Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Using Graphing to Help Students with Math
Understanding graphs, whether reading them, creating them, or critically analyzing them, is essential to the secondary math student and is also indispensable to students in English, Social Studies,...
Snitching vs. Reporting
Once kids reach secondary school, the most talkative elementary school tattletales tend to clam up, fearing backlash from their peers if they tell on someone. This can make it hard to get important...
Metric Number Line with Mnemonics
Recently, I started teaching a new semester of basic electronics at St. Philips College. The first thing we talk about is scientific notation as it applies to metric notation. As part of my teaching...
Using the Friendly Letter as an Approach to Improving Writing Skills.
Several years ago, when I was teaching Science, I searched for a way to teach students citizenship, environmental awareness, and to improve writing skills. I had them research an environmental issue...
Giving New Teachers Strategies for Success
As teachers working in the trenches, we don’t often have the opportunity to step back and evaluate our performance, come up with new strategies to help students, or receive honest feedback on our...
Teaching Point of View to Young Students
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Helping your child with vocabulary homework
Helping your kids with their homework can often be a daunting task. Not only have you not practiced what they are learning in years, many parents are unsure of what study strategies will best help...
Should teachers in training count as “highly qualified”?
According to 2002 regulations from the U.S. Department of Education, No Child Left Behind's highly qualified teacher designation requires that all teachers, at all schools, be highly qualified by...
It's Out! A Work-able RTI "How-to" for Secondary Teachers!
Look what I've got! Classroom teachers, this is for you! RTI Strategies for Secondary Teachers!
It’s Out! A Work-able RTI “How-to” for Secondary Teachers!
Look what I've got! Classroom teachers, this is for you! RTI Strategies for Secondary Teachers!
Using Music to Teach Peace
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Somebody-Wanted-But-So Summary Strategy for Improving Reading Comprehension
Looking for new ways to improve your students’ reading comprehension? Try the Somebody-Wanted-But-So strategy (SWBS). This strategy can be used during or after a reading to help students...