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Tag: effective teaching

  • Teaching and Time Management

    Teaching and Time Management

    Lindsey wonders about using her time wisely in the classroom: Mystifying Question #1: How does one learn the art of time management? I’m really bad at estimating how much time different activities/lessons will take. How can I conquer this important skill? What are some tips and tricks for making the most out of the limited amount…

  • 10 Tips For Being a Positive Teacher

    (Methods students, please note the “Thugging It Up” tagged beside Hope. I chose this photo just for you! Go forth, and thug it up with hope.) Yesterday I wrote about new teachers and disillusionment and shared my belief that hope is the foundation of professional happiness.  The new teachers I work with don’t need to…

  • Why We Won’t Be Writing Unit Lesson Plans in Methods Class

    When I first started teaching the English Language Arts Methods course, I prepared in the way that I usually prepare to develop new courses: I examined as many online syllabi as I could find. No matter how each instructor conceptualized the course (and it’s a lot trickier to figure out how to conceive this course…