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Qualities Of Good Teachers. Good teachers are rare, and few people, including school administrators who hire teachers, know what it takes to be one. Although some of the qualities of good teachers are subtle, many of them are identifiable. Here is a list of sixteen traits that excellent teachers have in common: 1. Knowledge of the subject matter You can’t teach what you don’t know. All teachers need not be experts in their fields, but possessing knowledge is important. Teachers must continue building their understandings of their subjects throughout their careers. 2. No teacher should be expected to have much patience with individuals whose lack of discipline, immaturity, or indolence interrupts the work of other students. 3. All good teachers are intellectually curious and naturally driven by their interests in keeping abreast of changes in their fields. 4. 5. Talented teachers are able to work with students with varying levels of maturity and knowledge. 6. 7.

Teachers must have plans and stick to them. 8. 9. 10. Course-builder - Course Builder. 13 Wiki Tools Teachers should Know about. Wikis are great learning and teaching tools. They have some distinctive features that you cannot find elsewhere particularly the collaborative feature they provide to its users. Several teachers from all around the globe embrace wikis in their classrooms and use them to create a student friendly environment where to enhance what is being taught in the classroom. If you are not yet familiar with how to use wikis in education or you want to learn more about how to integrate them into your lessons , here are some interesting posts to start with : Today we are providing you with a list of different wiki platforms. We did not include Wikipedia because it is taken for granted that everybody knows about it . Check out this list and share with us your suggestions or comments.

Enjoy This is an online project to add videos to Wikipedia articles. This is a great platform for teachers and students. Wiki Summarizer is a great application for educators. 50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About. Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more fun for all involved. Yet as with anything related to technology, new tools are hitting the market constantly and older ones rising to prominence, broadening their scope, or just adding new features that make them better matches for education, which can make it hard to keep up with the newest and most useful tools even for the most tech-savvy teachers.

Here, we’ve compiled a list of some of the tech tools, including some that are becoming increasingly popular and widely used, that should be part of any teacher’s tech tool arsenal this year, whether for their own personal use or as educational aids in the classroom. Social Learning These tools use the power of social media to help students learn and teachers connect. Learning Lesson Planning and Tools Useful Tools. Ideas for teachers.

Education. Free Art Teaching Resources. This page contains some useful resources and links to help teachers in their art teaching. You will basically be directed to websites where you can find art materials, videos, printables, worksheets, activities, games, and many other teaching ideas that are art informed. 1- Songs for Teaching Creative teachers can use music to teach content across the curriculum – to students of all ages. This website offers thousands of children's songs, lyrics, sound clips and teaching suggestions. 2- Art Smart This is a great website full of art resources that aim at engaging students in the creative process through artistic inquiry into topics that span many different subject areas of the curriculum. 3- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence FREE is a platform that is sponsored by the American government and that has over 1.500 federally supported teaching and learning resources collected from dozens of federal agencies. 4- Canon 5- Teaching Ideas 6- Teacher Vision Art Resources.

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning. Cognitive/AI/'Self' Elements. 60 Tech Tips in 60 Minutes. EffectiveICT.co.uk - the effective use of ICT in education - Discussion, Case Studies, Flash, Programming, VLE, Moodle. James Burke: The Day The Universe Changed. The Day the Universe Changed is a ten-part documentary television series presented by science historian James Burke.

The series tells a series of stories of how specific scientific and technological advances have shaped the Western way of life. The series posits that when one's view of the universe changes, the universe itself effectively changes. The series' primary focus is on the effect of advances in science and technology on western philosophy. The title comes from the philosophical idea that the universe essentially only exists as you perceive it through what you know; therefore, if you change your perception of the universe with new knowledge, you have essentially changed the universe itself. To illustrate this concept, James Burke tells the various stories of important scientific discoveries and technological advances and how they fundamentally altered how western civilization perceives the world.

Watch the full documentary now (10 episodes - 7,5 hrs) VIDEOS. Critical thinking skills. Teaching critical thinking. Christian. TES Australia - Opt In. FECKN 50 p flights. Pearltrees Reviews. iPad. Kids Who Are Different by Digby Wolfe. The spooky men's chorale. Frank Zappa - Salad Party Home Video Feb 15th 1993 (Unreleaased Footage) Tjsummer12. Topics.nytimes. Teaching Topics. Students Become Immersed in History with Augmented Reality Games. Digital Tools Teaching Strategies Flickr:Gary Hayes Example of an augmented reality game. The next generation of learners will have access to an astounding array of tools — including augmented reality games. What’s the purpose of this high-tech approach? To use “the world as the hook to get students interested in learning,” says Kurt Squire, the associate education professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, in an article by Heather Chaplin in Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning.

With the game “Dow Day,” middle school students are able to see footage of Vietnam War protests on their mobile phones wherever they’re standing on the UW-Madison campus. Check out the video of the game: In education circles, augmented reality games are still in nascent stages, but the idea is gaining traction. Educators are experimenting with the technology — some are even beginning to build apps on their own. Related Explore: Augmented Reality, Games, Mobile Learning.