Meet the Feet!

A teacher shares her activities during a kindergarten unit that could be adapted to grades prek through primary grades and beyond. The photo below shows the results of her unit, and her explanation of what you see …

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“Why Can’t I Skip My Twenty Minutes of Reading Tonight?” Let’s figure it out — mathematically!

Student A reads 20 minutes five nights of every week.
Student B reads only 4 minutes a night…or not at all!…

UNESCO Press Release No. 2010 – 15

Attacks targeting teachers and students worldwide on the rise – UNESCO report

Paris, 10 February – The number of politically and ideologically motivated attacks on teachers, students and school buildings is rising, says …

Recognizing black heritage is important, but…it’s time to take a step forward and incorporate the message and meaning of the month into our day-to-day lives all year long. This is more than just a learning experience, but also a valuable exercise in diversity and inclusion that we can bring into our work lives.

Educators need to use creative writing as punishment, judiciously, if at all. The benefits appear to be for the disciplinarian, not those in need of discipline. The little evidence available indicates it fails and creates negative repercussions for creative writing. The concept of creative writing as a punishment sounds constructive, but in practice, it does not work.

When information is presented to students, it goes into the working memory of their brain, but the information quickly fades away unless something is done to trigger its move into the brain’s long-term memory, where it can be stored and recalled later. Multiple neurons in various regions of the brain need to fire simultaneously, repetitively, and strongly for information to be readily retrieved and used. Memory is a vital part of school learning. For this reason, the shift to student-centered learning is crucial. Activities such as rhyming and rhythm, physical movement, multi-modality input, hands-on lessons, discussion, participatory experiences, constructivism, emotional experiences, personal meaning, and relevance, must become an integral part of every teacher’s daily lessons. Following are established facts, understandings, and practices which teachers can use immediately to teach so students will learn and remember.

American Sign Language (ASL) is the 3rd most used language throughout the United States. Learning sign language can provide numerous benefits. Only one of which is being able to converse with a person who is deaf or hard-of-hearing.

A conservative estimate is that one in six children in school today has a parent who is dependent on or addicted to alcohol or other drugs. This family situation places these students at high risk for social and emotional problems, as well as for school failure, drug use and delinquency. Most of these children are not identified as being “at-risk” and therefore do not receive assistance. Schools, however, are a logical place to reach them.

From a school physical education program in Saudi Arabia, tips for teaching movement activities and increasing participation in gym class.

Dear Barbara, I just graduated from University, and I want to start subbing in the hopes of getting a teaching job. Because of the high rate of unemployment in my state of Florida, I’ve been told that people are signing up to become Substitute Teachers in record numbers. Because of the competition, I want to stand out as someone who is a desired Sub. If I’m asked back often, I hope to make a name for myself, and then apply for a full time job for the 2010 school year. Do you have any tips that will ensure my success?