The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2021

If you use Google Drive for your classroom then this will be in your wheel house to read and mostly listen to her podcasts.  I may or may not post over the holidays as I am going to Flo Rida for part of the holidays.  Anyways to see the article click here   hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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8 Ways to Grow Students’ Vocabulary

Angela Peery has a podcast and article about improving your students ' vocabulary.  To read article or listen to the podcast click here   hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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15 ideas for digital end-of-semester final projects

 

This website is always has great ideas.  Here is some ideas to let your students put together what they have hopefully learned over the last months.  To see these ideas click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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What is Quizlet and how to use it to make interactive flashcards

 

I use quizlet.  Everyone should use quizlet.  No need to make flashcards when you can do them online.  To see the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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New York Times Word of the Day

My son needs to get ready for the SAT and ACT so here is a great word of the day source.  To see it just click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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Discover Data

From Discover Education, "Once your students start to see how meaningful data can be conjured up from every aspect of life, their view of the world will be changed forever. Access standards-aligned resources that add essential context to timely topics while exploring data-driven innovation across all industries. These ready-to-use resources can be integrated with your SSO for easy implementation."  To see their website click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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You Are "People of the Year"

Congratulations.  You deserve it.  Being named by People magazine as person of the year is a great honour for every educator.  To read about it click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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40 of the Best Quotes About Critical Thinking

 

As an educator it is always nice to have a selection of quotes to put on your walls or tests or as writing prompts.  To see these quotes click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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Top Ten Tech for 2022

As we come to the end of another year, yes a year under covid, knowing your tech as an educator has become more important than ever.  Here is a post on the Top 10 Tech for 2022.  To see the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon  and maybe the ads below will help with some ideas.  

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5 Reasons Financial Literacy is a Skill For All Students

 

Financial literacy is so important to our students and I believe we are not doing enough in Ontario.  If you would like to see the website and listen to this sub 30 podcast click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchases  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the Black Friday ads below.  

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5 Flipped Classroom Activities for High School Students

 

Many teachers have heard of the Flipped Classroom but have not tried it.  Here is an article that might get you started.  To see the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the Black Friday ads below.  

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Oxford and Parkland Shooting

This is a repeat post of a posting I made in 2019 after the Parkland shooting.  With the shooting at the Oxford school in Michigan very close by I thought it would be timely to repost the post I made back then.  Please read below and checkout the video.  It is not gory but it is informative in the sense if you do what you are suppose to do the odds of living increase.  Lock the doors and get out of the line of sight.

Thanks Mr D for showing this to me.  Vice News had an article along with the 7.5 minute powerful Youtube video showing dots to animate students. teachers and the shooters movements in real time.  The shooter is a black dot with the line showing the direction of the gun.  The green dots are students or teachers.  The yellow dots are people that have been shot and the bluish dot are deceased.  It is a powerful video and shows teachers and students much to think about.  Get out of site lines of the door is number one in my opinion and get out of the hallway is number two. 

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So You Wanna Be an Automotive Engineer

 

If you are teaching a Careers or Guidance type course or even a STEM course then this might be something to have the kids read and then journal about.  Living in the Windsor Detroit area the auto industry is big so this is a natural post.  To read it click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the Black Friday ads below.  

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Some Quadratic Equations

 

I havenn't posted math in a bit so here goes.  If you are teaching quadratics and need a couple of questions for an assignment or an exam I found these on naikermaths website.  To see the questions click here and the solutions click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the Black Friday ads below.  

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How to Be a Better Role Model for Your Students

 

You are a teacher.  You are a super hero.  You are a role model.  Want to be better?  Sure you do.  So you need to read here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the Black Friday ads below.  

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How To Handle The Student Disrespect Sweeping The Country

 

Michael Linsin says the usual steps are always needed such as: set clear boundaries, being 100% consistent, have calm enforcement and stay cool.  To read the other strategies click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the Black Friday ads below.  

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Student-Created Review: Engage Your Learners and Save Time!

 

To our US friends, Happy Thanksgiving Day.  I could just put up a picture of a turkey and call it a day but some of you will actually want to read something so here goes.  As a teacher you do most of the work.  Dr. Tucker posts about having your students do all the review.  To read the article click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the pre Black Friday ads below.  

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Do You Hate Boring PowerPoint Slide Presentations?

 

Of course you hate boring 100 bullet pointed PowerPoint slides that your students just read.  I always told my students keep a picture and a few key words on the slide that's it.  Period.  You can have other things written on a sheet of paper but no need for your audience just to read also.  Richard Byrne talks about his 10-30-30 rule for student presentations.  To read the article click here hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the pre Black Friday ads below.  

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Instead of Being the Phone Police, This Teacher Tried A Restorative Approach to Cell Phones

 

Every teacher has had to deal with kids not wearing their masks and using their phones in class when they are not suppose to.  Emma-Kate Shaake writes about how she has lowered the unauthorized use of phone use in her class.  To read the article click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the pre Black Friday ads below.  

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Campaign Against Library Censorship

As a former Librarian I believe that a diverse selection of literature is necessary in a school.  Classics, Contemporary, Graphic Novels, fluff, whatever.  I also believe that our libraries need to reflect the diversity of our clientele.    I am totally against censorship of books.  I don't think we need Fahrenheit 451 happening in real life.  I do love Ray Bradbury's writing.   What is going on in Texas and other states I find to be just crazy.  I am not trying to make this political as I have not done much of that in this blog but Librarians need to make sure that we give students the opportunity to think and decide on their own.  What I like you may not and what you like I may not.  Doesn't matter.  Pick a different book if you are offended.  That being said here is a good article for any Librarian or English teacher, just click here  hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the pre Black Friday ads below.   The JBL ear buds below are a great price again.  I might even buy a pair at $89 for myself.

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Make Units More Inspiring with Vision Boards

Want to make learning more visible for your students?  Sure you do.  According to Amanda Cardenas, "A unit vision board is a lesson planning tool that allows teachers to imagine their units as an experience and think through what it would feel like to be part of that experience."  For example this is an example for The Great Gatsby.

She has a folder that has many examples.  To see her article and podcast click here, hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the pre Black Friday ads below.   The JBL ear buds below are a great price again.  I might even buy a pair at $89 for myself.

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5 Lessons For Teachers From Ted Lasso

T&L has a nice article on using Ted Lasso to model what you can do as an educator in the classroom.  It is a quick read and hopefully you are already doing some of this.  To read the article click here,   hopefully after checking out my amazon.ca ads below.   If you are  making any amazon.ca purchase  please click on my links below first as I will get a small commission on anything you buy even if it is something else as long as it is within 24 hours.   Thanks.  This post may contain affiliate links that earns me  a commission at no extra cost to you.  Buy your Christmas gifts soon and check out the pre Black Friday ads below.   The JBL ear buds below are a great price again.  I might even buy a pair at $89 for myself.

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