Just got word that Kaplan is giving away free iBooks through Monday. Visit Kaplan\’s page on iTunes and download away. www.kaplanpublishing.com/iTunes
One of my facebook friends confirmed that it works so enjoy!
Tag: Education
Top 12 Ways to Be Your Summer Self All School Year
With summer ending and a new school year beginning, the change of pace and lifestyle can be pretty jarring. However, with some mindfulness and personal commitment, you don’t have to say goodbye to summer entirely just because school has started.
Here are my top 12 tips to keep that positive summer feeling alive all school year long!
5 Powerfully Positive Teaching Practices
Are the pressures from administrators, parents and life outside of school hurting your teaching?
I’ve spent my career working with highly demanding urban turnaround and selective enrollment high schools. There is no shortage of challenge and negative energy in these environments, yet I’ve seen that all my successful teachers share this idea of positive thoughts and a positive demeanor when working with students.
Staying positive is no easy task, but these five positivity strategies will give you the tools to maintain an outlook that leads you and your students to perform your best.
Tips for Teaching Time Management
Adding a little tick tock to your teaching may be just the thing your students need to learn time management.
One of the challenges many teachers and parents face is keeping children on task while doing their class work or homework. Time management on small tasks, such as spelling homework or a math assignment, can be very difficult for young children. The task is repetitive and they tend to let their mind wander.
Here are my tips to making time management lessons effective and fun for students
Second Life Lessons & Classroom Activities
There is a shift afoot in education. The wind is changing. This new digital wind is haling from a virtual world.
Students today need to be immersed in what they are learning – not dealing only with static things like pictures, books, and to some degree even movies. An immersive world allows the student to move, talk, build, and connect with the very information that they are learning – they can be surrounded by it and then they can contribute to it.
9/11 Lessons & Writing Prompts
3-5: Letters to SurvivorsWhat would you say to someone who lost a loved one on 9/11? Write a letter expressing your concern.
6-8: Remembering 9/11
Do you remember where you were on September 11? Describe your experience.
Easy Classroom Activities for Special Days in February
February is a big month for special days and themes worthy of celebrating in your class. From Groundhog Day to Valentine’s Day to Chinese New Year, it seems almost every week that there’s a unique occasion for a teacher to call out and acknowledge.
Classroom activities are a great way for educators to give a nod to all the special days this month, and today on TeachHUB.com, contributing writer Janelle Cox spells out several unique ways teachers can get kids to learn about them all. For instance, for Abraham Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12, Janelle encourages teachers to:
- Read the story “Abe\’s Honest Words: The Life of Abraham Lincoln”
- Read the story \”Just a Few Words, Mr. Lincoln\”
- Have students try and come up with a Lincolnesque quote of their own
Janelle offers up a lot of original ideas today, and entrepreneurially minded educators will note that a lot of her ideas will transfer from special day to special day. For instance, Her idea about a presidential scavenger hunt can easily be altered to be a Chinese-themed scavenger hunt.
How do you celebrate these February holidays and events in your classroom? Do you have any activities or ideas that you would like to share?
How to Motivate Students to Love Math
Getting students to love any school subject can be a tricky endeavor, especially math.
Recently we published an article about how to motivate students to love math. Writer Janelle Cox called out some important tactics to do just that, including:
- Demonstrate the Usefulness for Math in the Real World
- Present a Reasonable Challenge
- Entice Students with a Magical Math Problem
- And More!
Do you know how to motivate students to love math? Do you have any tricks or tips that you would like to share?
Classroom Management: 6 Authentic Assessment Tools
Assessments, or the way that educator measure how well kids are learning and, therefore, how we can predict they will perform in future academic endeavors, have become an integral part of education reform.
Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Jacqui Murray outlines several new methods through which teachers can assess learning, including:
- Polls
- Warmups
- Quick Quizzes
- And more!
All in all, Jacqui asserts that assessments that are new and fresh to the students, like the ones she outlines in today’s article that require students to think creatively and critically, are the best benchmarks through which teachers can measure academic achievement.
What do you use to organically assess student learning?
