Grading students’ work is a necessary part of any teacher’s job. However, it can be time-consuming and take away from other important aspects of education, too.
Thankfully, there are grading strategies you can apply to better manage your time. To be efficient with your time, you have to have a plan for keeping grading to a minimum. When you apply effective grading strategies to your grading routine, you can save time and focus more on teaching.
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Procrastination is a bad habit, we all know that. Yet, for some reason, many of us continue to procrastinate, causing ourselves unnecessary trouble and stress. Sadly, teachers and professors teach students many things but overcoming procrastination habits is difficult for many individuals to learn.
Procrastination is too often a real issue for higher education students. If you want to keep up with your college assignments, you need to learn how to overcome it.
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With testing season in full swing, we know all too well that student stress levels are at their peak. Some students may even feel burnt out. Often, test preparation has been viewed as overwhelming for both teachers and students alike.
However, with the right tools and priorities, though, test preparation can be painless and productive!
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Distributing leadership to all faculty and staff has the potential to create a stronger school system. The more empowered teachers feel, the more engaging they are with students and other staff members. The more engaging staff members are with each other and their students, the more comfortable the school climate becomes.
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There are countless apps, devices, and programs available. But how effective are they in the learning process? Here we look at 10 benefits of paper planners over digital: (more…)
Coaching can give teachers the extra skills, support, and practice they need to develop professionally. That’s because coaching facilitates an environment in which teachers can take risks, reflect, and reform their practices.
Teachers can apply what they’ve learned from coaching sessions in the classroom. And, they can do so in a more consistent and profound way.
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Staying organized is important for any student to be successful. However, many struggle to stay organized. In fact, our recent survey highlights that a lack of organization is the leading barrier to student success.
For some, it’s an issue of getting started and for others, it’s difficult maintaining an organization system. Organizational skills for students apply to any age. It’s never too late to practice organization in the classroom.
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Each school is different. Each has its own set of normal procedures, values, and beliefs. One institution’s rituals and ceremonies may differ from an institution in the neighboring district. Each school has prized symbols and stories that give the school its unique personality.
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Driving and improving student success is a top goal for educators. Factors that contribute to success vary, ranging from student preparation to motivation to engagement. In truth, student success takes on many forms like meeting academic or curriculum goals and developing social skills.
Last month, we surveyed education professionals. Survey respondents included principals, assistant principals, superintendents, teachers, coordinators, administrative assistants, secretaries, coaches, and more.
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