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chlohawk

To reach girls in classroom, align practices to specific learning needs - kappanonline.org - 1 views

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  • Characteristics of lessons Clear lessons; Lessons relevant to students’ lives; and Collaborative lessons. Particular activities Class discussions; Hands-on; Multimodal; Creativity and the creative arts; and Out-of-class experiences.
  • Among the eight components that we identified as contributing to effective and engaging lessons, the components reflected in the above narrative are relevance to this girl’s life and group collaboration.
  • One central finding of Reichert and Hawley (2010b) is that boys elicit the kinds of teaching they need.
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  • Teachers designed lessons that captured student attention, which led to more meaningful classroom learning. This suggests that girls, like boys, elicit the pedagogy they need, though perhaps without (overtly) displaying resistance to the degree that boys do, and that both male and female teachers of girls are especially attuned to what girls need in terms of pedagogy and activities that maximize girls’ engagement.
    • chlohawk
      chlohawk on 03 Sep 21
       
      How can I work to meet the needs of boys AND girls in my classroom? What are the practices that will enhance the learning of them both without taking away from the other in any way?
  • chlohawk on 03 Sep 21
     
    Relating lessons to real life, having clear lessons that are collaborative, including class discussions, creating hands on activities, including creative arts and out of classroom experiences can better enhance the education of girl learners.
Bill Olson

Three Reasons Students Should Own Your Classroom's Twitter and Instagram Accounts | EdS... - 0 views

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digital citizenship twitter edtech socialmedia parent-teacher-communication

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  • When we allow students to write and share their work with the world, suddenly their work becomes more valuable. Students will always do their worst writing when they know the only person who will ultimately view it is their teacher. How many assignments in classrooms are completed solely for teacher as a requirement of the curriculum?
  • Within the past few years, this idea of branding our schools/classrooms has become extremely valuable, as it promotes transparency by painting an accurate, live picture of what is taking place. Yet, in reality, the majority of the time the educators are the ones telling these stories. While this certainly has its place, ultimately what matters most is how students feel about their experiences. Social media has allowed my students to share our classroom happenings through their eyes. It has allowed my students the opportunity to both establish and share the culture of our classroom and our school, and ultimately create our “brand”.
  • Social media is happening—with or without you. The lessons my students learn by taking ownership of social media ends up enhancing all of their work, both in and out of school. And let’s be honest… wouldn’t you prefer to have your students write the story of your classroom, rather than someone else?
  • Bill Olson on 04 Sep 21
     
    "To take this a step further, I also had parents come in one night to complete the boot camp, as well. That's right-a parent social media bootcamp, where my students were the teachers, helped their parents get set up with accounts, and taught them about everything from retweets to our district hashtags."
clwisniewski

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Visual Impairment in the Classroom

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  • Visual impairment in the classroom
    • sadielaurenn
      sadielaurenn on 17 Nov 21
       
      Another great classroom resource!
  • Visual cues are central to most early childhood education systems.
    • sadielaurenn
      sadielaurenn on 17 Nov 21
       
      This is incredibly true, almost every lesson we will teach have some aspect of a visual. How will we accomplish our lessons without visuals?
  • In a school environment, visual impairments can cause difficulties when it comes to traditional reading and writing activities, reading at a distance, distinguishing colors, recognizing shapes and participating in physical education games which require acute vision, such as softball and kickball.
    • sadielaurenn
      sadielaurenn on 17 Nov 21
       
      Prior to research, when I heard "vision impairment" I would typically think of someone who is blind. Throughout researching this disability I have realized that it is so much more. Something as simple as needing glasses for being near sided or far sided is consider a vision impairment.
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  • Tips for teachers working with students who are visually impaired
    • sadielaurenn
      sadielaurenn on 17 Nov 21
       
      Below are some very basics tips to help accommodate your visually impaired students.
  • Children and adults with low vision are not considered legally blind, they simply have reduced vision at or lower than 20/70. Students who are blind have vision that is at or lower than 20/200. Nonetheless, only 15% of students with visual impairments are considered to be completely blind, with no light or form perception ability
    • clwisniewski
      clwisniewski on 17 Nov 21
       
