SELF-STUDY: Reading Across the Curriculum (10 hours)
April 30, 2013 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 13 Comments
“I was pleased with all of the new resources and ideas that
I will be able to bring into the classroom for teaching reading. Thanks!”
Welcome to this dual course aimed to help you understand more about reading across the curriculum. This dual course consists of the following 5 hour courses:
Reading […]
SELF-STUDY: Reading Across the Curriculum (15 hours)
April 30, 2013 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 79 Comments
“I was pleased with all of the new resources and ideas that
I will be able to bring into the classroom for teaching reading. Thanks!”
Reading should be a meaningful activity that is focused on comprehension and that results in understanding. When students struggle with a specific subject matter the underlying […]
SELF STUDY: Partnering With Parents (5 hours)
March 11, 2013 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 8 Comments
Do you have a child you know can soar
if she had extra help learning at home?
Partnering with parents is a way to support students.
Many parents need motivation and support to help them partner with the teacher. In our profession as teachers, we must partner with the parents of our […]
Brilliant Ideas… and Bringing them to Fruition
January 18, 2013 by PLB Administrator Assistant · Leave a Comment
Have you ever had a brilliant idea that you think could just change the result of an activity, task, process or the world of education? And did you implement it? I sometimes find myself coming up with what I think are great ideas (button covers, adopt-a-classroom, etc) but not following them through. Sometimes […]
Immersive Learning and Professional Development
October 12, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 2 Comments
Immersive learning is one of the teaching strategies that some teachers like to use with their students. They put their students in a situation where they must push themselves and stretch into new territories.
I had such an experience last week. My computer broke down, and I was forced to explore the potential of […]
Intentional Learning Supports
October 5, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 2 Comments
Learning is something that happens all the time and there are no greater learners than the children among us. It is for this very reason that we must be intentional in our selection of learning supports and strategies in the classroom.
Quite simply, we wouldn’t buy a car without taking it for a test […]
What We Say When We’re not Speaking
August 16, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · Leave a Comment
Did you know that 90% of human communication is non-verbal? Our bodies say so much about us- our clothes, styles, expressions and gestures often communicate a lot more than what we are aware of. As teachers and leaders, we often spend time thinking about “what” to say. We should pay the same attention […]
Grammar in Today’s Classroom
July 13, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 1 Comment
I recently came across an article where the author was talking about how so many people today use two spaces after a period. It reminded me of my typing days as the typewriter was the impetus for this habit developing. It also highlighted for me how careless we are becoming about correct spelling, […]
Cellphones and Cheating
July 5, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 1 Comment
25% of students didn’t think that using their cellphone to get answers during a test was “cheating.” I was surprised when I read this in an infographic recently.
Are we not communicating responsible use of technology to students? With innovations in technology, we need to think about how these devices can be used in […]
Inquiry Based Learning
June 30, 2012 by PLB Administrator Assistant · 1 Comment
Have you ever had this happen to you? You’re struggling to find an answer to a question and when you finally manage to do so – remember the content far better than if you’d come across the information right away.
If so, you’re not alone. A recent research study published in the Journal of […]
