Much of my work is helping professionals see that they’re not “bad at learning”; they’re simply trying to learn in a way that doesn’t work for their brains. While my work naturally helps many neurodivergent people, it applies to neurotypical people with different learning styles. One of the things I [...]
Tips for Difficulty with Attention & Distractions Make use of non-verbal signals to cue student before transitions, or to stop all activity and focus on the teacher.Assign students Task Buddies to help keep partner on task.Seat students near the center of instruction.Seat distractible students s [...]
Because for some of us neurodivergent thinkers — it’s a lifesaver Mind-mapping through Engineering Courses In November 2021, I wrote the article, How Mind Mapping Can Help You Connect with Neurodivergent Employees. In this article, I’m diving deeper into HOW to use the mind mapping metacognitive str [...]
Use Testing Strategies That Promote Student Success As teachers, most of us have been taught that tests are the best way to assess our students’ learning (and the effectiveness of our teaching). But when a student scores poorly on a test, how does he or she benefit? The student loses confidence and [...]
The Original Three Card Match Activity The best alternative to testing is demonstration of knowledge. Whenever possible, have students do a project, write a paper, do an analysis, and/or apply knowledge learned. Here’s a fun and effective teaching strategy for quizzing students. Three Card Match: Pe [...]