Co-teaching Models: Using Teach Half Then Switch in the Science Lab
A specific co-teaching challenge—one that many see all too often—is in science classes where having the lab materials needed for effective learning are constricted by ever-tightening school budgets. Science teachers often find it difficult to replace consumables or...
Why Change Mindsets About Student Potential?
Change Your Mindset About Student Potential I started teaching in 1980 and, over the years, I became increasingly aware of the large number of students who were labeled special needs who probably did not need nor deserve that stigma and lifelong label. A consequence...
Hybrid Co-teaching Model – One Teach and One Interpret
One Teach and One Interpret – The HOW of Co-teaching It is very possible that a specialist in the classroom, who knows little about the lesson content, may use his or her teaching skills to provide instruction that reaches more learners and is increasingly...
Teaching Emotions in the Classroom
Many times, if young children are unable to act empathetic towards their siblings, friends, and classmates, it is not because they do not feel empathy, it is simply because they do not have the correct vocabulary to communicate their emotions. Teaching children...