You're more likely than not to have at least one student in your class who has a learning disability. It's vitally important to plan for these students and to ensure your classroom is inclusive and provides a welcoming and caring environment. In today's educational landscape, it is not enough to simply accommodate these students –… Continue reading Inclusive Practices for Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities
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Unconventional Approaches to Cultivating Relationships with Students
We all went into teaching for one of a few different reasons. Maybe we love kids, maybe we love our passion and want to teach it to others, maybe we love school and never want to leave. No matter the reason, we all want to build genuine relationships with our students and have them grow… Continue reading Unconventional Approaches to Cultivating Relationships with Students
Tips For How to Build Positive Relationships With Parents
As we know as teachers, parents are a vital part of student success in the classroom. They are students' primary educators and it's critical that we have a strong relationship with them to best support students. Parent-teacher relationships are important for providing students with a conducive academic environment and ensuring school and home are on… Continue reading Tips For How to Build Positive Relationships With Parents
Entertaining and Engaging Techniques for Teaching Reading Comprehension
It can be difficult as teachers to keep reading comprehension exciting and our students engaged. It can often feel as though our students are losing interest in reading comprehension, even those who are strong readers. If you are searching for ways to make this essential skill more captivating and enjoyable, you've come to the right… Continue reading Entertaining and Engaging Techniques for Teaching Reading Comprehension
Tips for Teaching Students to Analyse and Evaluate Current Events
Teaching current events can be daunting, but it's vital that students become critical thinkers who are able to evaluate the news they are bombarded with on a daily basis. In an era where information reigns supreme and the world moves at an unprecedented pace, preparing our students to navigate the complexities of current events is… Continue reading Tips for Teaching Students to Analyse and Evaluate Current Events
Tips for Teaching Gifted Students
Gifted students often face unique challenges in the classroom. Unfortunately, it can be easy for them to "slip through the cracks" as they do not tend to struggle academically as some of their peers may. Of course, this is a generalisation in itself; I've had students who are gifted in math and have a learning… Continue reading Tips for Teaching Gifted Students
How to Make Teaching Fractions Fun
Sometimes, teaching fractions can be a daunting task for both students and teachers alike. However, with the right tools and strategies, making fractions fun and exciting for your students can be just a little bit easier. No matter if you are introducing fractions to your elementary students for the first time, or getting more in-depth… Continue reading How to Make Teaching Fractions Fun
Tips for Teaching Current Events Without Bias
As adults and teachers, it can be easy to spot the bias in the news we are presented with. And it's equally important to ensure we aren't presenting out students with current events in a biased way. In a world where fake news and skewed viewpoints clutter our screens, it's more important than ever to… Continue reading Tips for Teaching Current Events Without Bias
Teaching Strategies for Students with ODD
As teachers, we all want to be running a classroom in which every single student is engaged, motivated, and empowered to reach their full potential. However, we know that within our diverse groups of students, there are those who face challenges that can make learning and teaching more difficult. One challenge is Oppositional Defiant Disorder… Continue reading Teaching Strategies for Students with ODD
Tips for Teaching Your Students Empathy
Empathy for others and emotional intelligence is one of the most important skills we need to succeed in our lives. It helps us put ourselves in others' shoes, build stronger relationships, and be happy in our own lives. And, it's one of the most important things we can begin to teach our students. Teaching students… Continue reading Tips for Teaching Your Students Empathy
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