Useful tips for teachers

In this Teach English section you'll find materials and pages designed to help in your teaching. Don't forget, there are many resources in here that you may also find useful.
       Teaching articles, ideas and tips to top up your teaching and support your professional development.

• 2scholastic.com: This site is sponsored by well-known educational publisher Scholastic. Here you will find videos, essay competitions and expert advice from veteran teachers.
• A to Z Teacher Stuff: This site was created by teachers, for teachers. It includes strategies for dealing with ADHD children, surviving parent-teacher conferences, and filling out report cards.
• PBS Teachers: The educational channel PBS operates this dynamic website with teaching material for all grades. Some of the material ties in with PBS shows, such as a new approach to teaching The Diary of Anne Frank that corresponds to an upcoming documentary.
• Teachers Net: This is a gigantic resource for connecting with other teachers in order to share and receive advice, encouragement and, of course, lesson plans. The site also maintains an impressive gazette full of journalistic articles about the current state of American education.
• TeacherSn.com: A social network just for teachers. Once you register, you can upload and download handouts and lesson plans, as well as joining groups of other teachers interested in a particular topic.
• Teach With Movies: This site specializes in showing teachers how they can use video clips to enhance the classroom experience. For $11.99 per year, teachers get learning guides and lesson plans for over 300 movies.
• TeachersFirst.com: This easy-to-navigate site will be a key resource for any serious teacher. Peruse their thoroughly reviewed list of links, or become a member to get access to the site’s unique content.
• English Teaching Resources: This site, maintained by a teacher of English at a Catholic school, hasn’t been updated in a while, but the information is still useful. Ideas for poetry, narrative fiction and metacognition exercises are included.
• Much Ado About Something. Based around the documentary, Much Ado About Something, this guide leads teachers through ways of teaching about Shakespeare, his work, and the era.
• Great Advice for New Teachers: This series of short articles, all of which originally appeared in Teacher Magazine (registration is free) focuses on what first-time teachers need to know. The articles are engaging, informative, and written with a sympathetic eye toward the teaching newbie.