Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
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...
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...
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...
How Principals Can Support Teachers with New Initiatives
Administrators who mandate training for teachers and then don't attend the training themselves are doing everyone a disservice, including themselves. In my coaching work, the price the district...
Teaching Strategies for Tackling Vision Related Problems – Updated
Disclaimer: A version of this article was originally posted as part of a series called, "Ask Susan". In this series, I answered questions about teaching and learning. This article has been...
Bounce Back Leadership and Neurodiversity
SPEAKERS Susan Fitzell, Neurodiversity Speaker and Host of The Bounceback Leadership Show, Brian Wagner, A Radical Vision Note: This show transcript has been cleaned up so that people who want to...
Co-teaching Model: Two Run Acceleration Centers
#23 Two Run Acceleration Centers This co-teaching model utilizes Fitzell Acceleration Centers™, a merging of several “station” teaching methods. If you have ever created a learning center,...
Co-teaching Model: Three Same-Ability Stations—Re-Teach, Reinforce, Enrich
#22 - Three Same-Ability Stations—Re-Teach, Reinforce, Enrich Same-ability groups have earned a negative reputation because, too often, they are overused, sentencing students to a school career...
Seven Significant Traits of Critical Thinkers
Disclaimer: The following article was submitted by guest contributor Jessica Robinson from The Speaking Polymath, a sub-blog of Assignment Help 4 Me. Critical thinkers tend to stay one step ahead...
Five Brain Hacks to Learn Faster
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...
Co-teaching Model: Two Individualize with Station Teaching
#20 Two Individualize with Station Teaching There are as many ways to co-teach as there are types of students. The same is true of Station Teaching. Depending on the rapport between co-teachers...
Co-teaching Model: One to Manage Logistics — One for Safety and Questions
#19 One to Manage Logistics — One for Safety and Questions Some classroom activities, such as experiments in physics or chemistry or maintenance activities in a computer class, involve having...