Eric Hougan 3/7/20 Eric Hougan 3/7/20

Educators: Want Productivity, Focus on Self-Care

Every child deserves an educator that is present, rested, positive, and passionate about the work. To start your self-care efforts, strive to be imperfect, set boundaries, build healthy habits, and continue learning.

Eric Hougan 9/12/16 Eric Hougan 9/12/16

How Would Your Students Evaluate Your Teaching?

Eric Hougan 5/10/16 Eric Hougan 5/10/16

Financial Aid Resources for Current and Future Teachers

Eric Hougan 2/1/16 Eric Hougan 2/1/16

Ace Your Teacher Interview: 12 Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make

Eric Hougan 3/11/15 Eric Hougan 3/11/15

Engaging Vocabulary Strategy - Flash Vocabulary

A quick, fun and engaging activity to have students learn and interact with vocabulary is a game called Flash Vocabulary. A teacher may use this strategy as part of an anticipatory set, or treated as an enacted-on-the-spot strategy when student engagement is running low.

Eric Hougan 3/5/15 Eric Hougan 3/5/15

Take the Leap: Go Ahead with Those Crazy Ideas.

I taught Business and Personal Law to juniors and seniors. We were learning the sources of law. After polling the students regarding their comfort level with understanding these sources of law, I realized most of the students were vague about 1-2 of these sources. Based on this formative assessment, I had to adjust my instructional approach and began to brainstorm ideas to accomplish this. A crazy idea popped in my head

Eric Hougan 3/1/15 Eric Hougan 3/1/15

Education Should Nurture Creativity

Enjoy this video. It's a thoughtful presentation with a good amount of humor. I do support Sir Robinson's ideas and I propose an economic argument for why it's important to nurture creativity in our schools.

Eric Hougan 2/28/15 Eric Hougan 2/28/15

Applying for a Teacher Position in an Unfamiliar School? Be Prepared.

If offered an interview at an unfamiliar school understand that you are already at a disadvantage. You may not be as knowledgeable about the school as another job candidate that student taught there. In my book, Road to Teaching, I offer strategies to maximize your knowledge of the community, school, and, most importantly, the students before heading into your interview. Acknowledging that time is of the essence, here are quick tips to better prepare for your interview...

Eric Hougan 11/21/14 Eric Hougan 11/21/14

What does Obama's Immigration Plan mean for our School Children?

According to Education Week, "President Obama unveiled plans for the most sweeping executive action on immigration in decades, easing the threat of deportation for the parents of millions of America's K-12 schoolchildren." This is a huge deal, and it's important - as a teacher - to grasp the basics of the plan, especially if you are teaching students that have undocumented parents (approx. 4 million)...

Eric Hougan 7/20/14 Eric Hougan 7/20/14

#EdTech - Education.com

This is an ongoing series, reviewing potential technology that may assist teachers.

Education.com - http://www.education.com

Eric Hougan 7/20/14 Eric Hougan 7/20/14

#EdTech: Heads-Up

This is an ongoing series, reviewing potential technology that may assist teachers. #edTech #TechnologyforTeachers

Heads Up - http://www.ellentv.com/2013/05/02/download-ellens-new-app-heads-up/

Eric Hougan 7/15/14 Eric Hougan 7/15/14

School Administrators Turn to Behavior-Based Interview Questions

I attended a workshop that taught school administrators how to use behavior-based interview (BBI) question to hire quality teachers. The basic idea behind BBI is that the candidate’s past behavior will be the best indicator for future behavior. BBI has been around for years, but used primarily in business.

A BBI question may start something like...

Eric Hougan 7/15/14 Eric Hougan 7/15/14

Teaching with Learning Objectives

It’s a simple premise: our students should know what they are learning and why. The best way to accomplish this is through having learning objectives for every lesson. Yet, teachers tend to make some common mistake around learning objectives. Knowing these common mistakes will help you maximize your practice of using learning objectives...