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Homework? No one wants to do homework! There is a skill to assigning homework that can help your students retain and learn information. Successful homework strategies should be on their way to completion before your students ever leave the room. There are many things you can keep in mind when assigning homework to ensure your students’ success. • Make sure the ...

If you have ever been frustrated by students who barely bother to read the text or who don’t have even a faint clue about what they read, or even if you find yourself in a rut when planning reading activities, this list of strategies is for you. Most of them are ones that we all know and use from time ...

There are several positive steps to make sure that the homework you assign is appropriate and beneficial to student success. The first is to allow students to decide for themselves (with teacher guidance) what they need to accomplish for homework. If several students are working together, for example, and need more time to finish a project, then they can self-assign homework ...

The overarching goal of education is that kids LEARN the material, and let’s face it, not all kids learn at the same pace. I have a unique approach to late work. I encourage students to turn their work in early by offering extra credit incentives. I do charge a 5% penalty to work that is turned in late, but I always ...

Your students may be cheating, but do you know how? Here's what to watch out for: • Stealing a copy of a test • Helping someone else cheat • Stealing a test key • Pretending to sharpen pencils while looking for answers instead • Passing notes during a test • Telling classmates who have not taken a test what was ...

When your students take quizzes and tests, they should not cheat and they should not disturb others who may be struggling with an answer. You can prevent both of these from invalidating an assignment by teaching and enforcing rules for your students to follow while taking a quiz or test. These rules will make it easier for you to give quizzes ...

When you suspect a student of cheating, be certain you have enough evidence before you speak to the student. Begin by speaking privately with the child. Do not be confrontational; instead, remain calm as you present your point of view. If, after talking with the student, you are still sure that cheating has taken place; you must follow your school’s guidelines ...

Answer the following True/False Questions. The answers and explanations are below each question. 1. It’s never too late to attempt to motivate even the most reluctant learners. 1. True: Experienced teachers know that it is certainly possible to make a difference in even the most jaded and uninvolved students. Perhaps this is why so many of us continue to believe in ...

“If it’s not fun, they won’t learn!” – 5th grade teacher, Inner City Elementary I overheard this teacher say this the other day, and I must say, her classroom does seem to be pretty fun. Whenever I go in there, the kids are smiling and on-task. Almost every day in her class is a total Learning Party. Wheeeeee!* I don’t know ...

What can teachers do to help their students reduce stress? Sometimes as a teacher, I take things for granted. I assume that all students have a support system at home but that isn’t always true. Many students come from homes where parents are working more than one job to support the family. These adults do not have the time or the ...

Although there can be many reasons why students don’t always complete their homework, some seem to be universal. Luckily, alert teachers can manage these. Try some of these suggestions if you find your students (and yourself) struggling with homework. h4. 1. Students did not record the assignment when you made it. • Allow enough time for students to record the assignment ...

There have been several recent, spectacular incidents of academic cheating. Involving hundreds of students across the nation, the recent wave of cheating incidents have involved students breaking into schools, buying term papers online, passing down a school master key from student to student, and other brazen activities. A 2002 survey by the Josephson Institute of Ethics of 12,000 high-school students found ...

One of the most useful lifetime skills that you can share with your students is to promote good study habits. Many teachers have found that teaching one study skill each day (as part of the opening moments of class, as a transition activity, or as part of the close of class) is effective and not too time-consuming. In fact, you ...

The following may be reasons students aren't motivated to complete their homework. Are you a motivational teacher? "Take our quiz and find out.":http://theapple.monster.com/videos/quizzes/show/37 • The work is too difficult • The work is too easy • Their work may not be appropriate for a significant number of students • They are distracted by someone sitting near them • They are distracted ...

* What are some effective ways to teach comprehension skills in grades K-3? The research on comprehension in the National Reading Panel Report was conducted primarily on students in grades four and higher. The research evidence indicates that teaching comprehension skills can improve comprehension for children in grades four and above. Put Reading First encourages teachers in the primary grades ...

Many of my students have failed so much already that they are so discouraged. Many of them had given up and were either withdrawn or were behavior problems. Many of them feared failing again – one more time- and they just couldn’t deal with that again. They already felt they weren’t good enough, was told they didn’t study enough, eres accused ...

By now, we've all heard the gory details. One third of all students will drop out of high school. Nearly half of all students in our inner-city schools will drop out. Minority and low-income students have half the opportunity to learn as white, non-Latino students. Ninety percent of newly created jobs will require postsecondary education, but only a third of today's ...

State assessments are always good as an educational conversation-starter. We like to talk about high-stakes tests, teaching to the test, and whether such exams are a true measure of learning in the classroom. Like it or not, we take such exams seriously, seeing them as a measure of the student ... and the teacher. Earlier this week, Eduflack was told a ...

Sometimes, it's a matter of text-messaging a picture. Other times, it's identical wrong answers by a handful of students. But a Utah company is working to sleuth them out: Cheaters. Be those who cheat on professional licensing exams, or students who team up to cheat on tests used for No Child Left Behind, or teachers who slip answers to students, ...

Meaghan Montrose from TutorFi has a great post about Study Tips and Learning Strategies for the New School Year. She compiled a list of links to previous posts that will help students be more successful. These are great suggestions and I started to wonder how I could teach students in the classroom how to create better study habits. I think the ...