#16 Teach Half, Then Switch—Reading in the Content Area What if, instead of focusing on what our co-teacher can’t do, we focus on what he or she can do that adds value to our instructional process? In this co-teaching model implementation, teachers use their individual skills and areas of expertise [...]
Tips for Difficulty with Attention & Distractions Make use of non-verbal signals to cue student before transitions, or to stop all activity and focus on the teacher.Assign students Task Buddies to help keep partner on task.Seat students near the center of instruction.Seat distractible students s [...]
Suggestions for neurodivergent adults as well as everyone else! After graduating from high school, Many people struggle with adjusting to the realities of post-secondary education or the workplace. There are significant changes from what students are accustomed to that can be disorienting. Amon [...]
Because for some of us neurodivergent thinkers — it’s a lifesaver Mind-mapping through Engineering Courses In November 2021, I wrote the article, How Mind Mapping Can Help You Connect with Neurodivergent Employees. In this article, I’m diving deeper into HOW to use the mind mapping metacognitive str [...]
Let’s go beyond the theory and talk steps you can take There are many articles on the web that talk about the importance of neurodiversity and how it’s a company’s competitive advantage. However, there aren’t a lot of resources that provide specific strategies for how to make it work. There are [...]