Today’s Classrooms Should be about Flexible Teaching - Not Furniture
Relationships Matter More Than Rules
Learning doesn’t happen without relationships. In the classroom, rules matter, but as many teachers have learned after a few years teaching, relationships matter much more. Community building in the classroom starts on day one. Try these strategies to begin forging strong relationships.
The New Preschool is Crushing Kids
Today’s young children are working more, but they are learning less. In many preschool classrooms greater portions of the day are spent on teacher-led activities or direct instruction and preschool is no longer a place of unhurried learning. What are the features of a good preschool program?
FOR TEACHERS: Why Gentleness is a Strong Classroom Management Strategy
FOR TEACHERS: 4 Approaches to Building Positive Community in Any Classroom
Building positive community starts with the first day of school and remains a priority throughout the school year. Here are four groups of ideas to help students feel welcomed and comfortable. They are not one-shot deals. Rather, they benefit from frequent (i.e. almost daily) repetition, particularly during the first six weeks of school, and then regularly thereafter as ongoing reminders.
FOR PRE-SCHOOL TEACHERS: Top 25 Educational Toys for Preschoolers
Here are the top 25 picks of toys that one preschool teacher suggests should be in every preschool classroom. When choosing the toys for preschool classrooms remember that simple is best. Children learn better in an environment that is not cluttered with toys, but instead in a space that is clean, simple, and with room for their imaginations. This list includes toys for every area of learning.
WEBSITE FOR TEACHERS: TeachThought: Tips for Teachers
TeachThought is a great website for practical information and thought pieces. Their mission “is to grow teachers,” and this is reflected in the site’s content. TeachThought organizes its content into four main categories—Critical Thinking, Learning, Teaching, and The Future of Learning—which offer everything from theoretical think pieces to practical tasks for application
FOR PARENTS: Teen Cell Phone Contract
FOR PARENTS: One Secret to Make Embarrassing Talks Easier for Kids
It’s no secret that many tweens and teens don’t talk to their parents about their struggles because of the shame and embarrassment they know they’ll feel. But that isolation and secrecy only keeps them in bondage to their addiction and sin, something all parents wish they could help their children understand. So how do we break down that barrier and help them find freedom? Take 3-5 to minutes to read the post and glean practical insight from a mom in the thick of it.
FOR SCHOOL LEADERS: Leadership Matters
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