So here’s my plan for the two day event.

Day One

Plenary
These all take place in the main conference room; day one is being kicked off with the good old “It’s broken” debate. I don’t necessarily agree with this viewpoint which makes it a good one for lively discussion to get the blood flowing early on.
The next key session for me is “Hiring to Win” by Jerome Ternynck of Smart Recruiters which hopefully won’t be his usual sales pitch and will instead focus as per the agenda on the latest recruiting trends and innovations.
At the end of day one the final key session for me is the panel debate “Your dream ATS.\” It will be interesting to see how far today’s ATS is from their dream.
Streams
Running from 11:15 each day are a series of streams which are smaller groups talking about a range of topics such as:
  • Social.
  • Mobile.
  • Employer branding.
There are also unconference streams a recruitment leadership lab.
With so many to choose from I’ve made a list and will flit between streams and plenary as I can. The streams I’m hoping to attend are:
  • 2013 trends, innovations and future of talent technology.
  • Pushing boundaries in the world of mobile recruitment.
  • Going mobile with an integrated recruitment strategy.
The debate will no doubt rage on late into the cocktail party as we have many opinions colliding from across the globe in the same place.

Day Two

Plenary
Second day kicks off with “PepsiCo’s Big (Recruiting) Data” followed by “Influencing Direct Sourcing Methodologies and Internal Talent Communities” from SAB Miller before I escape for some coffee.
I’ll then be back to the plenary to hear about modern Talent Acquisition models and then it’s decision time again. Stay where I am to hear Josh Bersin talk about “New Roles, New Technology, and Big Data Converge” or scoot off to the streams.
The final session for me is “Hire to Win” by Ben Van Stekelenburg from Groupon.
Streams
William Tincup is the first stream with “Building your Social Brand to Win”.
After lunch I was torn between “Social Recruitment by Deloitte” or “Creating and Managing an Exclusive Supply Chain” until I realised my stream “The Yukon Arctic Ultra – how your people make your employer brand” was at the same time. I’ll be talking about my 450 mile trek across the Yukon in February this year.
HRN do put on great events but just looking at the schedule it’s tiring me out. I do think often “less is more” as there will be so little time in-between the sessions to talk to anyone. I do know from talking to delegates that they go to conferences to not only listen but also to talk; to other delegates and of course sponsors. Let’s hope for the second day afternoon speakers people still have the stamina to continue.

Financial Planning for Those in the Teaching Profession

It’s easy, as a busy professional in the teaching profession, to ignored issues of personal finance like retirements funds or savings accounts. But within the teaching profession, its easy to overlook finances.
Today on TeachHUB.com, we talked to several people in the teaching profession to find out what their financial planning strategies were. Frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox then wrote out her findings, and today’s centerpiece article on TeachHUB.com is all about them.
In her recommendations, Janelle says to:
  • Create a Budget
  • Organize Your Finances
  • Pay Down Your Debt
  • And More!

Janelle sums up her article in this manner: “Getting your finances in order and investing in your future will not only give you a peace of mind, but it will allow you to have a wonderful retirement. All you have to do now is simply follow these financial strategies for teachers and you will be ready for a bright future.”
Do you have any financial planning strategies for those in teaching profession? Please share your tips and strategies in the comment section below, we would love to hear your ideas.
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Top 12 Things You Learned In School That Your Students Won’t
One of the most-commented upon articles we’ve ever published has been a rundown of the top 12 things that “older” folks learned in school that are now viewed as practically academically obsolete.
Some of these endangered classroom species include:
  • Cursive writing
  • Typing
  • Paper-based reference materials
  • And more

5 Tips to Write a Classroom Management Plan

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5 Tips to Write a Classroom Management Plan

We all can use some helpful classroom management tips from time to time, some gentle ways that you can use to discover some things that are truly amazing that can energize your class
Today on TeachHUB.com, guest contributor Kevin Nelson looks at some classroom management formulas that can get your class classroom management methodology back on track.
Kevin suggets:
  • Help students set their personal goals and achieve them
  • Offer students different choices
  • Be honest
  • And more!

Kevin sums up his article like this: “Managing a whole class is not really easy, no matter how many degrees in education you have. Your students are still people with their ups and downs, and you cannot foresee all of the issues that might arise around them. But there are always ways to keep your class disciplined and organized by applying our tips and using latest technology inventions. Show genuine love and care for your class and help them achieve as much as possible – and they will offer you proper behavior and true respect in return.”