In most of the movies where the characters are made to act as if they are adults, the students character development is given a lot of importance. This has to be done in order to make the student develop into an adult who can do things like make decisions and act maturely. When a kid plays such games, there is a lot of pressure put on him to act in a way that…
In most of the movies where the characters are made to act as if they are adults, the students character development is given a lot of importance. This has to be done in order to make the student develop into an adult who can do things like make decisions and act maturely. When a kid plays such games, there is a lot of pressure put on him to act in a way that…
Evidence Based Teaching Strategy 2: Show & Tell You should normally start your lessons with show and tell. Put simply, telling involves sharing information or knowledge with your students while showing involves modelling how to do something. Once you are clear about what you want your students to know and be able to do by the end of the lesson, you need to…
Day-to-day ESL lessons aren’t only challenging for your students. They’re challenging for you as well. It’s crucial that you develop teaching strategies that will inspire and motivate your students and yourself. If you’re not getting the results you want, how are you going to stay in good spirits and lead your classroom in a positive direction? Here, we’re going…
Effective Teaching: ​ Hold Your Students’ Attention So Powerfully They’ll Beg You To Stay Longer In Class (Hey Awesome educators! Don’t forget to COMMENT below and let us know which of our 4 tips you’ll use in your classrooms this week. The whole tribe would love to hear your insights!)​ Imagine the following 2 scenarios: 1. It’s the first day of school. Your…
No two teachers are alike, and any teacher with classroom teaching experience will agree that their style of teaching is uniquely their own. An effective teaching style engages students in the learning process and helps them develop critical thinking skills. Traditional teaching styles have evolved with the advent of differentiated instruction, prompting teachers…
As a new teacher, I remember feeling overwhelmed by the wide range of abilities in my classroom. How was I supposed to meet all of my students’ needs while simultaneously covering grade level content? As I learned more about differentiation, this became easier, but it still remained one of the most challenging aspects of teaching. Now that I coach teachers in…
Teaching To Kids’ Learning Styles Visual (spatial): You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding. Aural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music. Verbal (linguistic): You prefer using words, both in speech and writing. Physical (kinesthetic): You prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch. Logical (mathematical): You prefer using…
A total of 221 ( female and 110 male) British Medical students completed the NEO-FFI personality inventory [Costa, P. T., Jr., and McCrae, R. R. (1992). Revised NEO Personality Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) professional manual . Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.], an abbreviated version of Biggs [Biggs, J. B (1987)…
It’s no secret that the face of education has changed dramatically over the past ten years or so. Teachers across the country are working hard to equip children with the skills needed for success in the 21st century world. In addition to instilling in students the flexibility to readily adapt to changing technologies, teachers must foster learning environments…
Which approach – pros and cons? First and foremost, it is perhaps the nature of the language being taught that determines if an inductive approach is possible. Inductive learning is an option for language with salient features and consistency and simplicity of use and form. The basic forms of comparative adjectives, as shown above, is an example of this. Conversely…
