Teachers
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The Value of Helping Students Set Goals
Forbes magazine featured an article in 2017 on why goal setting would improve your focus. The writer said, “We know that goal setting is ... -
5 Principles for Deeper Learning
Almost every teacher wants to actively engage their students in learning the content of the subject being taught, but this is much, much harder ... -
Great Teachers Don’t Teach
Imagine this: You walk into your classroom one day and say to your students, “A poll cited in the Scientific American says that just ... -
Teaching Students to Use Metacognition During the Learning Process
Everyone in life experiences setbacks, frustrations, challenges, and new, unfamiliar experiences, and the ability to think about how to adapt to those circumstances can ... -
Using Literature Circles to Foster Student Success
While there are many variations of literature circles, the goal of each is the same—to encourage students to read. This is a way for ... -
5 Strategies to Unlock Your Students’ Potential
Today, a reader sent me an email that inquired about strategies that can be used to unlock student potential. Below you will find several ... -
Improving Student Learning Outcomes
For too many teachers, a test or quiz is the way to evaluate learning outcomes. High grade=Pass, Low grade=Fail (or close to failing). With ... -
How to Help Students Overcome Their Fear of Failure
We’ve all had him (or her) in our classroom. He sits quietly during class discussions never raising a hand or offering a thought. She ... -
Does Tutoring Truly Bring Value to Learning?
The guiding paradigm of educating seems to be continually changing—from Whole Language to Blended Learning to Student-Driven Learning. But, one thing that never changes ... -
How to Keep Students Engaged
Companies deal with it, colleges deal with it, parents deal with it…the quest to keep the attention of their audience. Likewise, every teacher knows ...
