It’s time for Teaching Channel’s year in review, and what a year it’s been! We have some fun numbers to share with you. This year, Teaching Channel released 258 videos, including our series on Deeper Learning, the Getty Arts Integration videos, and a series for teachers of English Language Learners. Teachers around the world hit “play” over 5 million times on Teaching Channel, and we served you over 330,000 hours of video. Now, let’s get into some specifics:
Most Watched Videos of 2014
- New Teacher Survival Guide: Classroom Management
- Improving Participation with Talk Moves
- Making Math Fun with Place Value Games
- Reasoning About Division
- Socratic Seminars: Patience and Practice
Most Discussed Videos of 2014
- Seating Arrangements with Work Stations
- Kick Me: Making Vocabulary Interactive
- The Wingman: Engaging Reluctant Students
- The Writing Recipe: Essay Structure for ELLs
- “Skinnying” the Standards into Six Buckets
Most Read Blogs of 2014
- 10 Great Lesson Planning Templates and Resources
- Video Playlist: 9 Strategies for Effective Classroom Management
- 25 Alternatives to Using the Word “Great”
- 6 Routines to Support Mathematical Thinking
- New Teachers: 8 Essential Skills to Learn
Most Visited Q&A of 2014
- Common Core Lesson Plan Template
- Dealing with an Unruly Classroom
- Middle School Read Alouds
- First Day of School Read Aloud
- Post-Reading Activities for Short Stories
What were your favorite videos, blogs, or resources of 2014? We have some exciting resources, videos, and blogs already planned for 2015 that we can’t wait to share with you! Let us know on Twitter what kind of topics you’d like to see more of on Teaching Channel. See you next year!