Are you a passionate educator, eager to help your students and make this profession the one you always dreamed of? Let us show you how to overcome obstacles and ensure that in your classroom, NOT learning is NOT an option!
Before you can develop a classroom that is truly focused on learning, you must first acknowledge that you as a classroom teacher have within you the power to overcome all obstacles and GURANTEE your students learning. Familiarize yourself with Dr. Anthony Muhammad’s work by asking Am I a Believer?
We talk a lot about building culture, but let's talk about classroom culture. Do you student's feel comfortable taking risks? Or are they guarded and unwilling to try new things? Is the room a noisy wreck, or a respectful group focused on learning? How strong are your student / teacher relationships?
You're probably already a great teacher, but true Edunators don't get to be an "island of excellence in a sea of mediocrity". Your not allowed to be mean to your colleagues or ignore them because they don't agree with you. Check out these 5 Steps to Improving Collaboration and remember, you can't reach them all by yourself...it takes a village!
Learning doesn’t happen by accident. It takes carefully designed instruction that embeds both Formative Assessment and Differentiated Instruction. Learn how to use the Four Critical Questions of a PLC from a student’s perspective to drive your lesson planning and check out the hidden link between Video Games and Learning, courtesy of Dr. Bobb Darnell.
After you’ve accepted the challenge to ensure your classroom is focused on learning, hold yourself accountable to the idea by only including things in your gradebook that reflect the actual learning of content knowledge. Drawing on the work of Ken ‘O Connor, consider the Trouble with Grading and What’s In a Letter Grade.
Teaching kids how to learn might be more important than anything else we teach them. Begin this process by requiring kids to look back on their learning and determine what worked for them and what didn’t. You’ll be amazed how honest they can be and how much their behavior changes.
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Angie Hoss, middle school
“Mark broke down the standards to make them easier to understand and implement into the current curriculum. He gave good, strong examples that were easy to follow and very workable.”
- Angie Johnson, 9-12th Grade Social Studies Teacher
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- Kent Wilmes, 6th Grade Social Studies Department Chair
“The information was very helpful and I will be able to use it in my lesson preparation. Thank you!”
- Nina Murray, Social Studies Teacher
“Thanks to this seminar, I feel confident and calm in my ability to step up instruction to meet the increased rigor.”
- Wendy Wawrzewski, PLC Teacher
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- Ben Packard, JH/HS Teacher
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- Lisa Fletcher, 7th grade teacher
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Edunators is a website dedicated to helping teachers overcome the obstacles that prevent them from focusing on learning in the classroom. We take pride in oversimplifying the complex and discussing some of Education’s biggest ideas in a more conversational tone. Our articles, blogs and presentations are designed to inform, entertain and inspire professionals working in the field of education.
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