What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

Motivation: An on-going department training program is essential to maintain skills, reinforce knowledge and to present new materials to the membership. Developing a complete, specific course ...

Research consistently shows that teacher effectiveness and satisfaction with our work increases when we are able to engage in deep and meaningful collaboration. Earlier this month I wrote about one ...

Wow! You’ve been super busy. Is spring break on the horizon for you? I hope when it comes you’ve planned to step off the grid for a bit. Congrats on the book! You know how excited I am for you. The ...

Think of your lesson as a story and your lesson plan as its script. And remember that a good plan considers the people involved in the lesson, not just the activities Lesson plans are useful not just ...

Planning an impactful class session requires preparation. While the specifics may vary based on your unique teaching style, every class has typical stages that necessitate careful planning. The above ...

1) On the whiteboard or chalkboard, write the word “immigrant.” Ask your students to brainstorm a definition for the word, and jot down their ideas. Ask your students to share their ideas on what ...

In the 2010 PBS series FACES OF AMERICA, Harvard professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. states, “if you scratch an American family, sooner or later, you’ll find an immigrant ancestor.” Between 1820 and ...

Educators who plan lessons together create more effective learning experiences for students. This has been a proven practice in the Japanese education system for over a century. Team teaching, ...