Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Creating Cohesion: Why Principals and Leaders Must Join Teacher Trainings
The Importance of Unified Training During my coaching work, I often see the high cost of having teachers attend training without their principals or department leaders. For example, I did...
Co-taught Lesson Plan: Teaching Fractions in a 3rd-Grade Classroom
Introduction: Teaching fractions to third graders can be a dynamic and engaging experience when co-teaching strategies are thoughtfully implemented. Co-teaching offers a powerful way to...
Co-Teaching With Data-Driven Instruction: Why Looking Busy Isn’t Enough
Lessons from the Assembly Line After high school, I worked in a factory to put myself through college. The assembly line had production quotas, dictating how many “pieces” we had to produce per...
A Dozen Ways to Co-Teach Successfully!
Introduce each other’s roles in the classroom as equal but different. For example, the general education teacher can be the content area specialist, while the special education teacher is...
Effective Strategies for Dyslexic Readers: Unlocking Comprehension with Reciprocal Teaching
What is Reciprocal Teaching? Reciprocal teaching is a fantastic way to improve reading comprehension. This strategy involves discussion and the use of specific reading techniques: summarizing,...
Co-Teaching: An Opportunity to Teach by Example
The Power of Collaboration Back in 2003, I was coaching co-teachers at a high school in a tough part of town. I walked into a classroom with just a list of room numbers and teacher names. I...
Brain-Based Teaching: Easy Learning Strategies for Your Classroom
As educators, we’re always looking for ways to make our classrooms more effective learning environments. Research in neuroscience has provided us with valuable insights into how the brain...
Making Reading Easier: Dyslexia and Neurodiversity Solutions
My Journey with Dyslexia Reading has always been a challenge for me. I can read, but I’m a very slow reader. When my son’s eye doctor diagnosed him with dyslexia*, I decided to get an...
Long-term Coaching – The Unique, Hidden Benefits
It happened again… …and it only took until March! Reflecting on my 20 plus years of coaching co-teaching teams, I’ve recognized a pivotal trend: the trans-formative power of...
Mind Mapping: An Effective Strategy for Differently Wired Brains
I started using mind mapping after reading I Can See You Naked: A Fearless Guide to Making Great Presentations by Ron Hoff (1988). My first presentation was drawn out like a colorful board game...
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...
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...