Showing posts with label The Apple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Apple. Show all posts

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Some more articles from The Apple


I talked about The Apple before, twice. It is a great website, from Monster.com, that articles, lessons, resources, advice, and forums for teachers.

Many of the articles are just lists with some information, but they are a great way to get a discussion started or you can use their list as a basis for more in depth reviews.

Today I read the article "The Top 10 Qualities of a Great Teacher". While it is limited in depth and kind of vague, it is a great resource to use as a discussion. I also think it is a great list to post on your classroom wall as a reminder to yourself of the qualities you want to possess.

Some other articles I found today:

"15 Things I Wish I'd Known Before Becoming a Teacher" - use this with your new teachers and give them some advice on dealing with the issues listed.

"9 Reasons to Quit Teaching and 10 Reasons to Stay" - interesting read if nothing else.

"15 Reasons Teachers are Great" - nice to read when you are having a bad day.


Wednesday, October 28, 2009

9 Keys to Teaching a Successful Lesson


9 Keys to Teaching a Successful Lesson

I wrote about The Apple once before. It is a great, free resource for teachers.

Today's featured article was "9 Keys to Teaching a Successful Lesson." I agree with all of the author's points and would add a few: make it challenging, but fun; make it exciting; use Understanding by Design as a guideline; and plan in extra time to explore ideas that the students bring up. If they want to explore the topic more, don't deny them their curiosity.

The article also links to some other good tips and ideas.

I recommend that all teachers check out this site.