I Visited a School for Autism in China – You Won’t Believe What I Learned!
I recently had the opportunity to visit my daughter while she was in China on a short-term training assignment for her company. While I was there, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to visit two unique schools in the heart of Changzhou, China. These schools stand...
Teaching Strategies – Noisy Fidgeting in the Classroom: A Solution to a Solution
Dear Susan: I have a question about one of the fidget tools that you mentioned in a teaching strategies workshop we attended with you at Henry Wilson Memorial last year. You suggested using partially inflated beach balls on the chairs, so the kids can wiggle a bit...
Teaching Strategies – Use a timer in your classroom
Who uses a timer in their classroom for lessons? I know that some are not big fans of using a timer for any reason, while others find (and research bears this out) that a timer can be one of the most useful teaching strategies to help motivate students. But it can...
Teaching Strategies for All Ability Levels in a Larger Classroom
In any general class, there are students of different ability levels and, correspondingly, grade levels. Direct teaching the entire class together can sometimes leave higher-grade, higher-ability students bored and perhaps acting out, while lower-ability students may...