Monday, September 27, 2010

Tips for Teachers!

http://www.teach-nology.com/ideas/
I really liked this website! It was great feedback from a number of teachers who have ideas on how to fix classroom problems. The first one that caught my attention was in 5 more minutes called “Ticket to Leave”. This teacher used the last 5 minutes of class as great feedback on how her lessons of the day went. She has each student fill out a piece of paper with a heading that directs where there question or statement is going to go such as, “AHA”, or “I Don’t Understand This”. The rest of the paper is supposed to tell the teacher what it is that they finally understood, what they need help understanding, or the question they did not have the chance to ask during class time. The next section I looked at was classroom games. The White Board  Wars was so cute! Since I am going to be an early education major I think it is great for students to get to know each other in the most positive way possible. This activity allows the students to tell each other what is so great about one another and sets a positive attitude in the classroom environment.