Mental Notes for Teachers
Ten Mental Notes for
Teachers ten
ways we can make each other's jobs easier.
The "Glazed-Over
Look" one idea for
when you feel like they're just not listening.
My First Opinion Poll
it's a great idea to occasionally take the pulse of the class,
but be ready...
Going Through
The Motions: The Trouble With Extrinsic Motivation take
time to consider whether your students are going through the motions.
Student
Behaviors That Teachers Should Be Ashamed Of some
student behaviors are a given, when teachers take no steps to prevent them.
The Best Advice I
Have Ever Received
pace yourself; you can't be a great teacher if you burn out and quit!
The Relentless
Rejection of What Doesn't Work stop
doing things that don't work--Innovate!
Using Music in
Your Classroom developing
the confidence to lead your class in songs that teach, along with a rationale
for doing so.
TPR Storytelling
not TPR, but TPRS! If you haven't seriously considered this
verifiably effective innovation, you need to. If you have rejected it,
your preferred method had better be consistently producing fluent speakers
who score well on AP tests!
Discipline Advice
for New Teachers
the main hurdle for new teachers is classroom management. This is the advice
I gave to my student teacher. Pass it along!
How to Study
for Final Exams pass
this along to your students.
Teaching with
your Mouth Closed, part 1: Contructive non-answers sometimes
what you don't say has more power than what you do say.
Teaching with
your Mouth Closed, part 2: Talking is overrated wherein
I plead that students be given more responsibiity for what they're supposed
to read.
Computer Tips for Teachers
Using AutoCorrect
to automate test and worksheet construction you
can save lots of time by automating repetitive tasks.
Making Spanish
Special Characters in Word a handy guide to accent marks
and upside-down characters.
Links
Helpful links
so far, it's just one link, but it's a doozie! I'll add more some
day.