Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Susan ‘s Articles for
Education
Why Teaching Kids to Learn is Hard
I’m a huge fan of teaching students how they learn. It seems like that should be easy, right? NOT! The challenge is that not all students learn in the same way. And it’s the same for adults. We...
Identifying the Missing Piece in Your Employees’ Learning Paths
Do your employees know HOW to learn? Industry’s rate of change is forcing organizations to find ways to close the ever growing learning gap. Quick solutions that usually check off the learning...
Speech to Text: What’s the Benefit for Writers Whether Students or Adults?
“Speech-to-text has changed that reality for those who struggle to put words on paper. Today, doctors, lawyers, business men and women, students and authors are using speech to text to get...
Dear Susan – Keeping Students Calm and Engaged with Brain Breaks
DEAR SUSAN: In our full-inclusion classroom, my co-teacher and I get the full attention of the students for about 20 minutes at the start of the class. After that, it’s a struggle to keep them...
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...
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...