Inspired Teacher Hub
The Inspired Teacher Hub is a one-stop resource for educators who are committed to making a difference in their classrooms.
Welcome to the Inspired Teacher Hub
The Inspired Teacher Hub is a one-stop resource for educators who are committed to making a difference in their classrooms and in their own lives. This blog is dedicated to providing practical tips, innovative strategies, and free resources for teachers who want to elevate their teaching methods.
From effective classroom management to personal growth and work-life balance, the Inspired Teacher Hub is the go-to platform for educators striving for continuous improvement. Our mission is to inspire and empower teachers, nurturing a passion for lifelong learning and making education an enriching and fulfilling experience for both teachers and students.
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- Social and Emotional Learning
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- Teacher Financial Health
- Teaching During a Crisis
- Technology and Google tools
- Technology and Tools for Teachers
- Work and Life Balance for Teachers
The Case for Positive Reinforcement in Classrooms
By Jacqui Murray Every teacher knows that students do better with positive reinforcement. As tempting as "punishment" might sound when referring to that student who has scrambled your last nerve, to explain consequences of actions in positive terms goes much...
How Teachers Address Cell Phones in Class
By Jacqui Murray I teach online grad school classes in how to integrate tech into education. One topic I always ask students is how they manage cell phone usage in their classes. Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were...
What’s Changed in Lesson Planning
By Jacqui Murray Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened, homework as worksheets, and tests regurgitating facts. Did I miss...
Snow Day? 7 Ways to Keep Teaching
By Jacqui Murray To meet state and national requirements (and receive critical funding), schools must be open a minimum number of days each year. When dramatic weather hits -- be it snow or violent storms or another emergency -- it becomes impossible to reach the...
New Ways to Gamify Learning
By Jacqui Murray The first thing most teachers think about when discussing gamified learning is the online math games kids play. Maybe Vocabulary.com and its spelling games come to mind next. But those webtools exemplify where the gamification of education started....
How to Talk to a Tech Teacher
By Jacqui Murray There's always been something mystical about people in technical professions--engineering, science, mathematics. They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of mathematical functions, even smile at the mention of calculus. The...