The Heart of Teaching and the Qualities of a Great Teacher
2015年1月14日 · You are a builder: A great teacher bridges gaps and builds relationships, friendships, and a community. Teachers always look to make things better and improve things in and outside of the classroom. Building a community is something a great teacher seeks to do in the classroom and extends that to the entire school and its community.
Redefining the Role of the Teacher: It’s a Multifaceted Profession
1997年7月1日 · To truly professionalize teaching, in fact, we need to further differentiate the roles a teacher might fill. Just as a good law firm has a mix of associates, junior partners, and senior partners, schools should have a greater mix of teachers who have appropriate levels of responsibility based on their abilities and experience levels.
Parent-Teacher Conferences That Work | Edutopia
2024年11月6日 · Ultimately, parent-teacher conferences are stressful no matter what side of the table you’re on, but they’re worth the effort when done well. Effective conferences strengthen the school-to-home connection by building trust between caregivers and teachers, which deepens our relationship with our students and makes it easier for us to effect ...
Intangible Benefits of Being a Teacher - Edutopia
2024年9月30日 · As a classroom teacher, you get the chance to become part of each of your students’ families—they rely on you and they trust you. I looked forward to calling my students’ families with exciting news of academic, emotional, or social progress in the classroom and genuinely shared in the excitement those families were feeling.
Setting Priorities as a New Teacher - Edutopia
2018年11月13日 · New teachers have so much to juggle: designing engaging lessons, learning new content, managing a classroom, fielding questions from concerned parents, grading the inevitable volume of papers—the list goes on and on.
Teacher Reflection Strategies to Improve Your Practice - Edutopia
2024年9月10日 · Researchers Richard DuFour and colleagues wrote, “On highly effective collaborative teams, each individual member benefits from the talent and expertise of the other members to the point where the entire team is more effective, more productive, and more impactful than any individual teacher could ever hope to be by themselves” (Learning by ...
The Key to Effective Classroom Management | Edutopia
2019年2月27日 · “Strong teacher-student relationships have long been considered a foundational aspect of a positive school experience,” explains Clayton Cook, the lead author of the study and a professor at the University of Minnesota. When those relationships are damaged, student well-being may be affected, leading to academic and behavioral problems.
23 Ways to Build and Sustain Classroom Relationships
2023年8月4日 · A teacher’s identity, Lalagos suggests, should be known to the class, just as a student should feel “seen and known” by their teacher. Students, meanwhile, should develop bonds with each other, as well as a “sense of belonging” in the classroom community as a whole.
Creating Purposeful Relationships With Students | Edutopia
2024年9月20日 · A meta-analysis showed that teacher-student bonds can even reduce dropout rates and boost overall well-being for students. Yet, as the school year unfolds, creating purposeful relationships with students can easily get lost in the shuffle of lesson plans and administrative duties.
5 Highly Effective Teaching Practices - Edutopia
2015年2月27日 · 1. Teacher Clarity. When a teacher begins a new unit of study or project with students, she clarifies the purpose and learning goals, and provides explicit criteria on how students can be successful. It's ideal to also present models or examples to students so they can see what the end product looks like. 2. Classroom Discussion