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All about teachers and the world of teaching; teachers sharing their best and worst interactions with students, best teaching practices, the path to becoming a teacher, and more.
Playtime is Precious
Children need a great deal of unstructured play time. This is the time when their imaginations can soar. They learn to navigate the world around them, increase vocabulary, learn to negotiate with peers and interact with adults and many different materials. Remember, for young children everything is new! Everything we adults take for granted is an adventure into the unknown for the small child. During play time whether at home or at school, the children need to have the space, materials and encouragement to try new things and explore. Adults can play crucial roles in helping them develop new skills by integrating themselves into the child's play instead of directing the play. By letting the child direct the play, and asking questions, making observations and encouraging them the children can be guided to learn new skills, new vocabulary, many facts and understand many roles of the people, animals and plants in the world around them.
By Morgan Alber6 years ago in Education
TEACHERS TRAINING COURSES
The children are the future of the country. They are the posterity of the entire nation. Since the future of the country is dependent on the children, so their education is an important aspect. This is the only reason that teaching is considered very important now a days. The teaching process should be very much effective and should always facilitate the learning. These learnings have a great impact on student’s life and their minds. Also these learnings act as a guide for the rest of their life. A teacher training course helps the teachers to develop their skills and also help the students to get prepared for their coming future. There are many teaching training programs available. Also there are many training institutes out but selecting out the correct institute is one of the major steps that has to be done before pursuing any training. So choose the best teaching training institute and then opt for the teacher training course that suits your requirements as well. The teaching training course helps in development of the reflective thinking and collaborative learning.
By deepak isols6 years ago in Education
Teachers and The 9 Million Hours of Free Labour
Most teachers working in a state school are contracted to work 32.5 hours per week but that has never been the case in reality. A recent study by The UCL Institute of Education found that a quarter of teachers work more than 60 hours per week despite attempts to reduce teachers' working hours. That is almost double the hours stated in the contract. And this is not paid overtime. A research carried out by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) showed that this equals to 9 million hours of free labour each week. Primary teachers are guilty of working the most overtime - 13 hours per week - on average but secondary school teachers are not far behind with 12.8 hours.
By R.S. Sillanpaa6 years ago in Education
Top 9 Online Plagiarism Checker Tools for Teachers
At present, educational proceedings have largely shifted to the digital world. Students of all ages are taking the help of the internet to gather vital information related to any subject. Apart from gathering information from different sites, the students can use the digital platform to publish projects, dissertations and research papers. Complete originality in terms of language and presentation are expected in such matters. There are a few online plagiarism checker software that can assist the teachers in detecting if any student has copied anything while completing their assignments.
By Manish Kushwah6 years ago in Education
10 Benefits of Good Student-Teacher Communication
Education is a two-way process. It depends on the active participation of a teacher and a student. Both student and teacher are responsible for the active learning process. It is the duty of the teacher to take charge of the classroom and deal with every student in a polite and kind way. 10 benefits of a good student-teacher communication are discussed in this article.
By Sharp Edward6 years ago in Education
The "Gritty" Classroom
Introducing Grit In order to apply Grit in the classroom, you first need to understand what Grit is. Next, you need to practice it yourself, and become an example of what is possible. Finally, you will need to allow the space for your students to practice Grit in your classroom. In this article, I will use examples from my classroom to illustrate what Grit is. If you have not watched Angela Duckworth's TED Talk on Grit, please take a minute to do so before reading on.
By Marci Brodock6 years ago in Education
Subbing In. Top Story - October 2019.
The life of a substitute teacher is an interesting one. On any given day, you may be required to walk into a completely foreign school, and command respect the moment you walk through the front gates. This can often be belied by the fact that you have a fruit cup packed in your bag for recess, and often have difficulty finding the front office.
By Archibald Jacobs6 years ago in Education
I Attempt to Teach English, Damn It
I teach English to college students who don't want to learn English. I teach Freshman Composition. It is a required course, which means all students have to take it, whether they are majoring in math, science, computer engineering, architecture, medicine, or underwater basketweaving. Very few are majoring in English. Very few want to be in the room. Very few see any point in taking English AGAIN. They've taken it every year they've been in school. They speak (at least most of them) English (I do get some non-native speakers sometimes), or some variation of it, so enough already. My classroom is the last place they want to be.
By Jo An Fox-Wright6 years ago in Education
Why All Educators Should Do Personal Development. Top Story - October 2019.
Recently I was working with a group of young students who were, as students do, resisting doing the task that I, the educator, wanted them to. I began to enter into the familiar dance that anyone who has ever worked with children likely knows well: Kids moving around the room, talking to friends, asking unrelated questions, raising their hand and telling long-winded, boring stories about their friend Carley’s pet hamster who pooped on the floor. Everybody laughs but you—because let's face it kid, your story sucks and I see what you’re trying to do here.
By Alexandra Rizzi6 years ago in Education
Adventures in 7th Grade Discipline
One of my classes is pretty verbose and rowdy. The code word is "social." I have not had much success in getting AND maintaining their attention this year. This class lags behind my other sections on a consistent basis when I am presenting lessons just because there are more interruptions from the class. Some interruptions are unwanted, like stupid 7th grade jokes about Uranus. Some are ok, like questions about how the material relates to them and other interesting tangents.
By Graham Stewart6 years ago in Education
So, You Think You Want to Teach
So you think you want to teach Ever since you were little, you would play school with your dolls, siblings, or pets. Maybe you were one of the lucky ones, who had an inspirational educator you admired and seek to mimic because of the beautiful imprint that educator left on you. That imprint lead you to believe—this person must love their job, "Look at how much they love teaching me." Although many teachers love the craft of teaching, the level of stamina involved to reach the pinnacle goal of becoming an official "Teacher of Record" (Legitimate teacher in the classroom) can feel like your climbing an elongated ladder where each step gradually gets longer than the last. Now this ladder does have golden milestones of achievement, but nonetheless each one of them is well earned with sacrifice—money, time, and strong support.
By C.C Intrigue 6 years ago in Education
