Thursday, May 23, 2013
Monday, May 20, 2013
Stay Focused on your Dream
When others tell you that you can't reach your goal stay focused because your answer is near. Don't give up after you've tried several times the solution may be in the attempts. The only limitation on your success is your own thoughts about what you are capable of doing. Quitters don't win focused people do.
Friday, May 3, 2013
10 Ways Teachers Can Ignite Excitement About School
Did you know that a teacher’s excitement about school plays
a great role in a child’s enthusiasm for school? Students can tell when their teacher really
cares about their success. A teacher can
ignite a student’s fire and passion for learning just by saying the right
words. One way to encourage a student is
by brainstorming a list of 25 positive words that you can use to encourage your
students daily. You should think of ways
that you can get each student to have great expectations for their future. It is important to keep your classroom moving
in a positive direction. Use words of encouragement whenever you can. Highlight
the students accomplishments as a class and individually. You can compete to be the best class in your
school. Always consider ways that you
can implement innovative teaching techniques.
Your students will benefit from periodically seeing change in your
approach to instruction. View student test
results as feedback regarding your student’s knowledge of your subject. Make your review of past tests or quizzes fun
and engaging and your students will remember the right answers.
There are some things that you can do and say to make this school
year a success. There are limitless learning
possibilities during the school year and summer. Consider how you can also coordinate your
activities with parents. Here are some
other ways that you can create excitement about current and new school year:
1. Plan an exciting trip
to explore nature
2. Get involved in a
physical activity that will require you and your students to do it using math
or science experiments.
3. Plan a visit to
library when they are having a special guest speaker.
4. Purchase and use several
board games that require your students to use a strategy to win.
5. Work together on a fun project where they can earn points
to win. Let your student select the
project.
6. Ensure that your
students have breakfast in the morning and encourage them to have a great
day. Breakfast is the most important
meal of the day. Some students come to school hungry.
7. Visit the local
community center, YMCA or YWCA to find out about their summer activities. Help
your students to participate in projects where they will learn something new.
8. Visit the local
book store to find a list of age appropriate books that your students can read
during the school year.
9. Make sure that you
take time to talk to your child about what they are learning in school. You can both search the internet for
additional points to discuss.
10. Allow your student
to teach you something that they have learned during the school year. Ask your student to share their knowledge
with others.
Getting the off to a good start in any class is an important
way to lay a good foundation for learning. One way to keep the child active is
using the student’s prior knowledge as a chance to build their confidence.
Build your foundation on the positive aspects of learning. You can have an
exciting school year just by investing time to use innovative classroom techniques
to encourage your student’s success.
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