PBS Math Club Builds Confidence for ESL Students
I was browsing YouTube for simplified math tutorials one afternoon when I stumbled upon the PBS Kids Math Club—math tutorial videos geared toward teens.
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Prevent “Learning Loss” during Summer Break
The ‘summer slide' is the information and skills children forget during summer break from the end of one school year to the beginning of the next school year
How to Bring Fictional Characters to Life
To create characters that seem real, encourage students to study people.
Teaching through Metaphor and Analogy
All learning happens through connection. We make sense of new information by forging connections to something we already know. For example, early automobiles made sense to ...
Effective Tips for Editing and Revising
Consider revision as the opportunity to walk up to what you’ve stated and challenge it before anyone else can.
Using Dual-languages in the Classroom
When students are invited to use their first language in class as well as English, they will be able to draw on their strengths, including existing academic, linguistic, and ...
Writer’s Block
Everyone faces writer’s block from time to time. Sometimes the easiest way to overcome it is by changing your approach. Try suggesting the following tips to your students
Is Sex Education Working?
The quality and quantity of a teacher’s own sex education also play a role in the quality and quantity of sex education they provide. “There isn’t a lot of [sexual health ...
How to Show Students You Respect Them
You see, here’s the thing that some of us – teachers and parents alike – don’t really take time to stop and think about: kids’ feelings have value too. And they all have their ...
Why Boys Aren’t Learning
Often, what a student naturally enjoys or is inclined toward will determine his or her success in various school subjects; but what if today’s classroom and curriculum ...