      An interesting statistic!
  • Children with visual impairments often start off learning to read and write with the assistance of low-tech solutions, such as high-intensity lamps and book-stands. Sometimes screen magnification and computer typing and reading programs are used. In other cases, low vision students will learn to read using the Braille system over text, or a combination of the two. However, as students progress through early grade levels and reading and writing activities become more demanding, periodic literacy skills assessment is required to ensure additional resources and adaptive strategy instruction are provided to meet their needs.
    • clwisniewski
      clwisniewski on 17 Nov 21
       
      It's good to continue assessing visually impaired students in case they need further assistance.
  • For those students with visual impairments who do not master Braille, making use of technology to facilitate reading is fundamental. In fact, most talented Braille readers prefer to use computers or tablets when reading for fun anyway. And students who learn to use a computer not only find homework easier to complete, but often become faster readers. It is simply more efficient for low vision students to use a computer and word-processor over reading paper books and handwriting. This is particularly relevant at a high-school level, when reading and writing assignments become lengthier and more challenging.
    • clwisniewski
      clwisniewski on 17 Nov 21
       
      This could be included in a student's IEP, so they have access to a device that can assist them with reading and writing.
winkler_deb

TrillEDU: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy... | Jeffrey Dessources | TEDxNewJerseyCityUni... - 1 views

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    • winkler_deb
      winkler_deb on 21 Sep 21
       
      What types of technology or trends will you use in your classroom?
    • crispinfletcher
      crispinfletcher on 24 Sep 21
       
      I love TED talks myself as something to use. I also plan to use a family connection app to reach out to parents, or at least texting parents. Keeping track and learning to use whatever new tech is being used by students is something I am planning on doing. I have no real idea on what is coming next for tech but I am planning on using it as best as I can.
  • TrillEDU: Culturally Responsive Pedagogy... | Jeffrey Dessources | TEDxNewJerseyCityUniversity
  • chlohawk on 25 Sep 21
     
    Hi, Debi! I also love TED Talks like Joe and because of that I'm a little sad I may not be able to include them in my classroom if I teach in the primary grades like I hope to do. Where I'm at now, I hope that technology will be a help and not in a hindrance in my classroom. I think that using YouTube projected on the Smart Board would be a great way to show read alouds of books I don't have in the classroom, for kids yoga, Go Noodle, chromebooks for ABCYA, playing music for cleanup or relaxing music during writer's workshop, using an Amazon Echo in the classroom for music and timers as well as a break time for kids to ask it questions, etc. I've heard from my mentor school that they use Class Dojo to stay updated with parents and I hope to learn more about that. I know that Google Classroom is great and is what my mentor school used for distance learning.
Kelly Nuthak

Classroom Interventions for Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries | BrainLine - 1 views

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TBI education Classroom

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      Kelly Nuthak on 19 Apr 22
       
      Get done to make sure you understand how in-depth the tbi is
  • Structuring the Environment
  • Typical Classroom Accommodations
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  • Available Resources and Services
  • Specialized Teaching Strategies
  • Select a meaningful goal or skill the student will need to learn and present it at the level of the student; Provide a simple rationale to help the student understand the relevance of the skill; Give clearly stated task directions (limit the number of steps) and ask the student to repeat or paraphrase the directions to ensure understanding; Break tasks into small steps and demonstrate each step; Provide opportunities for student response and practice at an appropriate pace; Provide immediate feedback and error correction when necessary—feedback should be positive and systematic; and Use verbal praise and encouragement frequently.
  • Use a direct statement telling the student to start (rather than stop) a behavior; Look directly at the student as you give the request, move close, and use a soft, calm voice.; speak clearly, slowly and concisely—do not shout. Limit requests to only two or three at a time and give requests that the student is capable of following; Allow enough time for the student to follow through; and Recognize their effort with verbal praise and encouragement.
  • Case Study: Josh
    • Kelly Nuthak
      Kelly Nuthak on 19 Apr 22
       
      Case Study on an TBI person
  • Classroom Interventions for Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries
  • Setting the Stage
  • Common Sequelae of TBI
  • Assessment
sadielaurenn

