To what extent has the implementation of Assessment for Learning (AfL) strategies had any significant impact on a group of learners and what are the issues, (if any), surrounding the effective implementation of AFL?What would improve the efficacy of AfL?Where would one find anonymised exemplar samples of AfL in practice? (both “good” practise and ...

I am a new mathematics teacher and am looking for classroom or time management tips when setting up my first year lesson plans.

There is a great game here to teach fractions, it takes about 10 mins to play with the class but your students can also play each other.http://www.richgamesforlearning.com/games/maths/completemefractions.htmlCheck it out!

Well, I was hoping that my classes last semester would provide blogging inspiration but instead it left me buried in paperwork and exams. Has it really been six months since I’ve written a blog?!?! This semester is not panning out to be much different, however I will say that my classes are much more meaningful now that I can actually relate them ...

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Have people seen TeacherZone - it's free and has thousands of math video lessons.  All are 3-5 minutes long - perfect for sharing with kids and parents.  They seem to have videos for all math topics for K-12.  http://teacher.tenmarks.com .Debra

First, the good news: I have a follower! Woo-Hoo! Sounds kind of silly after nearly a year of blogging, but understand that I recently moved How to Teach Novel from WordPress to here at Blogger. In doing so I kept my posts, but unfortunately lost my comments, my followers, and my Google rank. But as they say in sports, this is a rebuilding year! ...

How did I ever survive academia without the internet? Its hard to imagine there was a time when this priceless resource was not available. I have come to appreciate the internet immensely thanks in part to the most expensive, crappiest math class in the entire universe. I have just earned some confidence points because I realize that I single ...

Last night, when I should have been catching up on endless piles of homework and studying for my impending midterms, I decided to blow it all off and play on the internet- just for a little while. Well, a little while turned into almost two hours once I discovered a video documenting the first year of a new teacher. What an informative, ...

Benefits of online learning: 1. Formulating your own idea- the conceptual understanding of the information being given is not censored or colored in any way by the person teaching it. The student must strive to create their own conclusions. 2. Research skills- Since questions can not be answered simply by asking someone the question, research ...