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Understanding the Errors of Arabic Speaking ELL's- using Slide Share
TeachersCultureTeacher CafeEducationLanguageTake a look at Slide Share and there collections of various slide shows. This slide show includes a side by side comparisons of Arabic and English, along with illustrations to understand the mistakes of your Arabic language learners.
Tips to Help Students Set New Year Goals
TeachersProductivityTeacher CafeEducationThe start of 2015 is the perfect time to teach students the importance of setting goals. The article by Janelle Cox highlights tips for students on how to learn the important skills of setting and achieving goals.
Tiny Tap
TeachersCreativityProductivityTeacher CafeEducationTechnologyGamesA free DIY app creation platform for making your own games, interactive lessons and presentations. With this app you can even create music activities, and illustrated stories.
Reasons Why The Flipped Classroom Is Here To Stay
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationTechnologySwaroop Raju, co-founder of eduCanon writes about why the flipped classroom is here for good. The article takes a look at results, restructuring class time and the technology to confirm that a flipped classroom is no longer just for adventurous teachers.
The Benefits of a Good Night's Sleep- Shai Marcu
TeachersTeacher CafeHealthEducationA Ted-Ed Original Lesson with corresponding questions for students to think, dig deeper and discuss.
How a Moveable Space Can Ignite Creativity in the Classroom
TeachersDesignTeacher CafeEducationCreativityWhat is "design thinking"? It combines hands on learning (tinkering) with independent problem solving methodologies. This type of creative process is used in many design disciplines, like architecture, engineering and game design.
What Students Can Learn From Giving TEDx Talks
TeachersCultureSelfTeacher CafeEducationModelled after the popular TED talks, TEDx allows community organizations, towns and schools to put on their own version of a TED talk, featuring local experts, authorities or even teenagers, rather than nationally recognized figures.
Education On Tap
TeachersListeningTeacher CafeEducationMediaPodcast episodes brought to you by Teach For America. Informative, informal and a little fun. All meant to be conversation starters.
14 Weird Words That Literally Contradict themselves
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeLanguageEducationContronyms are words which have two more or less opposite meanings. The word is a contronym; it can mean hit, as in hitting someone, or it can mean miss, as used in baseball.
Why Questions Are More Important Than Answers
TeachersTeacher CafeEducationPsychologyThe article by Terri Heick posted on te@chthought, addresses why questions in the classroom are so important. Typically, the focus has been on answers and correct answers at that. A spotlight on questions highlights their benefits.
Education Tech Trends to Watch
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationStudents love learning with technology. Make this year a memorable one for students by increasing your the use of technology. In the article there are 5 ways you might be able to make your classroom tech-savvy.
"Vape" Word of the year 2014
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeLanguageCultureLast year it was "selfie" and in 2012 it was "GIF". Oxford University Press have chosen "vape" as this years winner. The word, which the dictionaries's blog defines as both a verb and a noun for the whole category of popular tobacco atomizing devices.
Word Bucket
TeachersReadingTeacher CafeEducationLanguageWord Bucket is a personal English dictionary, notebook and vocabulary learning game. Students can save all new words to their personal Bucket and learn them through tests and games.
Classic ice breakers you can use with all learners
TeachersSpeakingTeacher CafeEducationRelationshipsIce breakers have the ability to help students become comfortable and establish a positive learning environment. In the article, there are five old favourites that work to get any class energized.
Use Technology to Help Students Learn
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationLanguageThere are a lot of ways technology can help ESL students learn. Here you will discover ways to use technology in your classroom to help students further their language learning.
Inspiring students with learning disabilities to take up a language
TeachersDisabilityTeacher CafeEducationLanguageWith a different approach, language lessons for students with special education can be inclusive, exciting and relevant. Adapting lessons so they include more visual and audio aspects could help when teaching languages to young people with learning difficulties.
Culture of cruelty: why bullying thrives in higher education
TeachersCulturePsychologyTeacher CafeEducationSocietyIn an environment where discussion, debate and criticism are encouraged, undermining behaviour can flourish. Read the full article posted by Sam Farley and Christine Sprigg at the following link.
Four Activities to Jump-Start Teamwork Among Teachers and School Leaders
TeachersLeadershipTeacher CafeEducationThe article written by Gayle Allen suggests that school leaders and teachers can overcome the challenges they face with innovation, connections and understanding.
Dealing with Challenging Students
TeachersRelationshipsTeacher CafeEducationMental HealthA quick review of of strategies that can be used to deal with challenging students in the classroom. In the article by Mark Boynton and Christine Boynton you will read about relationship, academic and disciplinary strategies.
Chrome Extensions for Teachers, Students and Academics
TeachersTeacher CafeTechnologyEducationA website with a list and links for 15 user-friendly Google Chrome extensions to make a positive difference in your educational experience online.