Using Gestures to Enhance Learning
…what parts of the brain are activated by gestures, and why it works to help children remember information. I won’t bore you with the details, but trust me, every time…
…what parts of the brain are activated by gestures, and why it works to help children remember information. I won’t bore you with the details, but trust me, every time…
…the six months since then, our community has raised over $40,000 for DonorsChoose projects, and helped over 30,000 students get the classroom resources they need. Last weekend we held a…
…showed them my thinking and had them help me solve the problem. After that, we would briefly review the task procedures and then I let them work on a similar…
…Whole Brain Teaching classroom rules. Each will help solve one teaching problem. Implementing Rule 1, “Follow directions quickly,” will speed classroom transitions. Implementing Rule 2, “Raise your hand for permission…
…help and decide what roles need to be completed the day of the event. An efficient method of structuring and assigning your helpers is to use a program such as…
…learn some tech-savvy methods as well as some tried-and-true ways to manage a classroom library. Today’s Question Ally, a fan of the Teaching Resources Facebook page, asked for help with…
…help me move kids from a visual model for division to an abstract one. That had been what was missing for my sixth graders. They had learned division facts using…
…we check our students’ understanding along the way. Formative assessments help us to monitor student learning so that we can adjust our teaching practices to improve student success. Formative assessment…
Guest post by Renee Peoples “What can a third grader do with a 3D printer? How could it help them learn? Isn’t it just a fancy toy? When would a…
…they will be able to interact in a selfless manner. This will also help them to avoid physical and unpleasant conflict. Teaching students empathy can be extremely difficult, but it…
Goal setting is a powerful process for bringing about change. Identifying what you want and mapping out a plan of action helps you achieve your dreams, both personally and professionally….
…too, and my goal is to help debunk the myths. MYTH #1—Reader’s theater must be a big production. TRUTH: You can make reader’s theater as big or as small as…
