Collaboration in the Classroom
January 6, 2012 by PLB · Leave a Comment
Collaboration is the process of working together to create or achieve something. In the traditional classroom setting, students sit at individual desks and work in isolation. Then, collaboration in the classroom was considered “cheating.” However, now, this is changing. Most schools, jobs and work outside of school requires people to work with others […]
Strategies for Improving Memory
January 5, 2012 by PLB · Leave a Comment
Memory is a complex function. Bits and pieces of a single memory are stored in different networks of neurons throughout the brain. The formation and recall of a memory is influenced by mood, surroundings, and the circumstances at the time a memory was formed or retrieved. A memory may be a little different […]
Strategies for ELL Students: Instructional Conversation
Over the years, a number of strategies for ELL students have been
developed. ELL or English Language Learners benefit from interactive
learning strategies. “Instructional Conversation” (IC) is one
such strategy.
IC is the hardest of The Center for Research on Education, Diversity & Excellence (CREDE) standards to implement as it involves releasing control over the talk in […]
Safe Learning Environments: Preventing Child Abuse
January 3, 2012 by PLB · Leave a Comment
Research has found that successful child abuse interventions must both reduce risk factors and promote protective factors to ensure well-being of the child.
Protective factors are conditions in families, schools and communities that, when present, increase the health and well-being of children and provide them with safe learning environments. They are attributes that serve […]
Harnessing Intrapersonal Intelligence
December 30, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
The intrapersonal intelligence of students needs to be harnessed efficiently in the classroom.
When new information, ideas and surroundings present challenges, a learner with strong intrapersonal intelligence may find comfort and security within themselves. This self-insight can be a way of understanding other people too. Access to one’s emotional life is important to tap […]
What are some class management strategies that can be used while dismissing students?
December 29, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
It is important to develop efficient class management strategies to deal with various aspects of the class, like dismissal of students.
Teachers need to develop a simple user-friendly system to dismiss students. The concept “ready group” or “ready student” is effective for most grades, especially middle school.
The concept of “ready” will need to be […]
Dealing with Anger in the Classroom: Labeling Emotions
December 28, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
One way to deal with anger in the classroom is by labeling students’ emotions.
To start, validate the student’s emotion by acknowledging it. When the teacher observes that a student seems angry or upset, the instructor labels the emotion that seems to be driving the student’s behavior.
Labeling emotions can be a helpful tactic in […]
What are the Characteristics of Language in Autism?
December 22, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
People on the spectrum often have trouble processing abstract language. Most students with autism best understand very specific, concrete use of language. For teachers who are used to alluding to general and abstract ideas, shifting to concrete language often takes some practice.
Furthermore, abstractions such as metaphors, similes, emotional expressions, idioms, jokes, slang, and […]
What is the Importance of Learning Objectives?
December 21, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
Skipping the stages crafting learning objectives along with an assessment can cause educators and students to spend countless hours on projects that have little to do with the concept that is being taught. This is when we realize the importance of learning objectives.
Let us taken the example of making a volcano out of […]
Internet Crimes Against Children: Cyberbullying
December 20, 2011 by PLB · Leave a Comment
One very disguised form of internet crimes against children is cyberbullying. Some of its most common forms include:
Personal Intimidation or Attacks
Posting personally abusive and threatening comments via blogs, social networks, profiles or websites
Exclusion
Denying access or membership to an online peer group, community or activities; Deleting someone from friendship lists, and/or using ‘ignore functions’; […]
