My first experience in student teaching was in Junior High Math and I recount here the adventures I had with my students and share this journey of growth.
Category: Teaching
Teaching archive has all articles related to teaching techniques, strategies and books as well as interviews with teachers. I have learned many things from the research I conducted for these articles and I am happy to share them with you. I highly encourage you to check out the article on Differentiated Instruction and Universal Design for Learning. I add articles under this category almost every week so this is a growing collection.
I would love to hear your thoughts and if you have any ideas for topics I can explore further, please reach out to me me via the contact page or by emailing kriti@armedwithabook.com. I am also open to book recommendations and you are welcome to leave them at the Books page.
Happy reading!
What to expect and what to do as a student teacher, entering your mentor teacher’s classroom for the first time.
Sometimes you come across a statement that makes you think deeply about your practice. This quote by Marshall McLuhan made me think deeply about my role as a teacher in my classroom.
A review of and best practices in Selective Response Items — Alternative responses, Matching and Multiple Choice Questions
Reflection on Dive into Inquiry by Trevor Mackenzie and ideas about teaching, lesson planning and relationships.
Taking the leap from theories to practices is a tough one. Here’s my first attempt at gamifying my math classroom.
How do theories in education support gamification? I think there isn’t a more convincing argument for gamifying your classroom!
What does scientific research say about how brain learn? How can we apply this knowledge to the classroom?
In this interview, Treena shares her experiences as an English teacher in Japan and then a Teaching Assistant in Canada. We also discuss teachable moments.
Empower and engage are two buzz words in education. In this article, I explore how they are related as well as the things to keep in mind to make students engaged and empowered.
How can I encourage more girls to be interested in Computers and Math? Reflections on the future after an inspiring webinar with an educator.
This article presents the design considerations when planning lessons using Universal Design for Learning: goals, assessments, methods and materials.
In today’s classrooms, we have a diverse set of learners and no matter how much a teacher would want to address the needs of all learners, it takes time to know the students and understand them better to give them the supports they need. This is where Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles comes in handy. In this article I explore UDL in theory and practice.
How can we truly embrace “By Teaching you will learn, by learning you will teach”? Reflections on Will Richardson’s book From Master Teacher to Master Learner.
I started my collection of teaching books as a preservice teacher and it keeps growing. The following is a list of books on teaching that have been recommended to me. Let’s bring together the best books on teaching we have read and want educators to read!
How can we attain the state of flow in the classroom? What kind of activities should the students be involved be such that they do not want to stop working? As a learner, flow is when I am focused on my task, to the point that I do not care about the time because I am having so much fun doing what I am doing.
What can we learn from technology that will make history more engaging for the students? Taking inspiration from the digital fiction, The Silent History, I present here some ways in which we can be inspired by technology, allowing for differentiation and a new connection to the content.
Self-care ideas for preservice teachers: the habits I want to ensure I have when I am a student teacher. Routine, community and affirmations because at some point of time during our teaching degrees, we have all heard how hard student teaching is — building lesson plans, getting to know a set of students, and more.