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Stephen Hiles

Implementing Community-Based Learning

To produce great people, higher and expensive education is not the only necessary element, we are social beings, and the need of community Is important to survive and grow but

Teacher Tips
Stephen Hiles

Concepts of STEM and STEAM

The educational system that we are following for decades urges us to get our children back to basics through the “three Rs” of reading, writing and arithmetic. For educators, there

Teacher Tips
Stephen Hiles

Progressivism

We all hope for the best possible education for our children but with so many options it is hard to pick what is going to be best for your students;

Teacher Tips
Stephen Hiles

The Importance of Teaching Listening Skills

If you google “listening skills,” you will see 7 million results about the importance of listening and how to become a better listener. But the links are primarily targeted to

Hands-On Activities for English Language Learners

I want to share the importance of hands-on learning it’s one of the three main learning styles students possess. The buzz word we are looking for is kinesthetic learner. All

Implementing Podcasts into our Daily Instruction

Welcome to podcasts. Where podcasts are concerned, the majority of people usually fall into two camps: the ones who eagerly pop in their earbuds every time a new episode of

Trauma-Informed Care Training

Trauma-informed care training shifts the focus from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” A trauma-informed approach to care acknowledges that health care organizations and care teams need

11 Fun Facts About Your Brain

Made up of billions of neurons (or nerve cells) that communicate in trillions of connections called synapses, your brain is one of the most complex and fascinating organs in your body. Keeping

Teaching Reading Essentials

Albert Einstein once said, if you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales, if you want them to be more intelligent read them more fairy tales. It

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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