Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

From enjoyable English games to interesting lessons for reluctant readers, ELA will quickly be their favorite class of the year. This warm-up is especially helpful during a poetry unit, but it works whenever you’re addressing literary elements, too. By making reading assignments as creative as the books they’re covering!

Middle School 52

Middle School Middle School Activities Schools 52

Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 11, 2022

It has been estimated that college students across the globe devote in excess of a billion hours per year to “disposable” assignments (Wiley, 2016). Students view the work as simply a hurdle to be crossed, and once submitted and assessed, worthy of nothing more than being discarded. What a waste!

Assignments 131

Assignments Motivation Science Study 131

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

But Chatterjee, an international student from India, did not feel confident about the assignment, and thought it was Western-centric and focused on physical powers associated with attractive males. Based on that feedback, the professor, Julia Parra, says she changed the assignment to make it broader, and more inclusive.

Culture 153

Culture Teaching Syllabus English 153

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Abromaitis was particularly excited about how she was able to use Hapara’s Workspace to structure and differentiate the resources and assignments for her students. Moreover, while students are sitting in class working on their assignments, Abromaitis can give instant feedback to them individually. add relevant descriptions.

Student Engagement 161

Student Engagement English Assignments Feedback 161

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

Gardner, who teaches kindergarten to English learners in Salisbury, N.C., Others have parents who are working essential jobs and no older siblings to help with schoolwork. Teachers of older students are assigning group work and creating breakout chat rooms in Zoom. Another piece of the puzzle?

Learning 218

Learning Participation English Internet 218

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2023

Also during that period, teachers with a high share of students classified as English learners were more likely to report that their students regularly struggled to understand lessons, complete assignments and get help from an adult. Government Accountability Office. And research from the U.S.

Schools 190

Schools Learning English Achievement 190

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2019

This model is similar to the center rotations that already occur in many elementary classrooms, in which students rotate through stations in small groups, working both independently and with the teacher. However, encouraging students to take ownership for their group members is difficult.

Metacognitive Skills 166

Metacognitive Skills Learning Assignments Group work 166