Classroom

A classroom brings together both well and badly behaved students. The latter need attention to usher them back on the path to good behavior.

Here are activities to activate prior knowledge in the classroom. Once you get a feel for these, you should be able to come up with your own.

Managing the classroom effectively is one of the teacher’s most important jobs and perhaps the most difficult, especially for new teachers.

by Connie Schaffer and Kelly Welsh How prepared are you for the process of becoming a teacher? You have likely developed good study habits that got you to college. These are a great foundation to help you do well in a teacher preparation program. But how prepared are you for an equally important component of…

Warning: This article may contain use of satire. We all know teaching English language learners is tough. But here are 10 indispensable tips to ensure your ELLs speak raht fine ’Murican lickety split. As you incorporate these tips in your classroom, just make sure you remember to speak slooooooowly and LOUDLY. ’Cause that always helps….

Using real-world examples and tackling real-world problems in the classroom can make learning more meaningful to students. And it can help spark excitement in gaining knowledge about important issues. There is research to support the value of authenticity when teachers use real-world problems and scenarios. Not only does it make the lesson more meaningful for students…

How a kindergarten teacher is effectively using mindfulness in the classroom to calm an anxious daughter. Here are the mother’s observations. As someone who has suffered from anxiety, I have found that, along with clinical treatment, basic meditation and practicing mindfulness can help me relax. When I meditate, which is admittedly not often because I…