5 Effective Strategies for the Inclusive Classroom | KQED Education - 0 views

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inclusion routine structure classroom

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  • One of the most common accommodations for students with special needs is preferential seating. This doesn’t always mean in the front row of the classroom right next to the teacher’s desk
  • Many general education mainstream students cannot perform the following simple tasks: telling time from an analog clock writing a simple letter signing their name in cursive note taking and study skills
  • Collaborative teaching looks differently depending on what school, level, and setting you are working. I am fortunate enough to work in a school where collaborative teaching is encouraged and celebrated. Teachers have common planning times, and professional development time is often set aside for teachers to plan together.
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  • Posting daily schedules Displaying classroom rules and expectations Encouraging peer to peer instruction and leadership Using signals to quiet down, start working, and putting away materials. Giving students folders, labels and containers to organize supplies. Checking in with students while they work Utilizing proactive rather than reactive interventions as needed Speaking to students privately about any concerns Employing specific, targeted positive reinforcement when a student meets a behavioral or academic goal.
chlohawk

With Boys in Mind / Teaching to the Minds of Boys - ASCD - 1 views

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boys boy-friendly tips classroom

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  • turns in rushed and sloppy work and receives failing grades.
  • By introducing more boy-friendly teaching strategies in the classroom, the school was able to close the gender gap in just one year.
  • he now understands how relevant this focus on action and heroism is to males, and she sees that letting boys write on these topics has improved their papers.
  • he task-oriented discussion and interaction, the physical movement, and the orientation in space access the boys' neurological strengths, keeping them energized and attentive.
  • Realizing the need for nonverbal planning tools, especially in males, to help bridge the gap between what students are thinking and what they're able to put down on paper, Mrs. Johnston now asks Timothy and his classmates to create storyboards, a series of pictures with or without words that graphically depict a story line. T
  • n her 2nd grade classroom, most of the boys read and write about such topics as NASCAR racing, atomic bombs, and football or about such situations as a parrot biting a dad through the lip. Many of the girls write about best friends, books, mermaids, and unicorns.
  • eachers tended to view the natural assets that boys bring to learning—impulsivity, single-task focus, spatial-kinesthetic learning, and physical aggression—as problems. By altering strategies to accommodate these more typically male assets, Douglass helped its students succeed, as the following vignettes illustrate.
  • One of the primary reasons that some boys getDs and Fs in school is their inattention to homework.
  • parents sign homework assignments.
  • One of the innovations that teachers can use in targeted ways in coeducational classes is single-gender grouping.
    • chlohawk
      chlohawk on 03 Sep 21
       
      How and when can I implement one of these strategies in the first week of school with my boy learners?
  • Quite often, boys do their best work when teachers establish authentic purpose and meaningful, real-life connections.
  • chlohawk on 03 Sep 21
     
    Creating a boy-friendly classroom, increasing experiential and kinesthetic learning opportunities, supporting literacy through visual-spatial representations and more strategies can support our boy learners.
Bill Olson

Inclusive Teaching Strategies | Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning - 0 views

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diversity inclusion awareness

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  • Inclusive teaching refers to pedagogy that strives to serve the needs of all students, regardless of background or identity, and support their engagement with subject material. Hearing diverse perspectives can enrich student learning by exposing everyone to stimulating discussion, expanding approaches to traditional and contemporary issues, and situating learning within students’ own contexts while exploring those contexts. Students are more motivated to take control of their learning in classroom climates that recognize them, draw relevant connections to their lives, and respond to their unique concerns (Ambrose et. al, 2010).
  • Examine Implicit Biases - Instructors can consider their own attitudes towards students and strive to minimize negative impacts. This process can involve actively monitoring interactions with different types of students, implementing policies like name-blind grading and inter-rater grading to minimize the impact of bias, and maintaining high expectations for all students.
  • Maintain Awareness of Classroom Diversity - Instructors can develop and maintain their awareness and understanding of various racial and socioeconomic factors in their classes, as a way to test their implicit bias, ensure equal access for all their students, and even enrich classroom discussion.
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  • Add a Diversity Statement to Syllabus - Instructors can address diversity issues head-on during the first class session by inviting students to discuss the syllabus in earnest; explaining the teaching philosophy with regards to other inclusive teaching methods; and outlining classroom ground rules for respectful classroom discussions and an inclusive community.
Bill Olson

