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Teacher Development: Starter Kit for Teaching Online. Imagine a work day spent at home in your slippers, teaching students without the headaches of monitoring who's chewing gum, who showed up late, or who's sending text messages in the back row.

Teacher Development: Starter Kit for Teaching Online

We've got to confess it sounds dreamy, if a bit far removed from the altruistic drive that probably got you into teaching in the first place. (Is that so wrong?) But shelve the guilt -- online teaching also serves much higher causes. The online teachers and administrators we've interviewed say it gives you the flexibility to tailor your pacing to the needs of individual students and to get to know your students better through a lot of one-on-one conversations. Teachers also get to use modern-day technology tools in everyday practice, not just as occasional add-ons, and they get to master a form of teaching that's likely to reach millions of new students each year in the United States and abroad.

If you're interested in taking your teaching skills online, there are several ways to go. Back to Top. Tuition-Free Universities and Colleges in Europe for International Students. ©iStock.com/pavlen If you fail to qualify for fully-funded university scholarships, consider enrolling in universities that are tuition free or universities offering tuition fee scholarships.

Tuition-Free Universities and Colleges in Europe for International Students

Countries like Finland, Austria, Norway, Germany, and Sweden offer different types of tuition free schemes for international students. scholars4dev.com has compiled information and provided links to tuition-free Colleges and Universities in these countries. According to studyinfinland.fi: There are currently no tuition fees charged in Finland, regardless of the level of studies and the nationality of the student. Remember that even when there are no tuition fees, you still need to plan your finances – you are expected to independently cover all your everyday living expenses during your studies in Finland. At the moment, scholarships are mainly available only for Doctoral level studies and research. According to studyinaustria.at. Find Online College Courses That Fit Your Life. Academia.edu. Go Visual - Get Visible.

Giordano Bruno GlobalShift University - A World University. 15 Free Resources to Develop Typing Skills ( Games, Lessons, Tutorials ) The purpose of education is to prepare students and equip them with the right tools and skills to help them easily blend in the job market and workforce.

15 Free Resources to Develop Typing Skills ( Games, Lessons, Tutorials )

Typing quickly and correctly is one of the most important skills our students need to work and develop to meet part of post graduation challenges. I personally never learnt how to type quickly until a couple of years ago, but this should not be the case with our students. The world has so much changed and so do learning habits and needs. Today's learners are more digitally focused than what we were and to help them learn how to use their keyboards correctly is something that every teacher should urgently consider. In this regard I have compiled a list of free web tools and programs that are primarily designed to help users : Practice and improve typing skills Test typing speed Test typing accuracy Learn healthy typing postures Here is the Issu slideshow 1- 10-Fast-Fingers 10-Fast-Fingers is a cool web application. 2- TypeRacer 3- Keybr.

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