Teacher Education Articles for Teachers - Page 4

We are inundated daily, weekly, and hourly with messages about the economy and jobs. These tend to be adult issues. But sometimes academics and standards meet practical, real life, as they do in the writing application standard (genres and their characteristics) - Write job applications and resum...

World Diabetes Day is November 14th. To keep students aware and educated on the effects of diabetes, it is important to disuss some of the facts about this disease. According to information posted on the American Diabetes Association website 23.6 million people, including children, have diabetes....

What I like about "A Christmas Carol" is that there are many different areas that can be picked apart, analyzed, and dissected when reading the novel. Because it is an example of classic literature, students can discuss the plot, character development, and all of the other story components. But C...

 Thomas Alva Edison was responsible for changing history not through battle, but through using his mind. He is responsible for the many inventions that make our lives easier today. He invented the phonograph, the motion picture camera, and the light bulb. In addition to making Menlo Park, NJ famo...

As part of English teacher training, I once took a class where the professor asked us to write about our very first memory of writing. As odd as the assignment was, it did conjure up memories of my pre-school and kindergarten days, where dotted and solid lined green paper would be set before me, ...

On the second Monday in October teachers and school children celebrate Columbus Day. It is a day to honor Christopher Columbus who, according to the famed rhyme about 1492 and the ocean blue, discovered America. What really happened is a little more complicated. Some teachers may want to get into...

In some state standards the English and language arts requirements for the eleventh and twelfth grades involve exploring world literature from a variety of authors. Asia, parts of Europe, Africa and Latin America are usually represented in the literature that is read during these grades. Readin...

Have you heard about National Dental Hygiene Month? Well, now is the time. As we embark upon that "healthy teeth" spirit, these next couple of lessons will help us incorporate language arts and writing standards with health lessons, ensuring knowledge about sound dental hygiene, tooth decay preve...

The whole idea of persuasion isn't foreign to students. They can relate to trying to persuade parents when they want something, like that new pair of shoes, or the car for the night. Sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. But if students know the best techniques for getting their parents t...

Most of us have heard of the World Wide Web. We understand the connection between server and end user. We see how clicking on a link can bring us to another page, and that a link on that new page can bring us to yet another page....and so on.....and so on. It may seem like the Internet could be t...

On June 17, 1972, five men connected to then President Richard Nixon, broke into the Watergate offices in an attempt to get President Nixon re-elected. Members of the Nixon Administration denied breaking and entering into offices in the Watergate building, although further investigation found tap...

As the longest reign in British history (Queen Victoria ruled from 1837-1901), the Victorian Era is characterized by prosperity, peace, and an increase in population. Social class played an important role in day to day living, and theatre, music, and opera were popular forms of entertainment for ...

Right before Labor Day each year, if you turn on the television, you'll see ads that promote clothes, school supplies, books, and other products needed for going back to school. The "Back to School" campaign is evident in stores as summer comes to a close, and we all love those "Back to School" s...

                                       On August 15, 1947 India became an independent country. As a country that is part of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, it has evolved over the centuries, yielding a rich history, demonstrating political upheaval, and making contributions to litera...

When we think classic American tales, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" and "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" may come to mind. Mark Twain, one of the most prolific American writers of the nineteenth century, gave us essays, short stories, novels, poetry and sketches that reflected his surroundin...