Enjoyed these resources? Get a copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. “The kind of humor I like is the thing that makes me laugh for five seconds and think for ten minutes.” – William Davis Getting our students to laugh in our classes engages them. Humor is a powerful instructional tool that […]
Month: September 2015
20+ Incredible Digital Research Apps
“Technology is enabling our need to be mobile. We want to ensure that learning matches our lifestyle.”- Tony Bingham Our learners live in a connected world and daily use their devices to learn about the world around them. Unfortunately, much of the news, data, and resources our students consume online is flawed or biased. We […]
Ahoy Matey! 10+ Pirate Resources for Learning
“Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate.”- Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean September 19th is International Pirate Day, but you can engage your learners all year long with pirate activities. Students can learn science, math, geography, history, culture, citizenship, and more by studying famous pirates. Below is a slide presentation (download the pdf) and […]
40 Ways to Engage Them in the First 5 Minutes
If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out my books. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com! One of the best ways I engaged my students were with prompts written on the board. Each day, my students would walk in the door and see the area with the prompt, challenge, or mission and knew they […]
Goal: Rethink Classroom Management
Part of Cycle 6 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Inspire Forward and Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful “I am the decisive element in the classroom … In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or de-humanized. – Dr. Haim Ginott Goal: Rethink […]