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10 Skills Modern Teachers Need
For educators to thrive in the classroom and navigate these and other modern difficulties, teachers must have certain skills that their predecessors didn't.
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10 TED Talks for Educators in 2017
TED Talks are short, informative, and often eye-opening talks given by leaders in their fields addressing all kinds of challenges. Many TED Talks are given...
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The Pros and Cons of Technology
Using technology in the classroom is one of those issues that makes it easy to be a fence sitter. It’s difficult to be 100% for...
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Cursive in the Classroom: What Else is Becoming Obsolete?
Determining which concepts will be permanently left by the wayside is a challenge for many educators. What is becoming obsolete in the classroom?
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Head of the Class: 2016’s Top Technology
Like your students, educational technology is constantly evolving. The best digital resources–including apps, websites, video, and wearables–make lessons more enriching for students and classroom management...
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How Does Social Media Slang Affect Learning?
The rampant use of social media/texting slang by teenagers is largely due to increased accessibility to mobile phones. How does that effect writing skills?
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How to Use Chromebooks in the Classroom
Mobile devices have become an important part of the modern classroom, and an ever-growing number of educators are turning to Chromebooks in the classroom.
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A Teacher’s New Best Friend: Amazon Inspire
Amazon Inspire is a marketplace of free resources for teachers and educational institutions. What does this mean for the future of online learning?
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Teaching Kids to Build Computers
Teachers and schools are turning to a new hands-on course: computer building. By building computers from scratch, students are learning the intricacies of the most...
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How to Handle Homesick Students
Know the signs of homesickness. There are several techniques teachers and parents can use to handle homesick students for a happier school experience.
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How To Support Transgender Students in the Classroom
We introduce important background surrounding transgender issues at school and give educators the strategies they need to develop an inclusive environment.
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Setting Classroom Expectations
Setting classroom expectations and developing learning goals collaboratively puts students at the center of the learning process.
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Job Hunting Tips for Teachers
Find better employment as an educator by knowing where teachers are needed most, what gives you the best chance of being hired and catching any...
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Teaching with Graphic Novels
Modern graphic novels have emerged as effective teaching tools that help improve literacy, explain complex concepts, and get students excited about reading.
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Skipping School: Fighting Chronic Absenteeism
With a high rate of chronic absenteeism in U.S. schools, it’s important to consider the causes and fixes to reduce the negative impacts of this...
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Dyslexia in the Classroom
By addressing dyslexia and similar learning disabilities early on, parents and educators can help students avoid academic frustrations, find success in the classroom, and, ultimately,...
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School’s Out! Surviving the Summer Slide
The school year is over and summer has officially arrived, how can teachers and parents best support students during the break and avoid the summer...
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A Teacher’s Guide to Long Distance Tutoring
Our guide to long distance tutoring, where students get the extra help they need and teachers can help students succeed while making extra money.
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Let’s Get Digitally Physical: Technology in Gym Class
Gym class clearly plays an integral role in student fitness and education, but how do educators keep P.E. engaging? Here are some tech tools that...
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Play Nice! How to Promote Digital Inclusion and Stop Cyberbullying
Technological advancements have provided educators with a number of tools and opportunities they didn’t have five, 10, or 50 years ago. With live video streaming,...
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Affordable Online Colleges in America: 2016 Rankings
At long last, online learning is maturing to the point of being a viable option for many. Let's uncover the truth about cheap online colleges and if they're right...
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