Teachers
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How to Pen an Exceptional College Recommendation Letter
In any part of life, words matter, but words matter more in academics. This is why, when a student asks you to write a ... -
Team Building Games are Classroom Gamechangers
We all know how hard it can be to get to know people at work or at school, never mind trying to find a ... -
The 21st Century Classroom: Escape Room Style
“In the educational industry, the big focus in 21st-century learning is the four C’s — creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking,” says Ann Brucker, ... -
Foolproof Strategies for Substitute Teachers
Did you know that over the course of a student’s education, he/she will spend the equivalent of a whole year with a substitute teacher? ... -
Strategies and Methods to Teach Students Problem Solving and Critical Thinking Skills
The ability to problem solve and think critically are two of the most important skills that PreK-12 students can learn. Why? Because students need ... -
The 4 Types of Brainstorming
Brainstorming is a creative process that is used as an early step in generating possible solutions to a problem. Judgment is withheld to create ... -
How to Assess Teacher Quality: What We Have Learned Over the Last Decade
There is general agreement that the key to student learning success is the quality of a teacher’s instructional skills, combined with the teacher’s ability ... -
2 Evidence-Based Learning Strategies
As teachers, we often teach concepts, ideas, and facts, but we can neglect to teach our students how to study. For some reason, we ... -
How to Use Breaks to Help Students Refocus
The average person’s attention span is around 15 minutes, but couple that with hours of intense learning, and it is no wonder that we ... -
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 ...