Harnessing the Power of AI Tools for Teachers
By: Teacher.org Staff | Apr 11, 2024
For most teachers, the initial reaction to artificial intelligence was horror. After all, if AI was able to write assignments in an instant, or pass standardized exams, the possibilities for students cheating skyrocketed.
But on reflection, AI has more to offer to teachers and students through legitimate educational uses than illicit ones.
The key challenge for teachers today is to identify those uses and ...
9 Ideas You Can Use Without Taking Away Recess
By: Jon Konen | Sep 28, 2016
Missing recesses has come under fire recently and rightly so! All the latest brain research in the past decade proclaims increases of academic success are directly related to a student’s physical activity level. Some schools are even going to four recesses per day. In my school most students receive three ...
Child Development, the Bell Curve, and the Twenty First Century
By: Maury Cook | Sep 28, 2016
I wrote a column recently about teaching our kids resilience and how to prepare them for the competitive world they have been born into. Those things are important, but where, I now ask, is that reality leading us? Read on.
Isn’t it interesting how the world views the development of the ...
10+ Tips to Prepare for Parent-Teacher Conferences
By: Mary McLaughlin | Sep 28, 2016
Our school’s parent-teacher conferences were last night. The expected, and desired, rate of attendance is always 100% so we can share the great things our class and individual students are doing, and also discuss the things we need to discuss…and boy, sometimes those can be challenging conversations!
If you’re new to ...
Pay Them (Teachers) And They Will Come!
By: Maury Cook | Sep 17, 2016
When I graduated from college with my four-year degree in education back in 1988, my salary ($15,000) qualified me for food stamps and I was single.
Today most starting salaries in education would place a family of 4 with one income on that same list.
There is a lot of talk about ...
Tracking Student Behavior: Intensity, Duration, and Frequency
By: Jon Konen | Sep 17, 2016
Three useful ways to measure student behavior are intensity, duration, and frequency. Tracking student behavior along those dimensions turns a vague complaint into data you can act on: how severe it is, how long each episode lasts, and how often it happens. Use those numbers to decide whether an intervention ...
Implications of Lead Poisoning on Children
By: Mary McLaughlin | Sep 9, 2016
I come from the land called Michigan whose lower peninsula is shaped like a mitten and whose upper peninsula is shaped like a running rabbit. My daughter lives in the “nose” of the rabbit, a dear friend lives in the rabbit’s tail, an in-law lives in the thumb, my bestie ...
Supporting Transient Students With Special Needs
By: Mary McLaughlin | Sep 9, 2016
Supporting transient students starts with protecting the one thing you control: the routine inside your classroom. U.S. public schools identified about 1.55 million children and youth experiencing homelessness in 2023-24, and about one in five of them receives special education services. Predictable structure, a reliable meal, and a familiar seat ...
4 Arguments for Technology Infusion in Schools
By: Jon Konen | Sep 7, 2016
You ever been in argument with someone about education, and what we should be or should not being doing? It’s not hard to argue against someone who believes students should be technology free in schools. We see technology in almost all jobs and every aspect of our lives. Recently, on ...
How to Combat Self Doubt as a Teacher
By: Mary McLaughlin | Sep 3, 2016
I have had some interesting events rise up in my personal life this week. I don’t know if this has happened to you, but when this type of week rolls in, it feels like a rushing wave of water at high tide, catching me sitting too close to the water’s ...
Some Tips You Need to Know to Survive Your First Year in Special Education
By: Mary McLaughlin | Aug 25, 2016
So, this isn’t my first year as a special education Teacher anymore…it’s certainly not my first year in Education…this year marks year 21 in the field. Having served in a variety of roles over these many years, it’s a safe bet that I thought I had a handle on my ...