Motivational Videos {For the Teacher}

Justin Bieber Visits a Needy School

January 4, 2012
Justin Bieber Spreads Inspiration to a Needy School

If you work with students in any capacity, you know Justin Bieber.  Our family is homeschooling in Thailand, and we even have a cat named after the guy. {Bieber is a cute kitty name, is it not?} Much to my surprise, and to the delight of my eight-year-old daughter, I came across this inspirational story [...]

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Bullying in the Classroom

December 8, 2011
Bullying in the Classroom

Perhaps many of you educators have seen this already–  a video made by 14 year-old Jonah who was bullied, suicidal, and struggled with cutting himself. It is a powerful cry for help, and a brave one, at that. {Subscribers, you’ll want to click through to see this one.} And we talk about the theories of [...]

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If You Gotta Rap So They'll Remember, Rap

December 5, 2011
If You Gotta Rap So They’ll Remember, Rap

Some of the best teachers are the funny ones. The creative ones. The ones that use whatever means necessary to help students understand the material . . . even if it means attempting to rap, kinda badly. Check out this example of an inspirational high school math teacher. Listen to the giggles of the students [...]

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Have We Killed Creativity in our Classrooms?

November 29, 2011
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I got frustrated with my daughter today because she was spending so much of our schooling time, being creative. She was enjoying drawing and coloring a detailed illustration instead of editing the sentences that described it. And, while I didn’t realize it at the moment, I was essentially asking her to ignore the desire to [...]

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The Surprise of Six

November 4, 2011
The Surprise of Six 3-Pointers

There is a goodness in humanity– even teenage humanity– that rises in the form of a mosh-pit on a basketball court when a certain someone nails another three-pointer. Evidence that sometimes even the unassuming can surprise us with greatness we never expected. And perhaps one of our greatest roles as educators is to be the [...]

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Card-O-Matic {Tip for Encouraging Class Participation}

November 3, 2011
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Need a positive, easy way to get students to participate in class? Watch this one minute explanation from TeachingChannel.org called the Card-o-Matic for a simple tool to engage all the students in your classroom {subscribers will need to click through to the site to view following video}: *********** How about you? How do you POSITIVELY [...]

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Go Ahead. Smile, Like, A Lot.

October 27, 2011
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Have you snooped around at TeachingChannel.Org? It’s a fantastic site with high-quality teaching videos and ideas from educators all over the world. The following short video reminds teachers of the importance of humor in the classroom . . . And I agree with this teacher about the value of humor while educating. Particularly when teaching [...]

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How Far Off is This?

October 27, 2011
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*Subscribers may need to click through to the site to view the above video. So what do you do when you have a class or day like this one? Pin It

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Think Different {A Lesson Plan for History and Individuality}

October 26, 2011
Think Different {A Lesson Plan for History and Individuality}

The following is a simple lesson plan for middle school and high school history, but it can also serve as a lesson idea teaching individuality and creativity, too. You can use the video and discussion questions for a quick ten-minute character lesson, or you can stretch the lesson into a more in-depth education of modern-day [...]

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Be a Better Teacher {10 Questions to a Happier You}

October 19, 2011
Be a Better Teacher {10 Questions to a Happier You}

Do you Want to Be a Better, Happier Teacher? Do you want to be a more positive person– Someone a little more glass-half-full and a bit less eeyore-sound-alike? Here are ten simple questions to honestly ask yourself, which just may hold the key to greater joy, easier smiles, and louder laughs in the classroom and outside [...]

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