Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Mnemonic Ideas from the Classroom
Mnemonic devices are excellent tools for teachers who want to help their students remember important facts. An interesting and fun exercise that I talk about in my seminars is to have your...
Power Writing for Memory
Power Writing Supports Long Term Memory and Writing Skills Pat Murray, from Greater Latrose High School in Latrose, PA uses power writing as a technique to help transfer information from short...
Federal Reserve Offers Free Comics on Money and Economics
Money Comics Our students, even those as young as elementary age, are aware that our country's economy is facing some important issues. The Federal Reserve is offering free comics to teachers (up...
Free Book Giveaway for Educators and Schools
Moving beyond the success of his own life, Josh Waitzkin, eight-time national chess champion, world champion martial artist, and subject of the film Searching for Bobby Fischer, has written a...
Vocabulary and Spelling Made Fun
Wordle.net 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...
Wish You Could Adapt, Adjust, or Modify that PDF file for a Student?
PDF Editor Useful Program Nitro PDF Professional allows you to edit text and images in PDF files. Textbook company worksheets will be malleable to your specifications. If you want to add or...
Interesting Research on Autism and Empathy
Autism and Empathy and Mirror Neurons These articles aren't new to publication, however, I believe they still are worth reading. From: Mirror cells' fading spark: empathy-related neurons may turn...
Quick Review- A Bell Ringer Strategy
At the beginning of each class I use a warm up or "Quickstart", that includes questions that refer to the lesson material from the day before. This method of review shows me if students...
What can paraprofessionals do to support teachers and students in the classroom?
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Putting on the Boxing Gloves: A Teaching Analogy
The Value of Coaching and Experience in the Learning Process From Susan’s booklet, “Martial Arts and the Awakening of a Public School Teacher" Copyright 1995 by Susan Fitzell “How are skills...
Using Video Tutorials to Reinforce Classroom Teaching
Create Computer Tutorials Record What You See On Your Screen Do you ever wish that you could clone your teaching self? Do you feel that if you had more time to tutor students, or provide that...
Use Wikki Stix to Differentiate Instruction
Wikki Stix Creative Learning Fun Wikki Stix Acrylic hand-knitting yarn, coated with a microcrystalline wax makes for simple, no mess learning tools. They can serve as interactive concrete...