Motivational Strategies for Students – How to Promote Motivation
More and more teachers have been noticing a decrease in motivation among students since the pandemic. Yet, a lack of motivation can adversely affect perfomance. Motivated students generally perform better at school. They are highly engaged, autonomous, and self-driven. Although some students are intrinsically motivated, you have to gently push most of your students in […]
Mindful Behavior in Students – Bringing Mindfulness into School
When distractions seem to be ever-present in our lives, especially with so much of our day spent firmly connected to screens, it is more important than ever to incorporate mindfulness into our routines. This is true for every setting: from the boardroom to the classroom. It is easy to understand why people might be skeptical […]
Post Pandemic Teaching – How to Reboot Education
While teaching during the pandemic presented incredible and unprecedented challenges for educators across the globe, those challenges did not simply disappear once schools returned to a somewhat “normal” state of in-person learning in a physical classroom. Teachers are now managing classrooms filled with students who fell behind academically during remote learning. Students suffered from anxiety […]
How to Create The Perfect Classroom Management Plan
Even the most engaging and inspiring teacher can fail to engage students without an effective classroom management plan. This kind of plan is critical no matter what the subject area or grade level. Whether you are a creative and boisterous art teacher, a soft-spoken yet firm literature teacher, or an energetic and laser-focused math instructor, […]
Why Mental Health Is Important for Students – A Foundation for Resiliency
Mental health can make or break students in the classroom (and, for that matter, teachers too). The impact of stress on mental health can be seen in the form of failing grades, increased absences, testing anxiety, and inappropriate school behavior. These may be isolated events or a sign of more significant mental health problems, like […]
5 Ways to Cultivate a Love of Learning
Rather than thinking of students as either predisposed to genuinely love learning (or simply inclined to loathe it), a shift to a growth mindset tells us that we can influence the love of lifelong learning through common practices and healthy habits. Teachers—as well as parents, coaches, and other adult role models—can help students cultivate a […]
5 Mindset Strategies & The Power of Shifting Your Mindset
Nothing prevents us from reaching our full potential, whether in the classroom, on the athletic field, or in the boardroom, than staying set in our ways and unwilling to consider how we might change our own mindsets. Mindset makes all the difference in whether we fail or succeed, but it also does not guarantee success. […]
8 Methods for Effective Teaching for Every Classroom
The most effective teachers understand the importance of implementing various strategies in the classroom, ensuring students stay engaged and motivated to participate. However, it can also be easy for teachers to fall into a rut, going back to the same lessons over and over. Perhaps it is the most comfortable approach they return to or […]
How to Become an Effective Learner
While learning habits and styles start to form at a very young age and can be influenced by engaging teachers (or stifled by less-than-enthusiastic ones), we can also make a conscientious effort to retrain ourselves in ways to become more effective learners long after our formal education ends. Learning is, after all, a lifelong process […]
Project-Based Learning: Hands-On Learning Through Real-World Problem Solving
Project-based learning (also known as project teaching) is a forward-thinking educational strategy that creates a more hands-on environment for students to learn. Students are fully engaged in the learning process rather than just repeatedly taking lecture notes and demonstrating knowledge by taking quizzes or tests. This type of classroom instruction results in improved learning experiences […]