Bad Teaching Tomorrow Doesn’t Justify Bad Teaching Today (video)

Chad OstrowskiBlog, Mastery Learning, Video(s)

Bad Teaching Tomorrow Doesn't Justify Bad Teaching Today

Don’t allow bad teaching from future teachers to justify using ineffective teaching methods today. Full transcript below video. Cover image by Cam Adams on Unsplash Video Transcript Hey guys, it’s Chad. I was actually at a conference this past weekend and one of the participants in the session I was running asked me or said that they weren’t sure if they could implement … Read More

Let Your Students Lead

Chad OstrowskiBlog, Classroom Management, Innovation, Mastery Learning

Let your students lead

Letting go of control in your classroom is difficult. As teachers, we sometimes have a hard time letting go of control. As we consider management issues, keeping everyone engaged, and the constant pressures of pacing guides and state testing, the easiest solution seems to be for us to take control in any and every way possible. This often leads to … Read More

5 Simple Items That Can Transform Your Classroom

Teach Better TeamBlog, Classroom Management, Innovation

5 Simple Items That Can Transform Your Classroom

In my classroom I constantly try to create lessons and experiences that allow students to get excited about learning. I have done many classroom flips, changing the space into environments, scenes, and locations that allow engagement and inspiration to take hold. In the past few years, I have created a list of must haves that can be used to transform … Read More

Overcoming the Fear of Mastery Learning (video)

Teach Better TeamBlog, Innovation, Mastery Learning, Video(s)

Overcoming the Fear of Mastery Learning - Video

Is fear stopping you from implementing mastery learning in your classroom? Full transcript below video. Video Transcript Hey guys! Tiffany Ott here, and today we are going to talk about a super duper important topic. Fear. Now, I’m not talking about fear in our students, we have a lot of strategies for dealing with that, right. So test anxiety, tons … Read More

5 Ways to Use Video to Increase Student Engagement

Teach Better TeamBlog, Edtech, Innovation, Video(s)

5 ways to use video to increase student engagement

Increase Student Engagement Using Video Full transcript below video. Video Transcript Hey guys, it’s Tiffany and I’m here to talk to you about how you can increase student engagement with video. So we’re at this really interesting moment in history where the world of technology and the world of education are colliding in some really wonderful and exciting ways. One … Read More