Useful Article: Technology tips for teachers

Here's a link to a useful article on technology apps for teachers -

Mashable

iTunes

Use iTunes for management development -

Time Management

One of the most important skills for a teacher to manage is time management - Here are some links to articles you might find useful -

MindTools Time Management

MindTools Beating Procrastination

MindTools Effective Scheduling

Teachers' TV - Time Management

Aisli Presentation

Here are the slides for my Using the Web for Teacher Development presentation (Aisli, Rome, 08 Sept 2008).

Mind Tools

The mind tools website is a nice resource for articles regarding leadership, time management, problem solving, decision making, memory tips, using creativity, stress management, information skills, etc.

Some example articles:

How good are your motivation skills?
Weighing the pros and cons of a decision.
DO IT - A simple creativity process
The Golden Rules of Goal Setting
Mind Maps
Active Listening
Using Mind Maps as a memory tool

More Time Management

Feeling the pressure of a busy timetable? See if you can squeeze a few spare moments out of your hectic day to check out some of these resources regarding time management.

Teacher's TV has several videos about time management and teaching:

Video 1 - (Aimed at new teachers)
Video 2 - (Aimed at Admin staff)
Video 3
Video 4 - (Aimed at trainee teachers)
Video 5 - (John Bayley advises a teacher)

You can download some articles about time management in PDF format from Mind Tools

Teaching with Bayley: Discipline

Behaviour management guru, John Bayley, visits school and helps teachers improve their classroom management techniques. There are lots of videos featuring John Bayley on Teachers' TV.

Some of the highlights:



MOTIVATION

Making pupils feel special and important - Video
Different learning styles - Video
Being more dynamic - Video
Giving praise - Video

GREAT TEACHERS

Motivating science teacher - Video
The Children's Champion - Video
Outstanding New Teacher - Video

STRUCTURING LESSONS

Time management - Video
Lesson structure - Video

DISCIPLINE

Dealing with disruptive pupils - Video
Dealing with short attention spans - Video
Controlling difficult pupils - Video
Dealing with unresponsive pupils - Video
Being assertive - Video Video 2
Dealing with attention seekers - Video

Time Managment

Watch Randy Pausch's lecture on Time Management via iTunesU or via his website:

Randy Pausch