As I travel around the country, I see more and more classrooms with Interactive White Boards installed. I also meet increasing numbers of teachers with little or no idea how to use these potentially versatile tools effectively. Sometimes though, I meet an innovator. During a co-teaching conference I [...]
The reality is that until we differentiate instruction at the secondary level, a basic requirement of Tier One RTI, we are shortchanging all our students: English-language learners, students with special needs, trade bound students, or students heading off to college.
Teachers Being Recognized by Administrator Superintendent Attends School District n-service; Sends a Powerful Message On January 4th, 2010 I had the pleasure of presenting a seminar on teaching strategies to over 150 teachers from Havana School District 126 in Havana, Illinois. The Superintendent, [...]
Strategies for teaching vocabulary from teachers in the trenches!
A couple of teachers in my fall seminars offered the ideas outlined below for using music for classroom management.