In A League of Their Own, movie buffs might recall Tom Hanks shouting, “It’s the hard that makes it good!” when he admonished a discouraged baseball pitcher threatening to abandon the team. In our schools today, do students understand that it takes the hard work to
If you believe you have an excellent memory and can “keep information in mind” easily, you probably have a teacher to thank for it. This would be the teacher who forced you to memorize a poem, the preamble, the periodic table or some other information.
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Without question, Professor John Hattie’s Visible Learning research has made a significant contribution to the quality of instructional decision-making. Knowing the effect sizes of a variety of instructional practices can help us to focus decisions and strategies in the direction most likely to build academic
Parent: What did you study in math today? Child: Fractions. Parent: What did you learn? Child: About one-tenth of what I was supposed to! My mathematics teaching career began during the 1970s in an individualized middle-school setting. Working with students one-on-one taught me the importance of using diagnostic testing
Contributed by Howard Adelman & Linda Taylor Arguments continue about the scope of the plateau effect related to achievement testing, but there is widespread recognition that the effect is a significant one for too many schools. As schools strive valiantly to meet accountability demands, reports from across
Did you know that your brain has to be made “ready to learn”? Your job as a classroom teacher will be to create a “brain friendly” environment. A happy, friendly environment will allow two chemicals to be released: dopamine and serotonin. These chemicals are neurotransmitters-
Spring is here and summer is right around the corner. School districts are in the processes of wrapping up one school year while preparing for another. Scheduling and planning for high quality professional learning remains a priority, especially in districts that have students identified as
General Education or Special Education, That is the Question The debate continues: Is the best placement for under-performing students in general education or special education classrooms? When implementing Response to Intervention (RTI) strategies, many teachers question whether students who need Tier Three interventions and, in some
We all know the many benefits of using graphic organizers. These literacy-building tools provide visual images of information, organize concepts and sub-concepts, and focus student attention on key ideas and terms. Graphic organizers serve as a guide before and during student reading and listening. They