Innovative Teaching Tweets of the Day (5/31/2012)

We have the flexibility to meets student's diverse learning needs. This is truly a very dynamic time to teach.

Kinesthetic (hands-on) learning

1. 'Teaching Non-Traditional Learners'

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/supporting-struggling-students-suzie-boss 

2. 'Behavior Plans: Another Type of Teaching Plan'

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jessica-minahan/behavior-plans-another-ty_b_1555380.html?ref=education 

Thank you for that raised hand.

 I wrote about eight Positive Behavior Plans last schoolyear. My beef is how infrequently most Special Ed. and Gen. Ed. teachers are willing to give positive feedback in a reliable manner so the student can see a cohesive pattern. How else can the student respond in an effective way? Teaching is mainly a science, and with consistent, meaningful and professional input students have a high probability of success. So let's get ourselves together.

 

 3. 'Can Music Really Aid Math Learning?'

 http://gettingsmart.com/blog/2012/05/can-music-really-aid-math-learning/

Of course, Math people say music IS math.

 Bet Mozart can; not to sure about Jay-Z.

The first movement of Mozart's 40th symphony, accompanied by a scrolling bar-graph score.

It's that digital guy, smalin.  How mathematical is that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvtoqE33iZg 

 I feel more geometric, algebraic and integeraic already. (Is intergeraic a word?)

4. 'Guidelines For Raising an Autistic Child'

http://www.learn-in-ireland.com/guidelines-for-raising-an-autistic-child/ 

 This article is written by folks in Ireland; it gives very practical advice. 

 Here is one of the longest tested, and widespread methods to gain student's interest and trust: humor and good nature.

Even the principal to the left is laughing--what a fun school. It's a new effective teaching technique.