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Stages in Reading Books

By Worth Sharing | Jun 22, 2017
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We, the teachers are born to make a difference

By TED Ed | Jun 20, 2017

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.

 

Gender equality in the classroom

By TeacherPlus | Jun 16, 2017

It is typical for a teacher to say, “Abhishek looks so confident, and he will make a good leader while Nazneen is so caring and she will be able to handle children well”. What is wrong with these observations? Well, nothing is inherently wrong but it leaves an impression on the children that can be extremely damaging. Do we ever say that a boy is so caring that he will be good with children? Gender stereotypes are perpetuated in every social institution and schools are no exceptions.

Does playing chess make you smarter?

By The Conversation | Jun 13, 2017

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How to count to 1000 on two hands

By Worth Sharing | Jun 12, 2017

Typically when we think of counting on two hands, we count up to 10, but fingers can contain much more information than that! This video shows how to think about counting in binary.

Bhaskara's proof of the Pythagorean theorem

By Khan Academy | Jun 5, 2017

Here is an elegant visual proof of the Pythagorean Theorem (check the links 1, 2, 3 ) developed by the 12th century Indian mathematician

Are teachers allowed an ego?

By TeacherPlus | Jun 2, 2017

I would like to present two scenarios that will hopefully lead the reader to the answer this question.

Snakes and Ladders on a Periodic Table

By Rajkishore | Jun 1, 2017

The traditional board game of Snakes and Ladders can be played on a periodic table of chemical elements to reinforce the concepts discussed.

How does your body process medicine?

By TED Ed | May 30, 2017

Have you ever wondered what happens to a painkiller, like ibuprofen, after you swallow it? Medicine that slides down your throat can help treat a headache, a sore back, or a throbbing sprained ankle. But how does it get where it needs to go in the first place? Céline Valéry explains how your body processes medicine.

Trigger EVS discussions using images

By Editor English | May 26, 2017

EVS/Biology teaching deserves an evocative starting point to rally around. Say, a moving quote, a stirring speech or an impressionable photograph.. something that even a good quality textbook misses. Kalyan Varma's treasure trove of world class images which go by a Creative Commons licence.

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