How Teachers Can Be Effective with Positive Reinforcement?
Especially when it comes to novice teachers, it is fairly common to prefer positive or negative reinforcement, depending on your character. But if used without balance and proper care, even positive reinforcement can be detrimental. If there is no effective positive reinforcement, you will just be spending energy for naught. There are three things needed […]
Classroom Behavior Charts and How to Use Them
Classroom behavior charts are just a fancy way to call a scoreboard where you keep a list of how your students are behaving. And, coincidentally, even though it is usually used for younger pupils up to middle school, the results of using such a chart became better the older students get. There are three main […]
How to use Pinterest to Improve Your Teaching?
By now it has become a known fact that the best way to become a better teacher is to use every possible resource available to you. And with a limited budget, we need to be crafty. Using Pinterest as a source of inspiration, resources, and advice is a great way to advance. With Pinterest, you […]
History of the Classroom: The First Schools of America
Even though the roots of a modern classroom can be found way back in classical antiquity, what we know as “school” today is a very recent model. The history of the classroom is closely tied with social changes and is even changing at this very moment. Public schools are a new invention and only came […]
What Can We Learn from 2019’s National Teacher of the Year Rodney Robinson?
National teacher of the Year for 2019, Rodney Robinson, affirms a known fact. To be a good teacher you need to be an expert in your field. But if you want to be a great teacher, you also need to be a kind and caring human being. And while many circumstances separate Mr. Robinson from […]
The History of the Modern Keyboard
Very similar to biological evolution, technology is not a straight line where everything is fixed and reasonable. Some features lay dormant for years before they become useful, while others remain long after. A modern keyboard is a mix of these things and a very fascinating device on its own. Even the name sounds misleading when […]
Top 5 Websites for Teacher Resources
Having everything you need to teach is easy. You just need your time, a student, and a book. But when you want to teach a lot of students something quickly and let them retain it, you will need as many teacher resources as you can find. There are several types of teacher resources that you […]
Our Top Three Innovative Teaching Methods
Technology is not the only reason why the evolution of teaching has accelerated in only the last few decades. Innovative teaching methods have developed because teachers have advanced as well. Nowadays we can understand and communicate with our students better. We understand that their needs are not always synonymous with academic achievement. New teachers know […]
Curriculum Planning: How to Rock 2020 as a Teacher?
No matter your subject, some of the events in the first part of 2020 that won’t be named will allow you to rock the new school year in general. Curriculum planning became easier and there are now new tools familiar to everyone that will make your flow better than ever before. Primarily, there are apps. […]
Typing Careers: Which Jobs Can Students Expect with Great Typing Skills?
The biggest issue with typing careers is that they are hard to identify until you get into them. Because typing is seen as a base skill in multiple industries, it is often disregarded. But you can’t get the job in the first place without it. Additionally, students today focus a lot on audio-visual content and […]