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Teacher Tips
Steve Hiles

7 Tips for Beginning Teachers

Guide for beginning teachers: be adaptable, build relationships, be creative, manage time, keep learning, improve communication, embrace growth mindset.

Teacher Tips
Steve Hiles

5 Compelling Reasons for Not Giving Homework

No homework promotes deep classroom learning, lifelong curiosity, family time, and balanced childhoods, fostering holistic student development and well-being.

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Steve Hiles

First Day of School Jitters

First day of school nerves strike whether you’re a veteran with 30 years’ experience or a new graduate facing your first solo class.

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Steve Hiles

Classroom Management

I look back on my own college experiences. Granted, we took the usual “Classroom Management Methods” courses and did the educational labs at various elementary schools.

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Teacher Tips
Steve Hiles

Classroom Expectations

What are your classroom expectations on the first day of school? What are your assumptions about people, places, things, ideas, and experiences?

Teacher Tips
Steve Hiles

Prior to the Start of the School Year

The quality of your preparation for the term ahead can make a real difference, not just on the first day of school but all through the coming months.

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Steve Hiles

Classroom Rules

There are many different schools of thought regarding classroom rules.

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Steve Hiles

If You Want to Learn Something — Teach it!

Giving your students opportunities to “teach” each other allows them to exercise many skills and build their abilities as leaders and persuasive speakers.

Teacher Tips
Steve Hiles

The Report Card and the Evaluation Process

Educators know that parent/guardian communication is vital to a student’s success, as lessons being taught in class can consistently be reinforced in the home environment.

Steve Hiles

I am a retired military and elementary school teacher living in Tennessee. I am an avid reader and love to write. I am very passionate about helping teachers. I hope you find my educational tips and strategies useful and enjoy hearing about my personal journey. Thanks for visiting!

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