Classroom Teaching Resources

Need a getting started guide for Google Classroom? Help and support is on hand in this step-by-step tutorial for Google's new online learning platform for schools.

What is the best thing about being a teacher? No, it's not the summer holidays, although those are definitely a good benefit. Light bulb moments, relationships and the ability to learn every day, and more. These are the ten best things about being a teacher. The great things about teaching are not related to money or selfish pursuits.

There are some teachers who seem to possess a natural ability to educate their students and then with others it seems more like a "tug of war!" Do these successful teachers incorporate a "secret weapon" or is it a technique everyone can obtain?

Future education will incorporate wireless connections, social media, e-paper and e-books, and online classrooms. Teachers must integrate these technologies to engage their students. As pedagogy evolves, teachers must keep up with the fast-paced changes of a generation born online.

An effective and fun way to teach English vocabulary, idioms, and figurative language is through popular songs! Middle school, high school, and adult English language learners are usually highly motivated to learn the lyrics of songs they recognize and like.

Whether you teach in one or several content areas, lesson plans matter. The quality of your lesson plans will in great part determine how efficiently class time is used and how much content your students learn.

In a flipped classroom, students watch video lectures in the evening and perform enrichment activities during class time. The system may improve learning.

Have you upgraded to Windows 10? If so, these ten top tips are designed to help you make the most of the new features in Microsoft's latest operating system.

This article covers teaching the meanings of words or vocabulary to students in grades 4 to 6 within a content literacy program.

There are many scholarly articles that will explain to you what all the statistical analyses surrounding exam item efficacy are but few or none that take you through the meaning of real results from testing on actual exam papers. This article runs through actual results.

Lack of vocabulary holds English language learners back. Here are 7 effective and easy strategies to enable English language students to leave your classroom with an enriched vocabulary bank every day.

This article covers instruction in teaching intermediate grade elementary children how to be proficient in applying the English language arts.

Read about the exciting adventures of a Roving Teacher!

To understand how the structures and functions of living organisms work, you must study the process of respiration and the action of enzymes. This article gives a detailed explanation of this vital aspect of biology with clear, concise text accompanied by diagrams, illustrations, and videos.

One of the greatest gifts we can give our students is to instill in them a strong sense of confidence. In doing this, we enable them to be higher achievers. Confidence breeds success.

With teaching experience and turning to online resources, I discovered many avenues to explore sharing my skills and love of learning.