How can you become a better teacher? In Intentional Growth, Melvin explores a range of steps you can take to develop your understanding and your ability to communicate. In this excerpt, he highlights an uncomfortable strategy: teach in unusual situations. Although Melvin doesn't mention Meet, Zoom, or Teams, his advice highlights the opportunities for growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How can you become a better teacher? In Intentional Growth, Melvin explores a range of steps you can take to develop your understanding and your ability to communicate. In this excerpt, he highlights an uncomfortable strategy: teach in unusual situations. Although Melvin doesn't mention Meet, Zoom, or Teams, his advice highlights the opportunities for growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How can you become a better teacher? In Intentional Growth, Melvin explores a range of steps you can take to develop your understanding and your ability to communicate. In this excerpt, he highlights an uncomfortable strategy: teach in unusual situations. Although Melvin doesn't mention Meet, Zoom, or Teams, his advice highlights the opportunities for growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
You know that reading is a path of growth. But what kind of reading will benefit your teaching the most? Develop a plan, says Melvin, and read with intention. This clip is taken from Melvin Lehman's talk "Intentional Growth" at Teachers' Week 2012.
Busy teachers seldom take the time to objectively consider their work as a teacher. What should I know about myself as a teacher and how can I discover an accurate picture of my role as a teacher in the community where I serve?
Asking questions can help win the heart of the child and show him what he has done wrong. But some questions lead to confusion and frustration. We will discuss the how, when, and whys of these questions.
What do you do with a student that constantly turns in substandard work (if he or she does it at all)? How do you determine their abilities? How do you help them develop reasonable study skills?
The complex and controversial subject of ADHD will likely never be completely understood. We will first consider possible physical factors and then look at ways to effectively help these children.
Passionate lunatics to predictable sages? How can we sustainably find our way through this teachers paradox?
Stories are engaging, retention-helping, and humanizing. You will hear why stories are so valuable, be encouraged to do teacher story-telling, and experience stories!
Every student brings an attitude along to school. How can teachers help students discipline their attitudes?
This first session is not a collection of suggested surprises. Rather it will develop how and why the surprise (the a-ha moments and more) are an integral part of ht elearning process. Children learn best when they enjoy school.
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How can you become a better teacher? In Intentional Growth, Melvin explores a range of steps you can take to develop your understanding and your ability to communicate. In this excerpt, he highlights an uncomfortable strategy: teach in unusual situations. Although Melvin doesn’t mention Meet, Zoom, or Teams, his advice highlights the opportunities for growth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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