What Does an Inclusive Classroom Look Like? - 0 views

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inclusion decisions classrooms expectations

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  • Decisions are made on the basis of student needs and not on labels and places. The general education classroom at the student’s enrolled grade level is the reference point for student-specific planning. Expectations are high. Instruction is based on the curriculum standards adopted by the school or state. There is not a separate curriculum. Individualized supports are available when needed.
  • I like to think that effective inclusion is about names, the uniqueness of every child, and not numbers or scores.  It’s about student needs, and not the labels often attached to individual students.  And, effective inclusion is about the services provided rather than the places where those services are offered.
  • Although standards and observation checklists are helpful guides to identify inclusive classrooms, sometimes it’s easier to remember what I call the “3 R’s” of effective inclusion–respect, relationships and responsibility. 
Bill Olson

Inclusive Classrooms: Looking at Special Education Today - ASCD - 1 views

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inclusive classrooms inclusion IDEA

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  • Historically, students with disabilities were often denied access to public schools, placed in segregated classrooms or placed in regular classrooms without the right support. However, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) changed all that.
  • The publication cites research that shows “as many as 85 percent of students with disabilities can master general education content if they receive educational supports,” and notes benefits that include:more instructional time;fewer absences;better post-secondary outcomes;social benefits to non-disabled students as they learn to form “positive relationships” and better relate to “a variety of people.”
saakre

The First 10 Days of School - Simply Special Ed - 0 views

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first-day-school sld lessons

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  • Academics Back to School Behavior Blog Fall Schedules Seasonal Simple Classroom VocabularyThe First 10 Days of School If you are anything like me, the first 10 days are a struggle. You have so many new ideas for the new year, so many things you want to implement, and you feel pressure to start on the very first day. Here’s my number one tip: DON’T. Just don’t. In special education, and more specifically the self contained setting, what our kids really need is STRUCTURE.
  • First, we walk through the routine.
  • Vocabulary is HUGE
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  • Do my students know these words? of course. Especially those who have been to school before. I mainly use this lesson to model how lessons will take place, and how to socially act during lessons, and follow the expected routines.
julielyncarlson

Supporting Students with Down Syndrome In The Classroom - 0 views

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Down syndrome educator classroom strategies

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  • just-right-challenge means you are meeting your student where they are at, adapting an activity to where they are still being challenged, but not too much that it seems unachievable and can lead to frustration.
    • julielyncarlson
      julielyncarlson on 28 Nov 21
       
      Zone of Proximal Development
  • Classroom
  • supportive seating
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  • sensory needs being met?
  • Are teachers and/or other students aware of your student’s needs/how best to support their learning? Is there additional support in the classroom if needed?
nikkilh

5 Principles of Outstanding Classroom Management | Edutopia - 0 views

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      nikkilh on 14 Mar 22
       
      Classroom management
  • 5 Principles of Outstanding Classroom Management
  • 1. Take Care of Yourself to Take Care of Your Students
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  • Countless studies corroborate the idea that self-care reduces stress, which can deplete your energy and impair your judgment.
  • 2. Focus on Building Relationships
  • Many educators noted that a teacher’s ability to balance warmth and strong boundaries is key to successful relationships—and classroom management.
  • 3. Set Rules, Boundaries, and Expectations (and Do It Early)
  • Many others cautioned that while enforcing rules consistently is critical, it’s important to pick your battles too—especially if those confrontations are going to be public
  • 4. Take a Strength-Based Approach
  • A strength-based lens means never forgetting to look beneath the surface of behavior, even when it’s inconvenient
  • don’t forget to continue to work to deepen the connection, being mindful of the context and using language thoughtfully.
  • Finally, cultural differences can also play an unconscious role in our expectations of whether a student will succeed, so it’s important to reflect on any stereotypes that come up for you.
  • 5. Involve Parents and Guardians
  • The majority of teachers send home reports of both positive and negative behaviors—it’s critical to do the former, too—and also use email and text services to communicate about upcoming events, due dates, and student progress.
sherrillk4452

