Human beings have an attention span of under 8 seconds. This is less than a goldfish.
Therefore, if you want to keep your students engaged you should ensure that you think creatively about your teaching methods.
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Teaching Tips
Coaching Children in Handling Everyday Conflicts
Such classroom conflicts are familiar in elementary school life. For years, resolving such conflicts for children filled my days. I lost valuable teaching time, and the children learned nothing about resolving their own conflicts—or preventing conflicts from happening in the first place.
Effective teaching: 10 tips on what works and what doesn’t
A new report from the Sutton Trust has reviewed the evidence around successful teaching practices. Here are the key points you need to know.
Designing Lessons for Engagement
Activities that get students out of their chairs and moving in the room can help them engage with course content, even in high school.
Creative Ways to Grade and Provide Feedback for Students
Students need feedback often and creating a system by rubber stamping work can provide visible and immediate proof of student progress.
Teaching Friendship Skills to Preschoolers
How old were you when you made your first friend? Friendships are one of the earliest and most important skills we learn in preschool. Around three or four years old, children begin to gravitate toward each other, looking for play partners and acknowledgement from other their age.
Time-saving tips for teachers: Tools and strategies for a more productive classroom
Teaching is a juggling act, with responsibilities like lesson planning, school meetings, parent communication, testing, and grading — not to mention actually teaching.
