15 Professional Development Skills Modern Teachers Need

Besides a legitimate degree, patience, and experience with kids, some recent additions to a teacher’s professional development portfolio have come up. These new skills can put you to the front of the line when it comes to hiring.

To point out these new professional development additions, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned educator based in Upstate New York, compiled today’s TeachHUB.com centerpiece article.

Janelle’s ideas for these new skills and competencies include:

Communication
Imaginative
Organization
Ability to Engage
And More!

Janelle sums up her article thusly, in a paragraph entitled Ability to Empower: “Teachers inspire, that’s just one of the qualities that come along with the title. Modern educators have the ability to empower students to think critically, be innovative, creative, adaptable, passionate, and flexible. They empower them to be able to solve problems, self-direct, self-reflect, and lead. They give them the tools both digital and knowledgeable to succeed, not only in school but in life.”

Do you possess modern teaching skills? If so, which ones? Please share your comments!

Get our tips on the professional development skills teachers need>>

Classroom Games, Activities to Make Test Prep Meaningful
 As reliable as Christmas and the 4th of July, this time of year – standardized test season – is upon us, and all the things that come along with it, including the mind-numbing classroom activity known as test preparation.
But with a little forethought, creative teachers can employ some fun tactics to liven up the dreaded season of test prep. Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned educator, spells out some classroom games and classroom activities teachers can use to bring a smile to the face of a test-weary kid. Her classroom games and ideas include:
•    Jepoardy!
•    Sink or Swim
•    And More!
  
Janelle also lays out some classroom activities that teachers can use to inject some brevity into the long test prep days. Her suggested classroom activities include:
•    Have Students Create Their Own Quiz
•    Use a Classroom Response System
•    And More!
Remember, it IS possible to have fun while preparing for those stressful standardized tests. But the onus falls on the teacher to figure out how to do it! Relax, educators, we’ve got you covered with some original classroom games and classroom activities.
How do you make test prep more meaningful, engaging, and fun in your classroom? Do you have any tips or games that work especially well for your students?

    THE CHRO\’S GUIDE TO SUCCESS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

    The digital transformation has had a massive impact on the role of nearly every employee, and even the CHRO is not immune.
    A CHRO at the top of his or her game is a close confidante of the CEO and therefore has to think about many of the same things that a CEO does. To empower her team to make personnel decisions that are in line with the CEO\’s business strategy, the CHRO must be knowledgeable, confident and well-versed in the technological changes that are driving today\’s workforce.
    Here are the key tech trends that are reshaping the role of a successful HR leader.

    The Workforce Is Now Global—Is Your CHRO?

    To be successful, CHROs must be fully entrenched in what drives their organization internally, and have an understanding of the company\’s commercial and competitive pressures. But work today is fast-paced and, thanks to greater digital connectivity, integrated across departments. That\’s why by the time that CHROs accept their positions, it\’s important for them to have clocked up experience across all other areas of the business. Some 63 percent of executives in a Visier study said that the best CHROs come from finance, legal or other non-HR backgrounds.
    Today\’s workforce is also dispersed and global, due to the possibility of remote work and collaboration. As a result, international experience is also increasingly important for CHROs, because it gives them a more well-rounded perspective. SpencerStuart research found that 36 percent of today\’s CHROs have direct international experience, up from 23 percent just three years earlier.

    Data Is the Language of the Digital Age

    It\’s hard to over-estimate the importance of being data-savvy. Today\’s CHRO must not only to be competent at analyzing data, but also a master at knowing what to do with it. They must bring to bear their experience and judgement to interpret the data, and have the confidence to apply that knowledge in a way that can influence future behaviors in their company.
    Too often, HR leaders use data to look at past behaviors—that\’s no longer good enough. What\’s key now is to develop the technological prowess and the soft skills necessary to use predictive data to hire the best talent and manage existing workers.
    Even artificial intelligence technology is only as objective and effective as the people that deploy it—CHROs must know how to interpret and apply the insight in front of them, and anticipate pitfalls. For example, they must be aware of bias in their hiring data to prevent biased practices from influencing their hiring practices.

