The goal—that is, the content to be learned–is still the same for all students, but the path to learning can become much more varied and responsive to the different learning styles and levels of the students in the classroom.
Once the basic concepts are understood, though, there are many simple and effective techniques for implementing differentiated instruction in the classroom. Introducing pictures and images, movement-based exercises, cooperative projects, and color-coded instruction aids are four teaching strategies that target the special needs of diverse learning styles, while still benefiting all the students in that [...]
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When I consider how often we have students search the web for information, I wonder how many times struggling readers look at a page of search results and feel like they are reading a foreign language. Would students work better with visual searches or might they be distracting? Here are some that I’ve experimented with recently. I hope that you not only find them useful, I hope that you find them [...]
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Strategies for teaching vocabulary from teachers in the [...]
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A couple of teachers in my fall seminars offered the ideas outlined below for using music for classroom [...]
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One of the best ways to engage and motivate students is to apply learning to real-world situations or to associate the learning with something that students can identify with. The examples that follow have been used successfully in classrooms around the country and can be adapted for your subject and [...]
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Co-teaching Seminars This Week
Here in St. Louis (Clayton, actually). Checked in, shuttle driver took me to Whole foods – did groceries, going to polish my co-teaching presentation before bed. Tomorrow St. Louis, Tuesday: Springfield, MO, Wed: Kansas City, MO, Thurs: Minneapolis, MN, and Friday, FARGO!!!
Co-teaching Coaching Last Week
Last week I was working with Permian High [...]
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Linda Lamirande of ESC 16 in Amarillo, Texas told us about the Described and Captioned Media Program, or DCMP. The program calls itself “a unique educational accessible media resource serving the United States and its territories.”
They provide a collection of free-loan accessible media, guidelines for educational description and captioning, and a variety of other services [...]
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In the current economic environment, dropout rates tend to rise and we, as teachers, struggle to find ways help our students succeed. The issue of students dropping out of school continues to be a problem for schools, society, and our students.
A practice guide is available from the Institute for Education Sciences, U.S. Department of [...]
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In my seminars, I often talk about the special difficulties faced by middle school students and the issues that middle school teachers must be aware of and deal with. As an advocate of positive discipline, I appreciated Shaun Martin’s thoughts on offering specific praise to our middle school students.
Martin, a history teacher in Baltimore [...]
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Every teacher is involved with increasing fluency and reading skills in their students. Reading A-Z is a commercial website that offers downloadable and printable books, lessons, and other resources in support of a variety of learning styles and teaching approaches.
They also offer a selection of over 30 books and resources that [...]
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