Ways Faculty Can Help Students with Traumatic Brain Injury/Acquired Brain Impairment There is a range of inclusive teaching strategies that can assist all students to learn but there are some specific strategies that are useful in teaching a group which includes students with Traumatic Brain Injury/Acquired Brain Impairment. In considering alternative forms of assessment…
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The year I started teaching seventh- to twelfth-grade English in Minneapolis, Prince launched his song about urban ruin, Sign o the Times. That song was an apt musical backdrop for the lives of my students, most of whom lived in poverty and challenged me daily. That year also afforded me the opportunity to be assaulted with a stone, two chairs, a Rambo knife, a…
Day-to-day ESL lessons aren’t only challenging for your students. They’re challenging for you as well. It’s crucial that you develop teaching strategies that will inspire and motivate your students and yourself. If you’re not getting the results you want, how are you going to stay in good spirits and lead your classroom in a positive direction? Here, we’re going to…
As a new teacher, I remember feeling overwhelmed by the wide range of abilities in my classroom. How was I supposed to meet all of my students’ needs while simultaneously covering grade level content? As I learned more about differentiation, this became easier, but it still remained one of the most challenging aspects of teaching. Now that I coach teachers in their…
Teaching To Kids’ Learning Styles Visual (spatial): You prefer using pictures, images, and spatial understanding. Aural (auditory-musical): You prefer using sound and music. Verbal (linguistic): You prefer using words, both in speech and writing. Physical (kinesthetic): You prefer using your body, hands and sense of touch. Logical (mathematical): You prefer using…
There are some teaching strategies that educators just can’t live without. These can be simple things like making sure every student understands the concept they are being taught, to making sure that you are incorporating movement into every lesson. Some of these teaching strategies you probably use every day and do not even realize it. Here are five specific teaching…
Effective teachers are always on the prowl for new and exciting teaching strategies that will keep their students motivated and engaged. Whether you’re a new or experienced teacher, you may feel inundated by all of the new educational buzzwords, theories, and new strategies that are out there. With all of this information available, it’s hard to decide which strategies…
There are may useful teaching strategies to support effective teaching in social sciences. This section contains a variety of graphic organisers; cooperative learning ideas; tools and resources for writing and presenting information; and ideas for oral and visual activities. This section has a wide variety of graphic organisers such as charts, webs, diagrams, maps…
Summary : Few sources available today offer writing teachers such succinct, practice-based help—which is one reason why 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing was the winner of the Association of Education Publishers 2005 Distinguished Achievement Award for Instructional Materials. The National Writing Project s 30 Ideas for Teaching Writing offers successful strategies contributed…
When attempting to decipher the meaning of a new word, it is often useful to look at what comes before and after that word. The surrounding words can give readers helpful context clues about the meaning and structure of the new word, as well as how it is used. Using context clues aligns with the following ELA Common Core Standard: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.4 Determine…
Best Evidence Encyclopedia Center for Data-Driven Reform in Education (Johns Hopkins University) This online clearinghouse offers information on the researched evaluations of numerous educational programs in a coherently arranged and easy-to-navigate format. Center on Instruction RMC Research Corporation Explore this Website to find “a cutting-edge collection of scientifically…