Video: Learning Retention for the Special Education Teacher
Check out this video that we recently published on TeachHUB magazine, always available for free, in which we outline ways that ways that the special education teacher can increase their students’ rates of learning retention.
Not surprisingly, learning retention doesn’t differ that much from student to student regardless of his or her academic acumen, but there are some unique ways that a special education teacher can insure that the lessons they administer won’t be forgotten after the test is over.
Today’s video outlines learning retention ideas for special education teachers to do just that.
Use TeachHUB’s In-Service Professional
Development Speakers
Did you know we have ready-made speakers to assist you with your next in-service day? Wed do! With our assistance you can:
• Get tailored professional development training to fit any budget
• Save time and energy by letting us organize your in-service
• Find industry-leading expert speakers to train your teachers
All are 100% satisfaction guaranteed!
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?
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.”
Classroom Games for Groundhog Day
As we already established, February is a busy month for commemorating various special days with classroom activities, and it all starts off with a bank on Feb. 2, when people across the country celebrate Groundhog Day.
Groundhog Day is a great occasion for teachers to educate on various topics. Today on TeachHUB.com, frequent contributing writer Janelle Cox calls out some of these classroom activities, including:
Making predictions
Studying shadows
Reading groundhog-specific books
And more!
With a little forethought and with resources like TeachHUB.com, teachers everywhere can prepare for Groundhog Day with fun and educational classroom games and classroom activities.
How do you celebrate Groundhog Day in your classroom? Do you have any special activities or games that you play?
4 Things Every Teacher Must Teach
Recently, we published an article by frequent contributor Jacqui Murray on four technological aspects that teachers of every subject must address. They are:
- Vocabulary
- Digital citizenship
- Keyboarding
- Research
Indeed, upon further review, students enrolled in math, government, and even physical education need to incorporate various degrees of the aforementioned things. The TeachHUB.com article spells out how teachers of any subject can do just that.
Do you have other topics you feel must be included in today\’s learner?
50 Ways to Use Twitter in the Classroom
Twitter, that 140-character social media tool popular just about everywhere, is not just a means of communication, it’s also a great classroom resource as well!
In a recent article, we spelled out 50 specific ways that educators can use Twitter, including:
- Network with other educators
- Track weather patterns
- Go on a scavenger hunt
- And more!
Sneak Peek: Finding Superman Excerpt
Waiting for Superman shined a national spotlight on the major problems facing education while painting a bleak picture of public education and glorified charter schools.
The upcoming book Finding Superman reveals the reality behind the claims in Waiting for Superman and explores the untold stories missed by the film with the help of today\’s leading minds in education. Dr. Watson Scott Swail and company also recognize the flourishing public schools, the failing charter schools, and the unlauded success stories of educators.
This chapter of Finding Superman\’s shares ways to stop waiting for Superman and find him in our schools.
Teacher Spring Cleaning Guide
While “education” and “reform” may have become dirty words, you can reform your classroom into a sparkling, spic-and-span wonderland with a little spring cleaning.
Spring cleaning can encompass many things, including:
*literally cleaning out the dirt and clutter that has accumulated over the school year
*welcoming in the new season indoors, outdoors and in your lessons
*remembering and rethinking goals for the year that get lost in the day to day
Top 12 Inspiring Real Life Teachers
Real life teachers offer inspiration to students every day. Great teachers give students confidence and knowledge that goes beyond simple education.
Here is a list of real-life teachers, some famous and some not, that stand out for their contributions to their students and the world.
Top 10 Teacher Facts That\’ll Make You Proud
With public education currently under attack from many different sides, it is important that we as educators, become advocates for our profession. We need to arm ourselves with the facts, with why we should be proud of what we do, and how well we do it.
With that in mind, here is a list of ten interesting facts that teachers should be proud of. Read them for yourself…and then share them with everyone you know!
Top 10 Teacher Facts That\’ll Make You Proud
With public education currently under attack from many different sides, it is important that we as educators, become advocates for our profession. We need to arm ourselves with the facts, with why we should be proud of what we do, and how well we do it.
With that in mind, here is a list of ten interesting facts that teachers should be proud of. Read them for yourself…and then share them with everyone you know!
Eduindex News 
You must be logged in to post a comment.