One of the biggest challenges teachers face when they are teaching a multi-ability class is how to teach all levels of students, especially those who need enrichment activities.
I hear more and more from my educator friends and parents that I work with that their children “are just not that creative.” When I first heard this, it was a whisper of a few, now it is a loud and clear message by many. It’s time to pay attention.
Education has changed dramatically over the years. Gone are the days of carrying a bookbag filled with loose leaf paper, pencils, and textbooks. Today, students are much more likely to walk into a classroom with a tablet under their arms and schedule Skype meetings with their professors instead of stopping by office hours.
At the heart of all the theories, ideas, and different labels; regardless of the vernacular, what we're really talking about is adjusting our teaching to respect the way our students learn. It's about employing strategies that have been proven to work, and adjusting the way we offer learning, based upon the feedback we receive from constant progress monitoring. Ultimately, it is about applying What I like to refer to as Really Terrific Instruction.
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