Bell Ringers: What they are and Why you should use them
Bell Ringers. Even if you aren’t familiar with the term, you may have incorporated some type of bell ringer in your class at some point. You may have called the activity a jump starter...
Category: Classroom Strategies
Benefits of Escape Rooms in the GED Classroom
Fact #1: People learn better and retain more when they are having fun. Fact #2: Adults like games too. Fact #1 + Fact #2 = the reason why you should incorporate games, escape rooms...
GED Vocabulary Lessons
Are you a student who realizes your limited vocabulary is holding you back? Or maybe you are a GED teacher wanting to improve students’ vocabularies for better test results across all subject areas. Either...
Ten Ways Adult Students Differ from K-12 Students
There are many similarities with the best teaching practices for K-12 students and adults, but there are a few ways adults expect to be treated differently. Failure to understand these differences can result in...
Getting Adult Students out of their Seats
How do you get GED students up and out of their seats and why would you want to? In a GED classroom, a lot of learning will happen in a traditional style, student in...
Building a Community in the GED Classroom through Games
Games. A useful tool or a waste of time? Games can add a lot to your GED classroom, specifically, it can help to build a community. I love games, and I play them with...
10 Ways to Build Student Confidence in the GED Classroom
It’s that time again! August can be especially stressful for the returning GED student, and they often let excuses get in their way. “I don’t have time for classes right now.” “I need to...