When studying for an exam, the ultimate goal is to either pass or get the best possible grade. One of the difficult parts of taking an exam is that you don't always know what to expect. Since you don't know what exactly will be on the exam, it is hard to determine how much you should be studying.

The teachers who graduated with me left teaching right after their first year. They complained of a lack of new teacher support and difficult teaching conditions.

Active learning activities are based on the fact that students who make frequent responses during a lesson will learn more than those that do not. Guided Lectures force students to make those frequent responses.

Teachers, are you looking to go green? Learn how a few simple steps can turn your classroom green.

You may need some signs to remind you to say, "No" more often. Most educators are agreeable folks and say 'yes'...even when they need to say 'no.' The idea is to protect your 'yesses' for those tasks, responsibilities, and commitments that will make the most difference. That means that sometimes...you have to say 'no.' This article gives you some ideas for how and when to do so.

I have a confession to make. I can only remember reading two pieces of literature during my high school years: The Scarlet Letter, and War and Peace.

Teacher retention is a serious issue in education today. Find out ways the school and district can support and improve teacher performance. Commit to keeping teachers in education!

Student motivation is a necessity so that learning becomes a continuing, improving, interesting and hopefully enjoyable process. There are so many ways for teachers to develop student motivation in the classroom. As an elementary school teacher with over 30 years of experience and student teacher supervisor and teacher mentor I have put together 7 essential student motivation techniques. I have had a great deal of success using these techniques during my own teaching career and I'm sure that new, inexperienced and even experienced teachers will find them very useful.

This article discussed how parents can determine if their child has symptoms of ADHD. They may have to get additional information on their child's behavior from teachers and other adults that have observed how they act.

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