Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Sensory Processing Strategies for Hypo and Hypersensitive Students
Accommodations that Work in the Secondary and Higher Education Environments The world is filled with sensations. For almost everyone, this sensory input results in a range of experiences — some...
Tips for Success: Maximize the Presence of Your Paraprofessionals
I am often asked about the best ways to utilize the talents, and the presence, of paraprofessionals in the classroom. While not teachers, there are a myriad of things that the paraprofessional...
Should Tests be the Final Measure of Student Success?
Use Testing Strategies That Promote Student Success As teachers, most of us have been taught that tests are the best way to assess our students’ learning (and the effectiveness of our teaching)....
A Teaching Strategy That’s Better Than a Traditional Quiz
The Original Three Card Match Activity The best alternative to testing is demonstration of knowledge. Whenever possible, have students do a project, write a paper, do an analysis, and/or apply...
Using Movement as a Memory Strategy
A memory strategy that gets things moving! Just like any of us, our students get bored with sitting in their seats for hours at a time. We can use this to our benefit – incorporating movement can...
100 Strategies for Differentiating Instruction by Subject
Science proves that when we teach to a variety of learning styles and vary our delivery techniques, we will consistently reach more students. Many of us still struggle with how to differentiate...
Co-teaching Model – Both Teach Half — Same Objective, Same Way
#13 Both Teach Half—Same Objective, Same Way - The HOW of Co-teaching This implementation clearly describes the Parallel Teaching co-teaching model. Each co-teacher takes half the class and...
An Innovative Teaching Strategy From a Teacher in Tennessee
What are some innovative teaching strategies to support learning in the classroom? I'm constantly looking for new ideas, especially for math. On this day, I saw a strategy that made my teacher...
I’ve Been Living a Double Life
You know me as a teacher, an author, and a speaker who has worked with K-12 schools for the past 30+ years. You may know I’m a mom of two adult children, both gifted, one with significant...
Co-teaching Model – One Guide Tech and One Facilitate Discussion
#8 One Guide Tech and One Facilitate Discussion - The HOW of Co-teaching In this implementation of the co-teaching models, one co-teacher presents instruction and leads discussion based on...
Use Reciprocal Teaching Strategies to Dramatically Boost Reading Comprehension
One of the best RTI teaching strategies to improve reading comprehension is reciprocal teaching – an instructional strategy involving discussion as well as using reading strategies to improve...
Co-teaching Models: Using Teach Half Then Switch in the Science Lab
A specific co-teaching challenge—one that many see all too often—is in science classes where having the lab materials needed for effective learning are constricted by ever-tightening school...