    Digital Disruption Is Creating a Cultural Shift

    There are only two speeds in business today: fast and faster. That\’s why rather than constantly trying to keep up with the fast pace, CHROs need to shift from “managing change to leading it,\” according to a Gartner article.
    Digital transformation is disruptive, and CHROs need to embrace that mindset as well. That means not being afraid to experiment with new tools and technologies, and finding ways to embrace changes to the traditional view of work life, such as more flexibility for remote work.
    “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,\” world renowned consultant Peter Drucker once said. While CHROs alone cannot alone change company culture, they do play a central role in creating and molding a culture in which people perform to the best of their ability, while maintaining a keen eye on strategic objectives.
    Getting to a point where HR is positioned to drive change and disruption isn\’t easy, HR needs to first gain the trust of the rest of the business. But, by making a tangible business impact with the right experience and mindset, they will gradually gain the respect and confidence of other business areas.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    THE CHRO\’S GUIDE TO SUCCESS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

    The digital transformation has had a massive impact on the role of nearly every employee, and even the CHRO is not immune.
    A CHRO at the top of his or her game is a close confidante of the CEO and therefore has to think about many of the same things that a CEO does. To empower her team to make personnel decisions that are in line with the CEO\’s business strategy, the CHRO must be knowledgeable, confident and well-versed in the technological changes that are driving today\’s workforce.
    Here are the key tech trends that are reshaping the role of a successful HR leader.

    The Workforce Is Now Global—Is Your CHRO?

    To be successful, CHROs must be fully entrenched in what drives their organization internally, and have an understanding of the company\’s commercial and competitive pressures. But work today is fast-paced and, thanks to greater digital connectivity, integrated across departments. That\’s why by the time that CHROs accept their positions, it\’s important for them to have clocked up experience across all other areas of the business. Some 63 percent of executives in a Visier study said that the best CHROs come from finance, legal or other non-HR backgrounds.
    Today\’s workforce is also dispersed and global, due to the possibility of remote work and collaboration. As a result, international experience is also increasingly important for CHROs, because it gives them a more well-rounded perspective. SpencerStuart research found that 36 percent of today\’s CHROs have direct international experience, up from 23 percent just three years earlier.

    Data Is the Language of the Digital Age

    It\’s hard to over-estimate the importance of being data-savvy. Today\’s CHRO must not only to be competent at analyzing data, but also a master at knowing what to do with it. They must bring to bear their experience and judgement to interpret the data, and have the confidence to apply that knowledge in a way that can influence future behaviors in their company.
    Too often, HR leaders use data to look at past behaviors—that\’s no longer good enough. What\’s key now is to develop the technological prowess and the soft skills necessary to use predictive data to hire the best talent and manage existing workers.
    Even artificial intelligence technology is only as objective and effective as the people that deploy it—CHROs must know how to interpret and apply the insight in front of them, and anticipate pitfalls. For example, they must be aware of bias in their hiring data to prevent biased practices from influencing their hiring practices.

    Digital Disruption Is Creating a Cultural Shift

    There are only two speeds in business today: fast and faster. That\’s why rather than constantly trying to keep up with the fast pace, CHROs need to shift from “managing change to leading it,\” according to a Gartner article.
    Digital transformation is disruptive, and CHROs need to embrace that mindset as well. That means not being afraid to experiment with new tools and technologies, and finding ways to embrace changes to the traditional view of work life, such as more flexibility for remote work.
    “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,\” world renowned consultant Peter Drucker once said. While CHROs alone cannot alone change company culture, they do play a central role in creating and molding a culture in which people perform to the best of their ability, while maintaining a keen eye on strategic objectives.
    Getting to a point where HR is positioned to drive change and disruption isn\’t easy, HR needs to first gain the trust of the rest of the business. But, by making a tangible business impact with the right experience and mindset, they will gradually gain the respect and confidence of other business areas.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    THE CHRO\’S GUIDE TO SUCCESS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

    The digital transformation has had a massive impact on the role of nearly every employee, and even the CHRO is not immune.
    A CHRO at the top of his or her game is a close confidante of the CEO and therefore has to think about many of the same things that a CEO does. To empower her team to make personnel decisions that are in line with the CEO\’s business strategy, the CHRO must be knowledgeable, confident and well-versed in the technological changes that are driving today\’s workforce.
    Here are the key tech trends that are reshaping the role of a successful HR leader.

