Mind Mapping: An Effective Strategy for Differently Wired Brains
I started using mind mapping after reading I Can See You Naked: A Fearless Guide to Making Great Presentations by Ron Hoff (1988). My first presentation was drawn out like a colorful board game with a route to follow, arrows, and picture images of what I was going to...
What Do I Do When My Co-teacher is Completely Different Than Me?
Sometimes it’s hard to know how best to work together in support of students when you and your co-teacher seem to be so different. There are almost always things that you can do, or ways to make the co-teaching relationship work, even when you and your partner...
Co-teaching Model: Team Teaching
#24 Team Teaching If there is one co-teaching term that instigates misinformation, conflict, and the demise of co-teaching efforts, it is Team Teaching. Expectations and misinformation about the Team Teaching co-teaching model significantly impact the success of many...
Use Doodling as a Memory Strategy with Sketchnotes
As teachers, we often assume that doodling in class is “bad,” indicating that students aren’t listening to the material being taught. However, for visual learners, doodling can be that extra nudge that helps them in memorizing the material. Doodling as a memory...