Created by the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the LIHTC program gives State and local LIHTC-allocating agencies the equivalent of nearly $8 billion in annual budget authority to issue tax credits for the acquisition, rehabilitation, or new construction of rental housing targeted to lower-income households.
1 Great teachers have clear, written-out objectives. 2  Effective teachers have lesson plans that give students a clear idea of what they will be learning, what the assignments are and what the grading policy is. 3  Assignments have learning goals and give students ample opportunity to practice new skills. Great teachers engage students and get them to look at issues in a variety of ways. 2  Effective teachers use facts as a starting point, not an end point; they ask âwhyâ questions, look at all sides and encourage students to predict what will happen next.
Contribute What Youâre Good At. Everyone is good at something. Teachers are good at a lot of things, like knowing how to motivate students. But what I notice is that even though I work hard to be good at every aspect of my teaching, there are just some things others can do better. The easiest and most obvious place to make a larger contribution beyond just academics is within your own classroom, with your own students. 2  Although you have worked diligently throughout the year to provide the best education possible to your kids, consider what else you can do to improve their lives.