"Find the hook" – Pique student interest
- Pedagogical Motivations This site discusses how the use of technology can enhance the classroom experience.
- Curriculum Update An article by Karen Rasmusen, this link encourages teachers to make real world connections to the subject matter.
- Lecturing A Power Point discussing lecturing, this site compares positive and negative aspects of lecturing and encourages educators to avoid overusing lectures and use them properly when you do use them.
- Indiana State University Center for Teaching and Learning Hosted by Indiana State University, this link promotes ideas to better engage students by posing questions in the classroom that will make students think critically.
- Teach Charismatically This article by Bridget Murray of Monitor on Psychology, "Charismatic Teacher = Energized Students", explores how educators can liven their teaching methods to energies student participation.
Encourage participation in Student Organizations- Career and Technical Student Organizations (CTSO's) are recognized as integral to the career and technical education program. CTSO's provide a unique program of career and leadership development, motivation and recognition exclusively for middle/junior high and secondary students enrolled in career and technical programs.
- DECA - Marketing Education student organization
- FBLA - Future Business Leaders of America, Business Education
- FCCLA - Family, Career and Community Leaders of America, Human Services – Family & Consumer Science
- FFA - Agricultural Education student organization
- HOSA - Health Occupations Students of America
- SKILLS - Industrial Teacher Education student organization
- TSA - Technology Student Association
Get to know your students background and what their family life is like
- Get-to-Know-You Activities From www.education-world.com, this link provides educators with 19 icebreakers that can help teachers better know and understand their students.
- Teachers Involve Students in School Work This site is devoted to parental involvement in their child's education. It informs teachers how to encourage students to involve their parents in class work.
- Communication with Parents Call home when it is good, call home when it is bad, but call home. This document lists ways teachers can improve communication with parents.
- Visiting Parents at Home Conduct home visits. www.inspiringteachers.com presents necessary procedures for teachers when visiting a student and their parents at home.
Teach in a professional manner
- Teacher Dress and Student Decorum Dress Professionally. An article by Ruth Sternberg that addresses how a teacher's wardrobe can influence student attitudes.
- Climate for Teaching Establish a respectable and efficient learning climate. www.education-world.com presents 12 tips for creating proactive learning conditions from the first to the last day of school.
- Teacher Organization Always be organized. There are so many things that go on in the classroom and so many things that you as a teacher have to keep up with that it can become overwhelming. These ideas will hopefully help you stay organized!
- What Excludes Students? Teach Inclusively. The Washington State Department of Education discusses how students can be negatively affected when they are made to feel unwelcome in their classroom.