Inspired Instruction: Videos From the Teaching Channeltag:blogs.edweek.org,2011-06-29:/teachers/inspired_instruction//1772018-10-31T15:07:55ZFeaturing videos on classroom management, group work, and teacher collaboration, this partnership with the Teaching Channel offers weekly selections designed to help educators develop better instructional practices.Movable Type Pro 5.2.7'Citizen Science': Using Real-World Investigations to Make Class Meaningful (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.778232018-10-31T14:53:00Z2018-10-31T15:07:55ZIn this middle school science class, students learn about water quality by testing the drinking sources in their own homes. Teaching Channel
In this middle school science class, students learn about water quality by testing the drinking sources in their own homes.
How to Make the Most of Teaching Without a Classroom (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.777642018-10-23T20:46:00Z2018-10-23T20:46:32ZHigh school teacher Sarah Brown Wessling shows how she makes classroom essentials portable so that she can move throughout the building.Teaching Channel
High school teacher Sarah Brown Wessling shows how she makes classroom essentials portable so that she can move throughout the building.
Singing in Science? How Music Can Help Students Retain Key Concepts (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.777162018-10-17T14:50:12Z2018-10-17T14:50:17ZIn this 7th grade science classroom, students learn the stages of cell mitosis through song and dance. Teaching Channel
In this 7th grade science classroom, students learn the stages of cell mitosis through song and dance.
Three Ways to Deal With a Chatty Classroom (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.776582018-10-10T18:50:01Z2018-10-10T18:50:51ZThree teachers explain how they curb off-task talk and encourage productive discussion. Teaching Channel
Three teachers explain how they curb off-task talk and encourage productive discussion.
Teaching Through Silence: How to Move the Conversation Forward (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.776042018-10-03T20:37:09Z2018-10-03T20:37:14ZHigh school teacher Sarah Brown Wessling shares three ways she approaches silence in her classroom. Teaching Channel
High school teacher Sarah Brown Wessling shares three ways she approaches silence in her classroom.
'Walls That Talk' Give Students Tools for Writing Independently (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.775342018-09-26T15:47:15Z2018-09-26T18:22:30ZHigh school teacher Kateryna Haggerty explains how visual aids in her classroom help her English-language learner students write more confidently.Teaching Channel
High school teacher Kateryna Haggerty explains how visual aids in her classroom help her English-language learner students write more confidently.
Give Some 'Snaps': Introducing Students to Classroom Routines (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.774762018-09-19T13:51:53Z2018-09-19T13:51:11ZIn high school teacher Sarah Brown Wessling's class, students "snap" to praise each other's contributions. Teaching Channel
In high school teacher Sarah Brown Wessling's class, students "snap" to praise each other's contributions.
How Graphic Organizers Can Support New English-Learners (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.774062018-09-12T18:23:34Z2018-09-12T18:23:51ZThis high school teacher uses graphic organizers to help English language learners with limited or interrupted formal education develop fluency.Teaching Channel
This high school teacher uses graphic organizers to help English language learners with limited or interrupted formal education develop fluency.
Sharing Personal Stories Helps Students Form Relationships (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.773552018-09-05T19:28:00Z2018-09-05T19:28:59ZThis high school English teacher helps her students get to know each other with an interviewing exercise. Teaching Channel
This high school English teacher helps her students get to know each other with an interviewing exercise.
How the Next Generation Science Standards Teach Cause and Effect (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.773012018-08-29T20:13:34Z2018-08-29T20:13:45ZIn Sabrina Van-Phanz's middle school science class, students consider how introducing a new living thing could change a natural environment. Teaching Channel
In Sabrina Van-Phanz's middle school science class, students consider how introducing a new living thing could change a natural environment.
This Writing 'Recipe' Helps Students Tackle the Five-Paragraph Essay (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.772382018-08-22T13:49:02Z2018-08-22T15:11:10ZThis 8th grade teacher uses manipulatives to teach her English-language learners how to structure persuasive writing. Teaching Channel
This 8th grade teacher uses manipulatives to teach her English-language learners how to structure persuasive writing.
Want to Avoid Classroom Interruptions? Try Rearranging Desks (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.771842018-08-15T15:51:00Z2018-08-15T15:51:22ZThis 4th grade teacher demonstrates how she arranges the desks in her classroom to facilitate student collaboration.Teaching Channel
This 4th grade teacher demonstrates how she arranges the desks in her classroom to facilitate student collaboration.
How Playing With Blocks Can Teach Spatial-Reasoning Skills (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.771132018-08-08T14:44:00Z2018-08-08T18:06:32ZAllyson Krogmann Jordan, an early learning coach in Santa Monica, Calif., teaches her preschool students spatial-reasoning skills through a game using wooden building blocks. Teaching Channel
Allyson Krogmann Jordan, an early learning coach in Santa Monica, Calif., teaches her preschool students spatial-reasoning skills through a game using wooden building blocks.
Creating Posters Can Encourage Collaborative Thinking (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.770642018-08-01T18:32:00Z2018-08-01T18:32:07ZSabrina Van-Phanz, a middle school science teacher in New York, uses poster-making to engage her students in a brainstorming exercise. Teaching Channel
Sabrina Van-Phanz, a middle school science teacher in New York, uses poster-making to engage her students in a brainstorming exercise.
How a School Book Club Can Foster Students' Love of Reading (Video)tag:blogs.edweek.org,2018:/teachers/inspired_instruction//177.769892018-07-25T15:11:00Z2018-08-20T17:58:08ZGenevieve DeBose, an English-language arts teacher in New York, explains how starting a community book club gave students ownership over their own learning. Teaching Channel
Genevieve DeBose, an English-language arts teacher in New York, explains how starting a community book club gave students ownership over their own learning.