Differentiated Learning Articles
1: The Single-Gender Classroom
Imagine a classroom tailored in accordance with the likes and dislikes of your child. In your son’s class competition, physical activity and choice activities dominate the learning environment—even for math and language arts!! In your daughter’s class, she and her friends sit in groups; they collaborate and have the opportunity to be creative and inquisitive without the distraction of rambunctious little boys. These are the characteristics of the single-gender learning environment.
2: Single Gender Education--DON'T Just do it!!
DON’T Just do it!!
The controversy and
debate surrounding public school single gender education as a means to increase
student achievement has just begun.
Since the October 2006 relaxation
3: Increasing Vocabulary through Activities
Studies show that people learn words best by engaging as many of the five senses as possible. Associating a new word with a smell, touch, taste, or sound helps us recall the word for later use. So in addition to reading on a daily basis and listening to speakers who use a different vocabulary than you do, you can add words to your working vocabulary list by exploring new activities.
4: Sidewalk Chalk - My Favorite Learning Tool
When the weather is nice, the kids (and Mom) are itching to get outside and play. I personally like the playing to learn approach. Did you know there's an outdoor world of math and reading fun that awaits you and all you need is sidewalk chalk, dice, and your imagination? Anything we can do inside on paper can be done outside on the driveway or sidewalk, as long as we don't care if it eventually gets "erased" by rain or sprinklers.
5: What Is Learning? Can We Learn Better than Apes?-Part 2
We continue the conversation on Learning with Dr. James Zull, Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at Case Western University and author of The Art of Changing the Brain: Enriching the Practice of Teaching by Exploring the Biology of Learning.
6: What is Learning? Can We Learn Better Than Apes Do?-Part 1
We can all Learn-and transform our brain in the process. That's the message in this Interview-Part 1 (out of 2) from Dr. James Zull, Professor of Biology and Biochemistry at Case Western University, Director of UCITE (The University Center for Innovation in Teaching and Education), and Professor of a Human Learning and The Brain class. Dr. Zull loves to learn.
7: Multicultural Lesson Plans Celebrate Language and Cultural Diversity
As students bring a rich diversity of language experience into schools, teachers and children can benefit from an awareness of languages and cultures that may be new to them. Yet language diversity can result in an initial fear for new teachers who are unfamiliar with languages beyond their primary language. Teachers may also find it challenging to secure quality resources and develop lessons that encourage children to learn about and appreciate the diverse nature of our communities.
8: Hope for Discouraged Students
Are you a discouraged student? Do you think that teachers or other students perceive you as dumb and a failure? What others say about you is not as important as how you feel about yourself. Don't let others define you. Find your own limits and discover from experience what you are capable of accomplishing. Discover your own abilities.
9: Higher Level Thinking? As Easy As A Question
“Questions, I’ve got some questions” is how a Jack Johnson song from the Curious George Soundtrack begins. From the beginning of our lives, we are always questioning something. They start as simple things at first as we explore our new, vast world and the complexity grows as we mature. One of the most amazing faculties afforded to us as humans is the ability to think. The problem for teachers is how to get our students to utilize this amazing skill to the best of their abilities. We all know that students who are constantly involved in the learning process will thrive and grow the most academically.
10: Cooperative Learning, NOT Group Work, is the Key to a Successful Future
Teachers learn a variety of different skills and strategies throughout their college education. Once employed, teachers hone their skills by finding out what really works in the classroom for them. Many teachers also further their education by attending graduate school or other professional development workshops and seminars. In so doing, teachers keep abreast of the most effective teaching strategies. The most recent trend among teachers of all kinds is Cooperative Learning. Cooperative Learning can mean a lot of things to a lot of different people. Cooperative Learning in its true meaning is probably occurring a fraction of the time that a teacher thinks it is in their classroom.
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