Bright Classroom Ideas

Assessment In A Differentiated Makerspace

Emma Chiappetta - 0

Tenzin is building a theremin by coding a microcontroller to work with a motion sensor and speaker. Roger is using the laser cutter to create pieces that he’ll assemble into a weight bearing dome structure. Cody and Justin are in the shop, cutting wood for a trebuchet. Eric is writing a code that can look at a chessboard and...

Students With Disabilities Are Unhappy With Their College Education

Cameron Wei - 0

Only 32% of students with ADHD feel their college offers ‘good’ accommodationsAccording to research released today, two thirds (62%) of college students with learning disabilities or mental health issues are unhappy with the education they are currently receiving.Learning technology experts Glean carried out the research to find out how students with disabilities, learning difficulties and mental health issues feel...

Early Learning: How To Teach Kids At A Young Age

Stephen Marr - 0

The brains of children are highly curious and active. While all children possess unique traits that set them apart, all children have an innate ability and drive to learn.Here are some reliable and psychologically supported activities that you can use to help kids flourish at a young age.1. Allow them to thrive in a positive emotional environmentWhen a child is...

7 Ways To Manage Childhood Trauma

Nicole Williams - 0

If childhood trauma is left unresolved it can rear its ugly head in adulthood. However, many parents and teachers operate under the misconception that if a child doesn’t seem to be bothered by an event, they have not really been traumatized by it.Children do not have the emotional maturity or the verbal capacity to express how they feel, however,...

Planning for Personalized Learning

Kristen Moore - 0

Strategies To Create A Personalized Learning EnvironmentEach student has their own unique learning styles, strengths and weaknesses, and academic history that shapes who they are and how they learn. This learner variability exists in every classroom across the globe, yet education systems typically ask for a streamlined approach that disregards this variability. Student-centered classrooms utilizing personalized learning provide students...

Teaching Academic Essay Writing [10 Tips]

Michael Fowler - 3

Success in teaching is when a student can do better than their teacher. Actually, every good teacher dreams about it. Still, what should you as an instructor know about academic essay writing to deliver this knowledge to your students?Many methods and techniques are used by experienced essay writing masters who teach both exact science and humanities. Some students...

Using Fiction to Teach Diversity [6 Ideas]

Louise El Yaafouri - 0

Pious Ali is talking about tea. “In my village where my grandmother raised me, the men in the family - or the “elders” as we call them - there’s a time of the day that they would sit down on their animal skin and fold their legs and drink their tea, or their chai.”Ali is a community engagement specialist...

How To Teach Writing [Theory And Practice]

Stephen Marr - 1

Writing is both a struggle and a pain. Any English teacher will testify that out of the four skills (reading, listening, speaking, and writing), it is writing that seems to pose the greatest problems to language learners. But why is that?Why is writing hard?One obvious reason is that writing does not have the wide range of expressive possibilities of...

Craft Supplies For Crafty Teachers

Valentina Morales - 0

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. See full disclaimer here.A Cherry On Top Crafts began in a little shoe box full of stickers more than 20 years ago. Back then, stickers came on long rolls and had to be torn off by hand. With that simple shoe box,...

The TEFL Institute of Ireland

Stephen Marr - 0

This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links. See full disclaimer here.Teaching English Abroad Has Never Been EasierRegulated, Accredited & TrustedThe TEFL Institute of Ireland is the only Irish-based course provider that offers prestigious Level 5 Ofqual UK Government Regulated courses online. Since its founding, the TEFL Institute of...