"Writing an argumentative essay is very different from writing an academic essay. However, even in an academic essay, you’d still be hoping to persuade the reader to agree with your point of view. This is because you are advocating a certain…"
The personal learning network for educators
Gifts Received
Catrin Cooper has not received any gifts yet
Catrin Cooper's Page
Latest Activity
Jaclyn Foreman commented on Catrin Cooper's blog post 5 Ways to Teach Kids Essay Writing at Home"Brainstorming and planning is the key to a great essay, no matter how well versed you are on the topic. Great blog post!"
Catrin Cooper posted a blog post5 Ways to Teach Kids Essay Writing at Home
Teachers are busy people. They usually have enough time to go through the lectures and leave space fordiscussions at the end of the class. When it comes to teaching essay writing, however, they don’t have enough spacein their program.They will explain what the essay structure is supposed to look like. They will assign a topic. And that’s it. Thestudent is left under a huge pressure to figure out the essay writing process.As parents, we’re responsible to make this easier on our kids. This…See More
Catrin Cooper posted a blog postSimple Ways To Be A More Compassionate Teacher
The lack of social and emotional skills can lead to burnout. Unfortunately, it’s not easy to develop theseskills. No one taught us these skills when we were kids. We also didn’t know that they’re vital in our adultlife and they can be developed.Schools are just starting to understand how emotions can affect students’ way of learning and overall well-being. Thus, students who were lucky enough to have compassionate teachers growing up have been trainedto develop gratitude and compassion. These…See More
Catrin Cooper's Blog
5 Ways to Teach Kids Essay Writing at Home
Posted on January 22, 2018 at 11:29am 2 Comments 0 Likes
Teachers are busy people. They usually have enough time to go through the lectures and leave space for
discussions at the end of the class. When it comes to teaching essay writing, however, they don’t have enough space
in their program.
They will explain what the essay structure is supposed to look like. They will assign a topic. And that’s it. The
student is left under a huge pressure to figure out the essay writing process.
As parents, we’re responsible to make this…
Simple Ways To Be A More Compassionate Teacher
Posted on January 18, 2018 at 10:07am 0 Comments 1 Like
The lack of social and emotional skills can lead to burnout. Unfortunately, it’s not easy to develop these
skills. No one taught us these skills when we were kids. We also didn’t know that they’re vital in our adult
life and they can be developed.
Schools are just starting to understand how emotions can affect students’ way of learning and overall well-
being. Thus, students who were lucky enough to have compassionate teachers growing up have been trained
to develop…
Comment Wall
- No comments yet!
About
Latest Activity
- Top News
- Everything
Tata Nech posted a blog postBest Developing Games for Early Education
It is possible and necessary to develop the baby from the very first days of life. The simplest games with objects that are found in every house will help the crumb to get the first knowledge of the new world that surrounds it.DO AS I DOThe mother's face is the most interesting object for observation, at least during the first two months of the child's life. Take the…See More
Marguerite T. Brode posted a blog postHow to choose profession?
At some point or another, each individual needs to pick or change profession. In youth it is anything but easy to be mixed up, and the committed error can be uneasy to remedy. Above all else, it merits figuring out what put in life you dole out proficient action right now and how this circumstance can change throughout the years. In current conditions there isn’t just an enormous selection of claims to fame.The basics of choosing profession are laid back at school, when the exercises uncover…See More
Jeffrey R. Ellis posted a blog postHow employment is related to your coursework examples
When fresh out of college, chances are you have little to no work experience, which means your resume may look incomplete to some extent. To make it worse, questions like "what is your past work experience?" seems to be a common pertinent step in all job interviews. Although you may have…See More
Shanshan Ma posted a discussionPersonalized learning network and social media
Hi All, My name is Shanshan Ma, I'm currently a doctoral student at University of North Texas. Nice to meet you all. This platform looks great, many future events could be found. Thanks for sharing. But a questions crossed my mind, how would you see the impact of social media such as Facebook, Twitter on those personal learning networks? Would you believe that members would actively participant in some discussions on social media other than the discussions here??See More
Events
Awards And Nominations
© 2018 Created by Thomas Whitby.
Powered by
