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TIPS FOR TEACHING 4

THE ABCs FOR FIRST YEAR TEACHERS A dmit your mistakes -- and learn from them. B e firm but flexible. C ommunicate with parents. D evelop a homework policy -- and stick to it. E mpower your students; don't just lecture to them. F ind time to attend after-school events. G et to know all the teachers in your school and make friends with the cooks, custodians, aides, and secretaries. H ave the courage to try something else if what you're doing isn't working. I nstitute a clear discipline policy -- and enforce it consistently. J ust listen -- both to what the kids are saying and to what they're not saying. K eep a journal. L earn your school's policies and procedures. M odel desired attitudes and behavior. N on carborundum ignorami. (Don't let the imbeciles wear you down.) O verplan. P repare interesting lessons. Q uit worrying and just do your best. R emember that you teach students first,  then  you teach whatever academic discipline you learned...
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5 Tips for Teaching the Tough Kids Every teacher remembers his or her first "tough kid" experience. Maybe the student ignored your directions or laughed at your attempts to utilize the classroom discipline steps. We all have at least one story to share, and for some teachers, teaching a tough kid is a daily challenge. It seems that no matter what teaching techniques you try to pull out of your educator hat, nothing changes their behavior. I've had the privilege of teaching some tough kids. I say "privilege" for a reason. Teaching these students pushed me to be a better educator and a more compassionate person. I've detailed below five methods that have reduced misbehavior in my classroom and, better still, helped transform these students into leaders among their peers. 1. Set the Tone I firmly believe that a student's misbehavior in the past does not necessarily equate to future indiscretions. At the beginning of the school year, I would wal...
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TIPS FOR TEACHING 9

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Effective teaching: 10 tips on what works and what doesn’t The question of what makes a great teacher has been around for a long time. It’s an enquiry that poses many problems because there’s simply no set recipe for success, and different approaches work for different professionals and students. The Sutton Trust has published a  report that reviews the research into effective teaching , finding that popular practices, such as lavishing praise on students or allowing them to discover key things for themselves, actually have no grounding in research. The author of the report, professor  Robert Coe  from Durham University, says this is a “starter kit” for thinking about what makes good teaching. So, what does the report recommend? Here are 10 salient points to take away: 1. Know your subject The report, which looked at more than 200 pieces of research, found that there were six main elements to great teaching and one of the most important ones was subject kn...
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