    The Workforce Is Now Global—Is Your CHRO?

    To be successful, CHROs must be fully entrenched in what drives their organization internally, and have an understanding of the company\’s commercial and competitive pressures. But work today is fast-paced and, thanks to greater digital connectivity, integrated across departments. That\’s why by the time that CHROs accept their positions, it\’s important for them to have clocked up experience across all other areas of the business. Some 63 percent of executives in a Visier study said that the best CHROs come from finance, legal or other non-HR backgrounds.
    Today\’s workforce is also dispersed and global, due to the possibility of remote work and collaboration. As a result, international experience is also increasingly important for CHROs, because it gives them a more well-rounded perspective. SpencerStuart research found that 36 percent of today\’s CHROs have direct international experience, up from 23 percent just three years earlier.

    Data Is the Language of the Digital Age

    It\’s hard to over-estimate the importance of being data-savvy. Today\’s CHRO must not only to be competent at analyzing data, but also a master at knowing what to do with it. They must bring to bear their experience and judgement to interpret the data, and have the confidence to apply that knowledge in a way that can influence future behaviors in their company.
    Too often, HR leaders use data to look at past behaviors—that\’s no longer good enough. What\’s key now is to develop the technological prowess and the soft skills necessary to use predictive data to hire the best talent and manage existing workers.
    Even artificial intelligence technology is only as objective and effective as the people that deploy it—CHROs must know how to interpret and apply the insight in front of them, and anticipate pitfalls. For example, they must be aware of bias in their hiring data to prevent biased practices from influencing their hiring practices.

    Digital Disruption Is Creating a Cultural Shift

    There are only two speeds in business today: fast and faster. That\’s why rather than constantly trying to keep up with the fast pace, CHROs need to shift from “managing change to leading it,\” according to a Gartner article.
    Digital transformation is disruptive, and CHROs need to embrace that mindset as well. That means not being afraid to experiment with new tools and technologies, and finding ways to embrace changes to the traditional view of work life, such as more flexibility for remote work.
    “Culture eats strategy for breakfast,\” world renowned consultant Peter Drucker once said. While CHROs alone cannot alone change company culture, they do play a central role in creating and molding a culture in which people perform to the best of their ability, while maintaining a keen eye on strategic objectives.
    Getting to a point where HR is positioned to drive change and disruption isn\’t easy, HR needs to first gain the trust of the rest of the business. But, by making a tangible business impact with the right experience and mindset, they will gradually gain the respect and confidence of other business areas.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    Teaching Strategies: The Bad Kind of Permission to Fail

    There are two types of teaching failures. One is just missing the mark completely; the second is not even trying to hit that proverbial mark.
    Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributor Jordan Catapano examines classroom failure and offers up some teaching strategies that teachers can use to avoid an academic disaster.
    What do you do to intervene with a potentially failing student?
    Learn more teaching strategies to combat potential classroom failures>>

    Original Thanksgiving Activities for Kids in All Grades
    It’s easy to get in a teaching rut this time of year, with projects like making flimsy paper hats and handprint turkeys cluttering up your curriculum.
    So today, we offer up some fresh Thanksgiving activities for kids designed to liven up your turkey day lesson plans.
    Some ideas:
    Celebrate Family History
    “Explore” a New World
    Holiday Math & Measurements
    How do you recognize Thanksgiving in your classrooms?
    Get a fresh take on some Thanksgiving activities for kids >>
    Integrating Technology in the Classroom, Going Paperless
    At TeachHUB.com, we’re constantly discussing the ways that educators can use technology to fully maximize their instructional prowess.
    Recently on TeachHUB.com, we recognized the onset of a paperless classroom. After all, papers are easy to lose, take time to make copies of, and can be mangled, we note, and can even be eaten by the dog (LOL).
    A paperless approach to teaching is definitely beneficial, and in this article we spell out ways to convince students to adopt a paperless mindset as well. Indeed, many teachers have already adopted digital PDFs and made them more accessible for students, but there is always room for more digital interaction.
    We also noted of several ways that instructors can adopt a helpful learning management system platform, like Schoology or Turnitin, and how each provides almost instant feedback within a digital platform.
    But we also lament the loss of the printed page. “I will certainly miss the tactile feel of paper. There’s just something about turning a physical page that makes the reading experience special,” author Jordan Catapano intones.
    Lastly, he charges readers to think through the next steps of the digital classroom, and to fully maximize all the bells and whistles a truly digital platform might offer up.
    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    Teaching Strategies to Become a “Listening” Educator

