Assumptions Can Blind Us When Dealing With Behavior Problems
Often, students with special needs have trouble communicating how they’re feeling or if they have a problem that is affecting their ability to learn. This may often lead to behavior problems with those students. I recently had an experience that reminded me how...
Dear Susan: Visual Math Strategies to Help Kids
Dear Susan, I will be starting as a temporary one-to-one teaching assistant with a 7th grader on the spectrum. I’d love any links to articles that can help me to help him grasp algebra. – Tracy Vorheis Dear Tracy, I like that enthusiasm! I have compiled a...
Teaching Strategies – Providing Students with Choice
Teaching Strategies to Empower Students How do we help our students to see the big picture – to think around a question or math problem, to visualize it from different angles? How can we round out the learning experience for kids of all abilities? One powerful...
Teaching Strategies & Tools to Help You and Your Students Excel In the Classroom
Most of us are excited to get back into the classroom and teach a new group of students at the beginning of a new school year. Many of us are thinking about new teaching strategies to inspire students and new resources that can help us do our jobs better. Here are...