Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
It’s a Ning Thing
In a session on engaging students in online literary responses, there were some interesting discussion points about the use of blogs for fostering literary interpretations (ie, students read To Kill...
Comings and Goings – Two weeks of Co-teaching Coaching and Training
Co-teaching Seminars This Week Here in St. Louis (Clayton, actually). Checked in, shuttle driver took me to Whole foods - did groceries, going to polish my co-teaching presentation before bed....
Resource for Working with Visual or Hearing Impaired Students
Linda Lamirande of ESC 16 in Amarillo, Texas, told us about the Described and Captioned Media Program, or DCMP. The program calls itself "a unique educational accessible media resource serving the...
Dropout Prevention Strategies
In the current economic environment, dropout rates tend to rise and we, as teachers, struggle to find ways help our students succeed. The issue of students dropping out of school continues to be a...
Power, Caring, and the Traditional Classroom
I wrote this article back in the mid nineties. I came across it the other day and found that even in the re-reading, it challenged my thinking. For that reason alone, I invite you to consider some...
Offering Praise to Middle School Students
In my seminars, I often talk about the special difficulties faced by middle school students and the issues that middle school teachers must be aware of and deal with. As an advocate of positive...
Jigsaw Learning
I recently suggested that a colleague use a Jigsaw approach to cover reading material with his college students. After hearing about how successful the strategy was for him, I realized that the...
Art Teachers Validate the Value of Doodling
Art teachers Ondre Pettingill and Guy Wymore, from Rockwell Charter High School, talk about the value of technology tools like the Elmo projector. They also validate the value of doodling and...
Nineteen examples of good writing advice gone bad
THE GARBLED GRAMMARIAN SAYS ... 1. Beware of run-on sentences they are hard to read anyway they confuse people break your ideas up into separate units that can stand alone. 2. Spoken or...
Real Teachers Using Songs to Teach – Using Songs to Memorize
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="yes" overflow="visible"][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type="1_1" background_position="left top" background_color="" border_size=""...
Mandalas: A Classroom Management Strategy
Value of Mandalas in the Classroom I've often talked about the value of mandalas for their calming effect on students and their ability to expand creativity. Michelle Waymouth attended one of my...
Timing Tools for the Classroom
On-Screen Timer to Keep Kids on Track! During a recent seminar, Brenda expressed a need for an on-screen timer; something that she could put on the desktop to "signal students that their time is...