Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Puppet Shows for Peace
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Keep Track of Your Grades
This MS Excel spreadsheet can be used to set and compute grades for all your classes! The directions are on the front page and its pretty self explanatory. You should be able to use this tool with...
Combining Verbal Linguistic and Non-Linguistic: Practice Strategies for Tier One, Two, and Three
I’m always looking for ways to make learning motivating and fun. Vocabulary development and even spelling are a passion of mine that has been building for the past year. I constantly hear teachers...
Manage Behavior with Strategic Ignoring
Sometimes the best way to deal with student misbehavior is to ignore it. When might it be best to ignore behavior? When the inappropriate behavior is unintentional or not likely to reoccur. When the...
The Conflict Tool Box
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Using Color to Aid Memorization
Ever wonder why businesses use bright and flashy colors in their advertisements? It is not only to attract attention. Studies have shown that we remember what we see in color better than what we...
Using Non-Traditional Assessments
Determining students’ understanding of the content we are teaching is critical to the Response to Intervention process. How we determine this understanding- simply, the kinds of assessments we use-...
Light Up Your Classroom
You may never have thought much about the lighting in your classroom, but lighting can be used to enhance the learning experience and can have a significant impact on the learning environment....
A Quiet Solution for Students who Tap Their Pencils!
http://youtu.be/xkp3YZZRKtQ Do you have students who tap their pens and pencils? We all know one. Whether it’s in the classroom or the office, there’s always (at least) one person who can’t sit...
What is Empowerment?
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Setting Up a Homework Environment
While even the perfect working environment cannot guarantee that a student will want to do homework, creating a better place to work can help them focus on the task at hand. Setting up such an...
Pilot Program Models Tier Two Strategies
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to present two days of staff development for the teachers in Houlton, Maine. During that time, I had a very interesting conversation with Marty Bouchard,...