Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Classroom Management
Managing a class of students is one of the biggest challenges facing teachers. The resources below offer suggestions for effective classroom management, including tips for creating classroom systems, organizing your reading program,...
PBS
Wnet: Thirteen: Ntti: Managing Students With Computers Best Practices
Explore ideas on the best practices for integrating computer technology into your classroom. Investigate whole-class presentations, computer teams, independent work, and special issues and challenges in the computer classroom.
Other
Jensen Learning: Secrets to Ramping Up Student Effort: 10 Step Checklist
Over the years, student effort has been called many things. Some call it "motivation" and others call it "work ethic." But no matter what you call it, students will never rise to their full potential without a strong effort. Here is what...
PBS
Kqed: Tools and Techniques for Using Spark in the Classroom
Why use video in the classroom? Here is a list from KQED, Inc. of the virtues of video as an instructional tool, followed by a listing of major media and production terms and concepts, and questions for discussion.
Writing Fix
Writing Fix: An I Pod Inspired Writing Lesson: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
In this lesson, students will use the song "The 3 R's" by Jack Johnson to develop ideas about how to "green" up their own classrooms; they will learn two songs (written to the tune of old classics) that will inspire them to brainstorm...
Northern Illinois University
Se Asite: Teaching Learning: Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Inspired by a meeting at a Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference, this article is a summary of the main points made by presenter Professor H. Douglas Brown. Teaching students to be respectful citizens can...
Northern Illinois University
Se Asite: Teaching Learning: Controversial Issues in the Classroom
Inspired by a meeting at a Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) conference, this article is a summary of the main points made by presenter Professor H. Douglas Brown. Teaching students to be respectful citizens can...
Reading Rockets
Reading Rockets: Reading Basics: What Else Matters
Factors such as classroom management, differentiated instruction, working with parents, and helping struggling readers play critical roles in the success of a reading program. Here you will find articles, research briefs, and a video on...
International Reading Association
Reading Online: A Cooperative Approach for Facilitating Intercultural Education
Research and ideas about teaching in a multicultural classroom.
International Reading Association
Reading Online: Building Cultural Understanding and Communication
Research and ideas about developing cultural awareness and understanding within a classroom.
Other
Super Teacher Tools
A wealth of instant teacher productivity tools including a popular name generator, seating chart maker, and countdown timer. Several different style games are available for download as well.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: R E S P E C T
What does it mean to respect someone? How will you show respect to our math community? Students work together to generate expectations for each other and the teacher to ensure that people are respected.
Other
Mini Web Tool: Random Name Picker
A quick, online tool that allows teachers to pick a random name from a list of entered names.
Other
Wes Tech Vision: Strategies for Managing a Computer Lab
This online workshop covers a variety of strategies to more efficiently manage school computers and networks. Strategies will include sharing folders and CDs on the network, setting up read only "Template," folders on the network, using...
International Reading Association
Reading Online: A Friendly, Welcoming Attitude Toward Change
Research and ideas about developing a climate that welcomes change.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Random Name Picker
ABCya's Random Name Picker is an awesome tool for teachers to randomly select a student for an activity in class. Type or copy/paste as many names as you'd like into the text field and then spin the wheel to see whose name gets chosen!
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Welcome to 6th Grade Math
Why is math important? How does math impact our lives outside of math class? This instructional activity is an introduction to 6th-grade math. Students make connections between math and life while also learning procedures and rules in...
Other
Makerpace Playbook: School Edition [Pdf]
Makerspaces come in all shapes and sizes, but they all serve as a gathering point for tools, projects, mentors and expertise. A collection of tools does not define a Makerspace. Rather, we define it by what it enables: making network,...
Daily Teaching Tools
Daily Teaching Tools: Structuring the Instructional Day
This Daily Teaching Tools resource provides an efficient way of structuring the instructional day using a learning strategy that involves visualization. As a brainstorming activity, students will visualize themselves going to a movie.