    The best educators know that being a good listener is a key tenet of the teaching profession. Teaching strategies that include listening are key to the educational process.
    So how do we develop good listening skills? Today on TeachHUB.com we examine how to foster good listening skills. Janelle Cox, a frequent contributing writer to both the website and TeachHUB Magazine, today examines helpful teaching strategies that can help put us on the way to becoming better listeners.
    Janelle’s ideas include asking yourself:
    • What is an Active Listener?
    • How are Your Listening Skills?
    • And More!

    Janelle also outlines a couple ways to become a better listener, including:
    • Focus on the student speaking and don’t let your mind wander or multitask. If you find that you are not focusing, then try and bring your attention back on the student and focus your attention to the students’ lips moving.
    • Check your body language to ensure that it isn’t sending out any wrong signals. Make sure your eyes are focused on the students’ face, your hands on not waving around or in a position of aggravation, and that you are showing the student that you are interested in what they have to say.

    Janelle sums up her article like this: “Becoming a “Listening” teacher is a great way to build a meaningful relationship with your students. It will not only improve your teaching, but the way that your students learn as well.”
    Are you an active listener? Please feel free to leave your teaching strategies, thoughts, and comments in the comment section, we would love to hear from you.

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    How to Get a Teaching Grant

    Now that we’re in the depths of winter (and many of us in the colder regions are anticipating spring already), it’s time to start thinking about how to apply for those coveted teaching grants.
    Today on TeachHUB.com, we look at how educators can begin to apply for teaching grants. We offer up a step-by-step guide on the process.
    First, you need to determine which classroom (or school-wide) projects your grant will be directed at. Are you looking to get some iPads? Some more books?
    You’ll also need to:
    • Get the backing of your school’s administrators
    • Learn how to search for grants
    • Carefully follow directions
    • And More!

    Do you have your own tips for getting teaching grants? 
    Get our advice on applying for teaching grants>>
    Dispelling Myths about Teaching Math
    One of our perennially most popular stories is about how younger teachers can get over their fear of intimidation when it comes to teaching math.
    In the article, we addressed some of the myths surrounding the teaching of math, and instruct educators on how to get around them. Some of these popular myths include:
    • You don’t need to study for teaching math
    • There is only one right way to get the right answer
    • Logic is needed for math and creativity is not
    • And more!

    Remember, “In today’s technologically advancing world, learning math is more important than ever. Technology requires that we solve more difficult and complex problems all the time. Thinking clearly about math is the first step in teaching children to also think clearly about math.”

    https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCzOJDJZHoBttdHAjJsnN9w?sub_confirmation=1

    Connect Your Classroom to the Outside World

    Including people and experiences outside the classroom has become ever more difficult with budget cuts. But with the cyber world and the U.S. mail at your disposal, you can connect your kids in lots of ways that are inexpensive or free.

    Here are a few ideas to connect your classroom to the outside world.

    How to Reduce Turnover in the Teaching Profession

    Teacher retention is a big issue within the teaching profession today. For a variety of reasons, it can be difficult to hold on to teachers. Up to 90 percent of vacancies in the teaching profession are non-retirement leaves – teachers that scatter and contribute to the nationwide teacher shortage.
    Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox looks at various ways that a stable work environment can create maintain the current level of the teaching workforce. Janelle’s ideas include:

    • Improve Hiring Practices
    • Improve Administrative Support and Working Conditions

    Janelle sums up her article in this manner: “Retaining excellent teachers is critical for the academic success of all students. Luckily, there is a lot of research that is being conducted on how to decrease teacher turnover and increase the likelihood that teachers will stay in the profession until retirement. To ensure that the turnover rate remains low, policymakers must address this issue now by following the strategies mentioned above.”

