Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Technology Tools for Teachers
By Guest Author Jeffery Sullivan When Susan asked me to talk about the idea of portable software solutions for teachers, I must say that I felt this was an idea that was way to long in coming. As...
Prepare Your Students for the Real World
To prepare students for the real world, where technology and the economy are evolving every day, we must prepare them to be nimble, creative and be ready for any curve ball life might throw at...
How to Motivate Students and Keep Them Enthusiastic About Learning
We all know how important engagement is to helping students learn and retain information. Yet motivating students to engage in a lesson is a constant challenge. In the past, I’ve offered some...
One Month in: A Look Back to 2018
I can’t believe it’s already February! Before we find ourselves in June (time flies) I’d like to go down memory lane to the best stuff from 2018. Last year was a pretty amazing one for me. I...
Classroom Activities for Valentine’s Day!
January has flown by in the blink of an eye and now Valentine's Day is just around the corner. I’ve collected the best classroom activities and lesson ideas for your classroom offered by some of...
Dear Susan – Motivate Students with ASD
Dear Susan, I’ve worked with several students with autism spectrum disorder who seem impossible to motivate. No matter how hard I try, no matter how much research I do, and no matter how many...
When Traditional Instruction Doesn’t Work: Use Tier One Teaching Strategies so All Students Succeed
Early in my career, before I became a speaker and consultant to help teachers better reach students of all abilities, I was a special education teacher and a co-teacher who worked within the...
When You have NO space for Co-Teaching Implementations
Implementing a variety of co-teaching models, like “Teach Half, Then Switch” or station teaching can be beneficial for students who may have difficulty in the traditional classroom setting. These...
When Hovering Isn’t Helping: Give Students Some Space to Grow
What is “hovering?” It’s a term used to describe an assignment in which a paraprofessional spends most, if not all, of his or her day working with a single student. The trouble is, such close...
Help! My Co-teacher is Completely Different from Me
What do you do when your co-teacher is so completely different from you? Sometimes we relish the differences and sometimes the differences pose challenges. A few years ago, I worked with a...
Sources for Supporting Multisensory Learning in your Classroom
Here are some great articles on multisensory learning to help you with your classroom challenges. Make Multisensory Teaching Materials, Very Well Family...
Should We Burn Books on Learning Styles?
In 2017, the general scientific consensus was that learning styles may not exist because there is not enough evidence to prove that they do. Why is this? Mainly because there is very little...