I am a teacher who desires to empower teachers to teach all students. I have taught in a private high school and urban junior high and high school. Teaching in the urban schools taught me how important it is for teachers to be consistent and clear while using multiple teaching strategies. I have also taught in the university setting focusing on secondary education and urban education. I continuously research teaching strategies and work with individuals to implement and analyze those strategies.
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How many of you would go see a movie or read a book that was all mixed up? Let's face it, we all like a good beginning, middle and end in movies and books. So why not in our lessons?
Read More.Do you remember learning to tie your shoes? Or learning to bake a cake? Or learning to read? I'm guessing you did not learn by watching a video or listening to a lecture. You learned by being shown, and by practice. The same principle applies to our teaching! We must model for our students.
Read More.Planned a great lesson? Excited to teach the content because you know what you've planned will excite students and they will learn? Ever planned a lesson like that and then wondered what went wrong? We all have. We have all been there. But there are three keys to avoiding that...
Read More.As a new teacher, you are probably being asked how your learning objectives are linked to standards. You might even be asked to display your objectives and/or standards for each lesson. On top of taking attendance, learning student names, classroom management . . . are you wondering how you...
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