Imagine learning to be a surgeon by only reading textbooks and watching videos of operations. You’d never actually hold a scalpel or practice a single incision on a model before your first live ...

As with any skill, teaching takes practice. A practicing student teacher is allowed to get hands-on experience teaching. But since student teaching is also a fairly rigorous process, it helps if you ...

Nothing cna replace the critica role of content. real rigorous and powerful content. period full stop end of story. it makes me crazy when reading teachers, say, ask kids to read any old book and just ...

Research consistently shows that teacher effectiveness and satisfaction with our work increases when we are able to engage in deep and meaningful collaboration. Earlier this month I wrote about one ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

Planning an impactful class session requires preparation. While the specifics may vary based on your unique teaching style, every class has typical stages that necessitate careful planning. The above ...

As a department of the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Educational Sciences, we are responsible for the basic and continuing education of teachers. The Viikki Teacher Training School is a school ...