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With my love for teaching and all things English, I knew that I wanted to teach high school. But the question remained how would I become a high school teacher? What would I need to do to become certified? There are several different paths that one...
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So, you’re thinking about becoming a teacher. Before taking the plunge, here are 10 things that you should know.
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Your student teaching portfolio should showcase who you are as a teacher. It should show potential employers your ideas, objectives, methods,...
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There are lots of reasons for using questioning techniques as one of your teaching strategies in the classroom. You could use questions to engage...
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When using a classroom behavior chart, the teacher will have students move their name down when they fail to follow the rules or don’t behave in...
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Even if you’ve spent a lot of time in front of a classroom or practicing skills in college courses, it’s difficult to overcome the anxiety you feel...
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In high school, I often heard my peers ask our teachers the same question over and over again: when am I ever going to use this again? With this...
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After completing student teaching, receiving your teaching certificate, and getting your first classroom, you may find that teaching just isn’t for...
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Student teaching can be an extended job interview. If you’re interested in working in the school or school district, you should strive to make a...
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The student teaching experience allows you to put everything that you’ve learned about education and your subject matter into action. You get to test...
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A teaching strategy is the method you use to convey information to your students. There may be a particular strategy that works well with your group...
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After a long day of classes and fulfilling other responsibilities, it’s hard to keep your eyes open while studying--especially if you're trying to...
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Classroom rules are important to your class community. When students have rules, they know what your expectations are for them. They know what you...
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The truth of the matter is that teaching isn’t a job for everyone. In fact, you should think long and hard about your reasons for becoming a teacher...
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Recently, I watched as a group of elementary school students got off the school bus. To my surprise, many of them were looking down at cellphones....