12 Ways to Support English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom | Cult of Pedagogy - 1 views

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ML Learners

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  • Challenging concepts should be
  • diagrammed or supported with pictures
  • Sometimes showing our students what to do is all they need in order to do it,”
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  • mprove comprehension
  • help all of your students grasp concepts better.
  • ELL students,
  • If you really want the kids to learn, they’ve got to be engaged.”
  • where students can practice language with their peers in a more personal, lower-risk setting
  • more small groups,
  • o the strong relationship she had with the regular classroom teachers
  • ESL teachers could regularly get copies of lesson plans or collaborate with regular classroom teachers to build solid back-and-forth support,
  • silent period,
  • Don’t force them to talk if they don’t want to,”
  • ill speak very little, if at all
  • pair him with other students who speak his native language
  • Letting them explain things or ask questions in their first language gets them to relax and feel like a part of the class.”
  • Allow them to write in their first language if they’re able.
  • llows them to still participate in journal writing or a math extended response, even if you can’t read what they write.”
  • consider the whole list of terms you’re going to teach for a unit,
  • Sentence frames
  • I disagree with what _________ said because…
  • Keep these posted in a highly visible spot in your classroom and require students to refer to them during discussions and while they write.
  • as to become a regular part of class
  • Pre-teach
  • The kids feel so empowered if they’ve had a chance to look at the material ahead of time.”
  • aking the time to learn the basics of where a child comes from — exactly, not ‘somewhere in the Middle East/South America/Asia/Africa’ — tells the
  • student that you respect her enough to bother.
  • learn
  • bout students’ religious and cultural practices. If
  • If you anticipate a theme coming up in your class that’s going to be relevant to one of your students, have a conversation with them in advance, or check with your ESL teacher to see if they think it’s appropriate for in-class discussion.
  • By modeling the risk-taking that’s required to learn a new language, you help students develop the courage to take their own risks, and to have a sense of humor about it.
  • ake a conscious effort to see past the accent and the mispronunciations and treat every interaction — every student — with the respect they deserve.
madisonryb

Exploring Cultures in Your Classroom: Fun Activities to Try - 0 views

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Human_Relations Exploring_Culture Cultural_Language_Awareness

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  • madisonryb on 08 Sep 21
     
    This web resource provides fun activities for ages k-6 involving culture. The hello exercise would be a fun activity to try in a classroom to encourage and explore different cultural languages.
madisonryb

6 Ways Teachers Can Foster Cultural Awareness in the Classroom (Opinion) - 0 views

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Human_Relations Culture_in_the_Classroom Cultural_Awareness

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  • madisonryb on 08 Sep 21
     
    This web resource provides a detailed description of how to approach culture in a classroom based on a k-6 grade level.
madisonryb

Culture in the Classroom | Learning for Justice - 0 views

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Human_Relations Culture_in_the_Classroom Identifying_Culture

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  • madisonryb on 08 Sep 21
     
    This web resource provides several resources to reflect upon culture and how it affects our daily lives, especially in a classroom setting.
madisonryb

Diverse Classroom Libraries for K-6 Students | Reading Rockets - 0 views

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Human_Relations Diveristy Culture_in_the_Classroom

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  • madisonryb on 08 Sep 21
     
    I absolutely love this web resource! Reading Rocket online articles, this one in particular, offers a wide variety of how to incorporate diversity in k-6 classrooms.
madisonryb

Multiculturalism and Diversity | Scholastic - 0 views

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Human_Relations Sense_of_Identity Multiculturalism

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  • madisonryb on 08 Sep 21
     
    Multiculturalism and diversity are very important concepts to our teaching. Today's classroom is far more diverse than ever and will continue to grow. This article helps provide different resources in teaching diversity in classrooms.
madisonryb

Strategies to Create a Community in Your Classroom | PBS Education - 0 views

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Human_Relations Community_Building Classroom_Functionality

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  • madisonryb on 09 Sep 21
     
    A web resource providing strategies as to how to create a community in the classroom.
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