Explore a wide range of instructional strategies to enhance student learning and engagement. From classroom management to differentiated instruction, our instructional strategies category offers a wealth of resources and tips to help educators improve their teaching practices.
A BIG List of Instructional Strategies for Teachers Instructional Strategies for Engaging Students and Promoting Effective Learning As educators, we’re always seeking new ways to engage our students, meet their diverse needs, and make learning meaningful. The key to effective teaching isn’t just about what we teach but how we… Continue reading
Putting High School Teaching Strategies to Work High school teaching strategies assume that you are working with and teaching young adults. If you have experienced teaching at different levels within a school district, you know that you’ve got to be flexible and change how you present material depending on your… Continue reading
Instructional Strategies for Science to Keep Learning Fun Using the right instructional strategies for science can help students to stay interested in science even after elementary school (where it is usually a favorite subject among students). Science is a subject that is near and dear to me. When I was… Continue reading
You have got to master behavior management in the classroom. If you don’t, your life as a teacher will be miserable. Who among you remembers all of the helpful tips and tricks for classroom management shared by your college professors? Looking back, I don’t know whether to laugh or just shake… Continue reading
Have you ever thought about how to be a great teacher as you walked in to work in the morning? Are there some common factors among the best teachers. Let’s take a look at what works AND what doesn’t. As always, PLEASE leave your comments and ideas at the bottom… Continue reading
For anyone who spent the 2020-2021 school year teaching, getting to summer is a great relief. Now that you’ve reached summer, why not take some time to learn a skill that you can use for your own personal use and for future school lessons? I’m talking about learning to edit… Continue reading
Questioning Techniques for Teachers That Work Today class, we’re exploring Questioning Techniques for Teachers. Specifically, which methods of questioning work, and which leave students struggling to stay awake or staring out the window looking for cloud animals. Questioning is one of the best tools you have when you are teaching… Continue reading
Better Reading with Instructional Strategies for Reading Comprehension Even the best instructional strategies for reading comprehension won’t do a bit of good if you can’t get your students to read. It all starts with teaching children to have a love of reading. This really starts at home, with the parents before… Continue reading
When You Have to Create Differentiated Instruction Lesson Plans One of the popular ideas making the rounds in education is differentiated instruction. Your principal may have even told you that you need to start submitting differentiated instruction lesson plans and then moved on to the next topic on the agenda… Continue reading