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The Power of Songs for Memorization

Using singing and music to help students remember material can be one of the most powerful tools in your teaching toolkit for reinforcing memorization and [...]

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Small Groups – Good for All Ages!

The techniques and strategies we use in grade school classes can be put to use anywhere learning takes place, including higher education and on-the-job [...]

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Seven Surefire Ways to Relate Classroom Material to the Student's World

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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Mnemonic Ideas from the Classroom

Mnemonic devices are excellent tools for teachers who want to help their students remember important facts. An interesting and fun exercise that I talk about in my seminars is to have your students try to come up with their own mnemonic devices. This article includes some tips from the trenches on creating mnemonics for your [...]

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Singing the Guidelines for Flexible Grouping

Woodington Middle School Workshop on Flexible Grouping and Acceleration Centers (™)
Recently, I presented a ‘workshoppy workshop” on Flexible Grouping and Accleration Centers (™)at Woodington Middle School in Kinston, NC. To teach the concept of small groups, the teachers actually get into small groups and learn the material (similar to a jigsaw) well enough to present [...]

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Using Differentiated Instruction Strategies at Rochelle M.S.

Rochelle Middle School Teachers Working Hard to Engage Students

Today, I worked with two groups of teachers at Rochelle Middle School who are interested in learning more strategies to differentiate instruction and meet their students needs. We discussed behavior management strategies for working with groups and Four Corners activites, and quietly cueing kids to get on task [...]

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