Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
Erasmus+ project financed by the European Union
Clear classroom expectations increase the likelihood that students will be successful in understanding what is expected of them. The classroom schedule allows the class members and teacher to anticipate what will happen during a school day. Guidelines for schedule development are as follows. 1) Teachers should seek student suggestions after ruling out nonnegotiable events and …
When selecting or preparing humor for the online course, the educational purpose of the humor is the most important consideration. As a pedagogical device, humor can promote various objectives, such as to increase student interest and attention, facilitate the student-teacher relationship, provide students with a “mental break,” or promote the understanding and retention of a concept. In …
Accessibility and organization are key aspects when designing the physical arrangement of the classroom. The physical arrangement of the classroom assists with the prevention of problematic classroom behavior by making sure that materials and resources for students are readily available. Teachers can establish routines for distributing, using, returning, and storing materials in an effort to …
Strong classroom organization and behavior management skills are critical for both general education and special education teachers (Oliver & Reschly, 2010). Using methods that produce and increase constructive interactions will result in more successful and classroom environments for both teachers and students. This article provides a review of effective classroom management strategies that are designed to …
In the premises Primary school “Stari Ilijaš” (Ilijaš, Bosnia and Herzegovina), education for teachers was realized within the project “Humour in the Classroom”.The training was attended by 30 teachers from partner schools in the municipality of Ilijaš. 10 teachers from primary schools “Hašim Spahić”, “Srednje” and “Stari Ilijaš” received certificates for attending and participating in …
Research indicates that drama is effective in teaching the elementary curriculum. It can easily be adapted and integrated to teach all subject areas. It is proven to be successful through personal experiences, recent brain research, and a study of widely accepted learning theories. “Human beings are storytelling primates. We are curious, and we love to …
Research indicates that using drama in the classroom as a means of teaching helps students learn academically, socially, and developmentally. “The use of drama as a tool for teaching is not new. Historically, both drama and theatre have long been recognized as potent means of education and indoctrination. The ways they are used today, however, …
What if there was a free magic pill that could reduce your students’ stress, anxiety, and tension while increasing their self-esteem, alertness, creativity, learning, and memory? Would you prescribe it? Finding a treatment that is free and without side effects and helps to improve learning and memory would seem to be an improbable task. However, based …
Teaching is about forming relationships and making and strengthening human connections. An examination of over 800 meta-analyses on the factors impacting achievement in school-aged students revealed that constructive student-teacher relationships have a large and positive impact on students’ academic success. In fact, the strength of the student-teacher relationships has a greater impact on student success …
Teaching is not just about content; it is also about being a performer. The content must do more than educate; it must also entertain, because teaching is a performance art. In the classroom, the teacher has the responsibility to communicate as well as engage and entertain. In this context, numerous scientific studies conducted over the …