Superstar Teachers
Superstar teachers
Top educators boost students’ earnings, living standards, study says
Harvard Staff Writer
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Rose Lincoln/Harvard Staff Photographer
“If an elementary school student has an excellent teacher even for a single year, it boosts their income by an average of about 2 percent per year,” says Raj Chetty (left), professor of economics at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Chetty was a co-author of the study with Harvard Kennedy School’s John Friedman.
As leaders in government and business search for ways to strengthen the U.S. recovery, new research from faculty atHarvard and Columbia indicates that elementary school teachers have an impact on how much their students earn as adults and, by extension, on the nation’s economy.
“If an elementary school student has an excellent teacher even for a single year, it boosts their income by an average of about 2 percent per year,” says Raj Chetty, professor of economics at Harvard’sFaculty of Arts and Read the rest of this entry »
Motivation
Exploring newspaper
Exploring newspaper
Newspaper is a fun medium for exploration in preschool. We started out in circletime with reading a few headlines and hunting for a letter ‘Nn’ and different colors in our newspapers…
You don’t need an ipad
Take a look to this wonderful book, full of creativity !
http://creativeconnectionsforkids.com/2011/11/press-here-an-action-story/
MIND MAPS
Teaching Strategies and Learning Resources for Teachers
Do you know what a mind map is ?
Did you know that mind maps help students to learn better ?
You can use mind maps to make your classes meaningful and memorable no matter your students age the younger the better.
visit www.mapasmentales.mx
JUST FOR TEACHERS
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Need a mind map for your classroom? Click on MAS IDEAS you’ll find what you need.
