Author: Matthew Lynch
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Savvy skills for managing cheating epidemics
Cheating on assignments and exams seems like a rite of passage of students. They plagiarize text, purchase pre-made essays, and create personal versions of open-book tests. ... -
Driving questions to use in your PBL classroom
Driving questions set the purpose for learning and simultaneously capture the student’s curiosity. That can be a tall order to fill in any Project-Based Learning (PBL) ... -
Funding your flexible classroom design
Many students find inspiration in flexible classroom design. Flexible design is the opposite of traditional classroom seating, The casual seating arrangements for individuals and groups makes ... -
Student interest surveys create interest
Unless your students are engaged, they’re not learning. So how do you compete with all the other distractions in your students’ lives and make instruction relevant, ... -
Reduce chronic absenteeism with identification and prevention
It doesn’t matter how much time you put into planning a well-orchestrated lesson if your students are absent. Students who aren’t present aren’t learning. Their absences ... -
Empathy-building ideas for your classroom
It’s not always easy to see someone else’s perspective. Anyone who tries to see from another viewpoint has to take into consideration another person’s past experiences ... -
Practical ideas to create positive learning environments
Kids want positive learning environments. Teachers who are willing to go the extra mile to create safe and engaging learning conditions find that their students achieve ... -
Improve teacher evaluation systems with these ideas
If any disconnect exists between pedagogy and performance, it’s often found in teacher evaluation systems. Ineffective and outdated teacher appraisal systems still exist despite research that ... -
The real reason for using the CER framework in science
Curious kids like to explore ideas. They’re naturally inquisitive, and they take the initiative in their learning. The rest of your students, however, need your guidance ... -
6 ways to improve classroom management
Better classroom management begins with your attitude about your students. If you respect them, they’ll respect you. As simple as that sounds, it works. Having a ...