    What is your take on teacher shortage in the teaching profession? Please share your thoughts about this topic in the comment section of the actual article, we’d love to hear your thoughts. 
    Our look at how to build a stable work environment in the teaching profession>>
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    PEOPLE OF THE SCREEN AND THE FUTURE OF WORK

    Work today can be plagued by two competing problems. One is information and technology overload. Many employees feel that they are drowning in information and serving their technology more than productivity. The second problem is not enough information and too little technology. What is odd is that the same people and the same workplaces can have both problems, at the same time. Let me explain this seeming contradiction.
    When you look around a typical office setting in the U.S., you will see dozens of people typing on keyboards, looking at screens, and occasionally talking on devices or to each other face-to-face. This is what you see. But you also know, because it is true for you, that many of those people have another screen – or two or three – in their pockets, briefcases, or purses. Some are work devices. Some are personal devices. All are connected, really, to the same Internet, the same general cloud infrastructure, though not the same cloud, and all the gadgets can do, more or less, the same things. But both the people you see, and you, are constantly juggling these machines, like the juggling clown on the street corner.
    On the “not enough information and technology” side of the coin, consider the typical experience of a digital native who walks into your office as a new employee, on their first day. I will wager that in most workplaces, when a digital native walks in the door they think, “Man is this place backward. Where is all the great technology? What I see is not as advanced as what I have at home or in my pocket.”

    The Challenge of the Future Workplace

    These issues were clarified recently in The State of Workplace Productivity Report study conducted by Cornerstone OnDemand. As a whole, U.S. employees often feel overloaded, with 50 percent saying they experience work overload, 34 percent information overload, and 25 percent technology overload. Interestingly, Millennials, our tech-savvy digital natives who make up the entry-level workforce, were more prone to feeling overload. Information overload was cited by 41 percent of them versus just 31 percent among older generations, while technology overload was cited by 38 percent of Millennials versus 20 percent of older generations.
    As for the number of gadgets used at work, venerable desktop computers were used by 76 percent of all workplace device users, laptops by 43 percent, smartphones by 36 percent, and tablets by 15 percent. Millennials are about twice as likely to use personal devices, smartphones, or tablets at work. In other words, they are jugglers, and this may help explain why they are more prone to feeling overloaded.
    Here is the challenge when we look at the future. The number of available devices is likely to increase, not decrease. The amount of information is obviously continuing to explode. By one estimate, the amount of new data added to the Internet every two days exceeds all the information in the world prior to 2003. This does not include all the information in private clouds and company servers. What we need are better ways to find information, focus clearly on what is most important, and to collaborate with others. It is not an easy thing to do. Employees make their best efforts, according to the study, even spending their own money to obtain apps for work purposes, hoping for apps that improve ease of use, convenient access to information, productivity, collaboration or access on multiple devices.
    As providers step up to the challenge of an improved environment for information, technology and collaboration, interestingly the solutions that can reduce overload will be the same solutions that solve the problem of not enough information and inadequate technology.
    To read more about Cornerstone’s The State of Workplace Productivity Report, cli

    10 Teacher-Tested Valentine’s Day Classroom Activities

    Are you searching for time-honored classroom activities that celebrate the love-filled holiday called Valentine’s Day? If so, look no further than TeachHUB.com today for classroom activities that will have your kids’ hearts smiling with joy.
    Frequent TeachHUB.com contributing writer Janelle Cox, a seasoned educator in the East Coast, today illuminates us on some classroom activities that you can use today.

    Janelle’s ideas include:

    • A Note of Kindness
    • Door Decorating Contest
    • Friendship Bracelets
    • And More!


    Janelle sums up her article by intoning that readers play a rousing game of Valentine’s Day Bingo: “Play a fun game of Valentine Bingo using candy hearts. Give each student a blank bingo board and instruct them to write the following words randomly in each square, hugs, love, wow, cutie, best friends, be mine, 2 cute, hearts, you’re great. Then, using the candy hearts students will play bingo. The first one to get three in a row yells “Valentine’s” and wins!”

    What Valentine-related activities do you do in your classroom? Please share your ideas in the comment section.

    Get our teacher-tested Valentine’s Day classroom activities>>

    Fun, Effective Classroom Games for all Grades

    It’s a well-established fact that classroom games are very effective in teaching kids a variety of skills.
    “Play to learn” is an axiom that many teachers have heard throughout the years, and today, frequent TeachHUB.com contributor Janelle Cox outlines several classroom games that can me altered for students of all ages, including:
    •  Spot It Fast
    •  Life-Size Tic Tac Toe
    •  Without a Word
    •  And More!
    Janelle instructs educators to roll out some classroom games once a week, noting that by doing so, teachers will be engaging and motivating their students.
    Do you have any fun learning games that your students love?

