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). But when a student scores poorly on a test, how does he or she benefit? The student loses confidence and [...]
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 instruction in ways that can reach those students who struggle without singling them out in the inclusive [...]
#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 instructs the students, using the same methods, to teach the same content. They are working together in parall [...]
Dear Susan: My child has horrible handwriting / printing. It’s almost illegible. What can I do?
We all learn at a different pace and have different learning styles. That is way teaching kids to learn is hard.