Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Top 8 Mistakes That Doom Effective Lecture Delivery
If you are going to direct teach, sometimes still referred to as lecture, one of the best ways to do it well is to identify the mistakes made during ineffective lectures and steer clear of them....
Seven Simple Ideas for Introducing Technology in the Classroom
Technology is not meant to be cumbersome, nor should it be treated as an add-on or a substitute for a regular lesson plan. Showing a movie on a day when no lesson is prepared is not what...
Influence of Media on Children
Talk to Your Child About the Influence of Media on Children Take the time to discuss with children, at a level they can understand, the effect TV shows and other forms of media have on them....
Free Reading Resources
Free Reading Resources from Reading A-Z Every teacher is involved with increasing fluency and reading skills in their students. Reading A-Z is a commercial website that offers downloadable and...
Educational Technology – Overcoming Obstacles to Successful Implementation
Educational Technology - Why? Today’s students are digital learners. Often more comfortable on a computer than with a pen in hand, students spend hours on their smartphones, laptops, tablets,...
Danger! How Assuming That Students Understand Our Words Fails Them
Bev and her husband had hosted an inner city teen for a few of weeks during the past summer. She gushed about what a fulfilling experience it had been, then she paused, reflected for a moment,...
Bullying by Exclusion: He Says, “She Says I Can’t Play!”
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On the Same Page: Teachers and Paraprofessionals Communicating Effectively
We Are Such DIFFERENT Personalities! One of the biggest challenges we face when working with other adults in the classroom is how different we are. Sometimes it's generational differences....
Parenting Strategies that Reduce Symptoms of Autism – Recommended Reading
Parents Taught Strategies that Reduce Symptoms of Autism Every new mom and dad needs to read this article. I posted it yesterday, but it's so important, I'm posting it again. Read it even if...
The Progress-Focused Approach: Advantages of giving students choice in homework
Offering Choice in Homework In the research by Erika Patall students were given a choice of which homework assignments to do, not a choice of whether or not to do homework as the example from...
Cyberbullying Articles: What will it take to protect our children from cyberbullying?
Cyberbullying Articles: What will it take to protect our children from cyberbullying? Sharing cyberbullying articles on a topic I'm passionate about: bullying, is critical to getting the message...