The Layered Curriculum Approach to Learning
Understand the different learning styles of students and how to implement differentiated instruction in the classroom. This approach can help create an effective learning environment for every student.
What is the Layered Curriculum Approach to learning?
Students differ in their abilities, intelligence and learning styles and are in need of differentiated instruction. The Layered […]
What is the Just in Time Teaching Strategy?
What is the Just in Time Teaching Strategy?
George Novak, the founder of the Just in Time Teaching Strategy (JiTT), defines it as a “teaching and learning strategy based on the interaction between web-based study assignments and an active learner classroom.” It embodies a combination of a flipped classroom and technological and formative assessments […]
Inquiry Charts to Facilitate Learning
This learning tool can help students be organized while learning as well as build fundamental skills in inquiry and research.
How can teachers facilitate learning through Inquiry Charts?
Inquiry Charts (I-Charts) promote in-depth learning and provide students with a tool to organize their research and writing. Using this strategy, students can generate meaningful questions about […]
Follow-up Activities for Virtual Field Trips
Utilize follow-up activities after Virtual Field Trips to ensure a deeper level of learning.
Catching the attention of a diverse group of students, sustaining their interest in the subject, going beyond basic book knowledge, presenting experiences that will be etched in their memory and help them make real-life connections – these are some of […]
What is Persuasive Writing?
What is persuasive writing?
Persuasive writing is a written form of an oral debate and can be a fun and interesting style of writing for students.
Persuasive writing is used to convince or persuade a reader that the writer’s opinion of a topic or cause is correct. When writing persuasive essays students need to […]
Interventions to Improve Comprehension Skills
Use these simple reading techniques to improve comprehension skills.
The ability to comprehend or understand what one reads or hears is an extremely important skill to develop for both education and life after school. The ability to read has no value if the read passage cannot be comprehended or understood. When children begin to […]
Examine and Evaluate Student Work Consistently and Fairly
Follow these guidelines to evaluate student work fairly and effectively…
Evaluation is an integral part of educating students as it determines whether or not the goals of education are being met. Teachers and parents use test scores and feedback to gauge a student’s academic strengths and weaknesses. Communities rely on these scores and feedback […]
The Peer Assisted Learning Strategy in the Classroom
Use PALS to incorporate teaching and learning into activities for students. Create an atmosphere of learning that caters to every learner’s skills and abilities.
What is the Peer Assisted Learning Strategy (PALS)?
The Peer Assisted Learning Strategy (PALS) is a class-wide peer-tutoring program that addresses the different learning needs of every student. This cooperative learning […]
Writing Strategies to Improve Student Writing
Use the SRSD concept to choose writing strategies to enhance student writing.
Many teachers struggle with how to effectively teach specific skills. It is crucial that teachers are equipped with specific strategies that address specific skills.Being fully equipped with these teaching instructions can enhance student learning and help achieve important learning goals.
One common skill […]
What is Fluency Oriented Reading Instruction?
What is Fluency Oriented Reading Instruction (FORI)?
Fluency Oriented Reading Instruction is a teaching instruction that aims to improve reading among students. It is often used as a prevention strategy or a whole classroom strategy to reading. FORI focuses on oral reading competency by using many different oral-reading practices. The three main aspects of […]
