This is a picture of a foldable we made in class that students can use when making a project, to help them study, or just display the information they are learning. This is effective for teachers because students will enjoy making these and it also is something they can create so students will have ownership of what they are doing.
SafeShare.tv is a great strategy for teachers because it is a website that allows you to place embedded links to avoid all the distractions that a google search may bring. This teaching strategy saves time in class and also avoids inappropriate ads or suggested videos you may find on YouTube. This can be used for teachers whenever using an online website.
This teaching strategy consists of having a designated area, in this case a baking pan, as the hands off zone for students. This is effective for teachers because it forces the students to put down the materials they were working with and focus on instruction.
This is an awesome teaching strategy that involves a neat distraction. When you put your hand on the bottom of this glass piece the liquid moves up and eventually bubbles. This is great for teachers to give to students who are finished with an assignment early, or even a students who needs a break from some of the work.
This is a picture of a website that filters students names and selects one at random. This is an effective teaching strategy because students will stay focused on a question if they aren't sure whether or not they will be called on. It also ensures teachers that they aren't calling on the same students.
This teaching strategy consists of a trick to help your students remember how to fold their paper when making a craft or foldable. In this picture, I am folding the paper hotdog style. The opposite way is called hamburger style. This is effective for teachers because it saves time.
This strategy includes rewarding students. The box is a treasure box that has several low priced items in them that students can earn if they win. This is effective for teachers because it can be used for students with perfect attendance, academic achievements, and much more.
This is a unique teaching strategy that consists of calling on students to come up for instruction. In this picture, we were instructed that the person with the longest hair in our group would come up to the front of the room to receive instruction for their group. This is effective for teachers because if students are in the middle of a lesson and you don't want to disrupt everyone from their work you can have one student come up and communicate what they have said to the rest of the team.
This strategy is reading a book out loud to a class. Books can be very engaging for students before, and even at the end of a lesson. This is effective for teachers when using the 5 E lesson plan during the engaging section.
This is a pack of jelly beans that have 2 of each color called Bean Boozled. One flavor of a color is good, and the other is bad. This is effective for teachers to use because giving this to a class would allow students to understand the power of observation.
This teaching strategy consists of the teacher doing an informal assessment on students by having them give a thumbs up or thumbs down for whether or not they understand the instruction, or activity, or even the lesson in general. This is an effective strategy because it gives teachers feedbacks on how students are doing.
This strategy consists of writing instructions or rules on the classroom chalkboard. This is helpful because it is a reminder to students of what they should be doing at that time. This is effective for teachers because it minimizes having to repeat yourself.