Preparing an Art Portfolio Distribute an article that describes what makes an excellent art portfolio.		Cause and Effect A cause and effect analysis is an attempt to understand why things happen as they do. Use this...
Teaching Elementary Children About Controversial Issues Here are guidelines for talking to your elementary students about controversial issues.		Classification Classification involves grouping items into one or more categories based on certain...
New Teacher Resources Discover everything a beginning teacher will need for a successful school year, from tips for...		Comparison Comparison involves looking at two or more things or ideas and considering their similarities...
Dictionary of Educational Jargon If you are confused about all the different terms you have come across while preparing for a...		Metaphors and Analogies Metaphors and analogies are comparisons between unlike things that have some particular things...
Cooperative Learning Get information on cooperative learning, an instructional strategy in which small groups of...		Theory and Evidence Teach your students about "Theory" and "Evidence" and how those terms and concepts are useful...
Cooperative Learning Teaching Strategies Use these strategies to improve your students' cooperative learning skills. Included are...		Using Manipulatives Manipulatives are physical objects that are used as teaching tools to engage students in the...
Teaching Strategies for Language Arts Use these strategies to improve your students' language arts skills. Included are articles to...		Geometry Geometry is the study of two- and three-dimensional figures. It includes defining the different...
Teaching Strategies for Reading Use these strategies to improve your students' reading comprehension skills. Included are...		Number Sense Number sense involves understanding numbers; knowing how to write and represent numbers in...
Focused Mini Lessons Teach your students smaller concepts with focused mini lessons; they will later be able to...		Estimating Unknown Quantities Estimation is an important aspect of quantitative thinking -- and a critical life skill in a...
Literacy Glossary A list of terms pertaining to literacy and reading.		Collecting Data The main purpose of collecting data is to answer questions whose answers are not immediately...