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8 Strategies Your Teaching More Enjoyable This Year

TeachThought

It depends on factors, including building and climate, mindset, relationships with parents, student engagement, and classroom management, the function of various standards in your teaching and curriculum, the quality of the PLCs—if they are used in your building—and so on. Of course, this varies greatly from teacher to teacher.

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10 Strategies to Strengthen Instruction and Learning

A Principal's Reflections

These consisted of sound classroom management, listing the learning objectives, and developing a lesson plan. I still can’t believe how much time and focus there was on how to manage a classroom effectively. When I think back to my training to become a teacher, there were some reasonably consistent norms.

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Transactional vs. Transformational Teaching

Catlin Tucker

We create a culture in our classrooms, establish norms and routines, and seek to influence our students. However, for many teachers, classroom management and behavior issues are constant distractions that complicate an already challenging job. These leaders provide employees with the tools and time to tackle complex problems.

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Why Don’t We Trust Students?

Catlin Tucker

Reflecting on these questions can help you identify the changes needed to create a more student-centered learning environment. Educators can access a free resource below to guide them in reflecting on their current practice and plan for the year ahead!