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Teaching is more than conveying content matter to students. Quality teaching should inspire your students to explore enduring questions, have the courage to try hard things and even occasionally fail, and gain the desire to pursue lifelong learning.
UDL (Universal Design for Learning) is a proactive framework that encourages you to design flexible learning environments from the start.
It's about providing multiple options for students to access information, demonstrate knowledge, and stay motivated, acknowledging that student variability is the rule, not the exception. The ultimate goal is to create expert learners who are purposeful, resourceful, and strategic.
The goal isn't just to get the work turned in—it's to ensure the learning actually happens without burning out the teacher in the process.
Learn strategies to manage late work without losing your mind or your weekends. Move past "zero-tolerance" and "anything goes" toward a system that actually works.
Video your lectures so you can spend more classroom time guiding your students toward their goals.
Kim Preshoff presents a curated collection of school-friendly videos and learning resources that can be turned into lessons using TED-Ed's lesson creator.
Rita Pierson, a teacher for 40 years, once heard a colleague say, "They don't pay me to like the kids." Her response: "Kids don't learn from people they don't like.'" A rousing call to educators to believe in their students and actually connect with them on a real, human, personal level.
TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less). Look for talks on Technology, Entertainment and Design -- plus science, business, global issues, the arts and much more.
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