Click above to listen to this podcast episode. Below is the transcript for Student-Centered World Podcast Episode 57: “Uses for Technology in the Classroom to Engage Students“ In today’s global society, students want to learn how to use the technology around them along with understanding how the uses for technology in the classroom correlate with life … Read more
Click above to listen to this podcast episode. Below is the transcript for Student-Centered World Podcast Episode 54: “9 Simple Engagement Strategies You Can Use Tomorrow“ When it comes to simple engagement strategies, teachers often get nervous. There is a common misconception that in order to have all students engaged, it is way more work on … Read more
Click above to listen to this podcast episode. Below is the transcript for Student-Centered World Podcast Episode 53: “How to Measure Student Engagement in the Classroom“ As a teacher, it is in our DNA to try to come up with lessons that not only get our students excited to learn but also get us excited to … Read more
Switching from a teacher-centered model in the classroom to a student-centered one can seem extremely overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. Often I have people come to me with one simple question, “What are some student-centered teaching strategies?” In a way, it’s a loaded question. While student-centered learning has some very specific protocols to … Read more
A common misconception about creating a student-centered curriculum is about the teacher’s role in the student-centered classroom and if there are any core teaching strategies in play. Many people think of student-centered teaching as the easy way out for a teacher as they print off some worksheets and camp out for the class period. This … Read more
The spring of 2020 thrust almost every direction of education into a sudden switch from in-person instruction to distance learning. I use the term “distance learning” very lightly as what has been deemed “crisis learning” is not interchangeable with what is considered true distance learning. A true model of distance learning has an extreme amount … Read more
So often teachers fail to prioritize self-care because of the plethora of items overflowing their plates every day. Teachers who are often underfunded and overworked are too busy trying to keep afloat than to set boundaries to help preserve their own health. However, taking the time to do so is not only important on the … Read more
Whether or not the concept of distance learning, blended learning, hybrid learning, or any of the other buzz words surrounding some type of digital education ever interested you, 2020 thrust many teachers into some type of model that took them so far outside of their comfort zones that they couldn’t even see them anymore. Some … Read more
Every teacher, no matter their grade level, will have at least one run-in per year with a parent teacher conference. In the younger grades we know these are often scheduled en masse so parents can have a vested interaction with their child’s teachers to know how he or she is progressing in the class. Even … Read more
Has the art of teaching empathy gone by the wayside? In this day in age, it can be argued that the exact opposite is true and we need now, more than ever, to teach our children why empathy is important. It is no secret that it seems like the concept of having empathy for one’s … Read more
**This activity is not currently available on my Teachers Pay Teachers store as the timeline from National Geographic is not active at this time** One of the most difficult aspects of teaching history is making it relevant. If a student doesn’t have a natural interest in a subject, it can get really dry, really quickly. … Read more
If you’ve followed our series on the importance of brain breaks in the classroom (especially brain break games), you know how passionate we are about their need. Not the fact that they’re nice, but that they’re a need. We have students in our classroom that have been in front of a screen since birth. They … Read more