Some teachers tend to embrace new ideas and strategies while others cling to old ones. But the truth is that we shouldn’t judge a strategy based on its age – and the most effective classrooms are a wonderful combination of the best new ideas and the most effective old ones.
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Have you ever considered flipping your classroom – where instead of teaching during class and sending practice home for homework, you flip it and ask students to watch a lesson at home and then practice or do an activity together in class?
Here’s ten reasons you should definitely try a flipped classroom – at least once or twice.
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The Supreme Court recently ruled on the case Janus v. AFSCME, determining that teachers (and all public employees) can no longer be forced to join the union. David Schmus, director of Christian Educators Association, joins us to explain the case and the new rights it gives public school teachers regarding union membership.
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We can all think back on some bad teachers we’ve sat under – teachers whose bad habits make us cringe with the memory.
But rather than criticize or point fingers, let’s examine some of these bad habits to ensure we don’t fall into them ourselves.
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