    Teaching Strategies: How to Save Money

    Since the onset of time, teachers have been looking for new and creative ways to learn how to save money. Schools these days are underfunded, which means that many teachers are forced to buy their own supplies. Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox makes a few suggestions educators can use to learn how to save money. Janelle’s tips include: 

    • Ask for donations
    • Share with co-workers
    • Buy in bulk
    • And more!
    If you follow Janelle’s tips, you’ll find yourself with a few extra dollars in your bank account at the end of the year – hard-earned money you can spend on yourself! Do you have any money saving tips that you would like to share?
     Get our tips on learning how to save money>> 
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    How to Motivate Students to Read During Summer
    You’ve toiled all year long to bring about a love of reading in your students. But then summer comes along, and some kids might not pick up a book for two months!
    It can be a frustrating conundrum for even the most seasoned educator: How do you learn how to motivate students to read during the summer?
    Today on TeachHUB.com, seasoned education writer Janelle Cox, also a known educator, educates us on how to inspire and spark your kids’ interests in summer reading. Janelle’s ideas include:
    •    Create a Summer Book Club
    •    Set a Goal
    •    Take Advantage of Free Reading Materials
    When used properly, Janelle’s ideas can partially ensure a successful summer, filled with books and much reading.  
    How do you encourage summer reading in your classroom? Do you have any ideas that get your students excited to read?

    Teaching Strategies for Better Bulletin Boards

    Teaching strategies in the form of colorful, eye-catching bulletin boards are not just great ways to decorate your class. In fact, teaching strategies in the form of bulletin boards can help generate excitement, get kids to appreciate hard work, and make them appreciate the hard work of their peers, too.

    Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox, herself a seasoned elementary school teacher based on the East Coast, takes a look at some teaching strategies that can help you get the most out of your bulletin boards.

    Janelle’s ideas include:

    • Make Student Work the Main Focus
    • Choose Your Location Wisely
    • And More!


    Janelle sums up her article thusly: “As a busy teacher, you may choose to opt to purchase some of the materials for your bulletin boards. If you plan on doing that, then try and only purchase boarders, backgrounds, or fillers. Leave the content to the students or be sure to make that yourself.”

    Do you have any tips or suggestions on how to get the most out of your bulletin boards? Please share your ideas, we would love to hear what you have to say.

    Get our teaching strategies on how to create better bulletin boards>>
    Teaching Strategies: How to Teach Social Skills
    It’s not just about reading, writing and arithmetic these days. Now, educators are expected to instruct students on topics like how to interact with their peers, how to listen, and how to resolve conflicts, among other things.
    Indeed, it can be a challenge to teach kids concepts such as encouraging others, following directions, and listening actively.
    In today’s TeachHUB.com centerpiece article, author Janelle Cox outlines some teaching strategies that educators can use to alter their curriculum to address these fundamental skills.
    Three key foundational elements Janelle lays out include teaching the social skill, practicing it, and reviewing it. She also gives distinct classroom examples on how to carry out each of those elements.
    By following the teaching strategies mentioned, 21st-century educators will be better equipped to instruct their classes on the social skills they’ll need to succeed not just in the classroom, but in the workplace following graduation.

    Teaching Strategies that Explain the Supreme Court

    In this politically tumultuous time, a presidential election year when even the safest of political discourse becomes controversial, it’s imperative that your students, no doubt bombarded with rhetoric from all directions, understand how the political process works.

    With a Supreme Court vacancy now leaving the nation’s highest court down a justice, now is the rare opportunity for your students to learn exactly how the Supreme Court works.
    So today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Jacqui Murray, who is a teach teacher based in Northern California, points out six websites that illuminate users on the intricacies of the Supreme Court, including:

    Jacqui sums up her article like this: “Use all of these in your curriculum. Start with the first four as background sites. Once students are familiar with the Supreme Court, test their new knowledge with the games. This is a great way to infuse authenticity into a current events topic that likely will dominate the news cycle.”

    How do you teach the Supreme Court to your students? Let us know!

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