Why Do I Need to Learn This?
Contributor: John Mark Kuhns | Length : 17 | File type : Video
When faced with a difficult concept or task, students often ask, Why do we have to learn this?
What is behind this familiar and frustrating response? In most cases, John Mark suggests, the question... Read More
Breathing Life into History
Contributor: Lyndon Martin | File type : Teaching Material
History is a lively story full of original characters, interesting places, and surprising plot twists. But history class tends to reduce it to a lifeless assortment of facts and dates. How can we re... Read More
I Can’t Do This
Contributor: John Mark Kuhns | Length : 16 | File type : Video
When students tell you they can't do something, what are they really saying? What's behind the expression of defeat? John Mark suggests three possibilities and how to respond:
The student may be ... Read More
Staff Development: Empowering the Educator to Engage the Learner
Contributors: Howard Lichty | Length : 10 | File type : Video
The process of becoming a better teacher holds so much potential for enjoyment and inspiration, especially when a group of teachers grows together. An administrator can help give this process the vita... Read More
Introduction to Diverse Learners: Part 1 of 5
Contributors: Becky Bollinger | Length : 10 | File type : Video
Classrooms are greenhouses, students are plants, and teachers are gardeners. This analogy introduces a five-part video series by Becky Bollinger on diverse learners and learning disabilities. In this ... Read More
Learning by Doing: Developing Activities that Inspire and Inform
Contributors: Deana Swanson | Length : 7 | File type : Audio
What does making a Renaissance-era dome out of newspaper or role-playing a labor strike have to do with school? Learning, of course. In this video, Deana Swanson shares some ideas and tips for making ... Read More
Diagramming Sentences: Strategies for Learning Sentence Structure
Contributors: Deana Swanson | Length : 4 | File type : Video
Do your English students struggle with diagramming sentences? Sentence diagramming is a classic method for helping students see the structure of a complete thought, but the process can get messy, espe... Read More
Dealing with Dysfunctional Homes: What Teachers Can Do, What Boards Can Do
Contributors: Jonathan Erb | Length : 7 | File type : Video
Dysfunctional homes directly impact schools. While some situations cause only minor annoyances, others hinder the student's and the school's ability to function, and thus demand more significant inter... Read More
Idea: Social Studies Bulletin Board
| File type : DocumentThis educational bulletin board from Josiah Zimmerman reinforces the lessons learned in social studies and geography class and encourages students to think globally.
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Ideas: Elementary Devotions
Contributors: LaFaye Weaver | File type : Document
This document lists and outlines some ideas for morning devotions in elementary classrooms.
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