Recommended: I really enjoyed the session on Jim's new book: Instructional Playbook. Particularly the idea of humility and really connecting with the teacher, parent or child with whom we are working. That our goal needs to be focused on really enhancing their life. I think PEERS is applicable in so many areas of our lives. Whether you are an instructional coach, classroom teacher, parent or spouse.
Addressing Dyslexia: Thank You, Bev, for a great session. I struggled to hear some of the comments made by ladies in the audience but I gained a lot of reference information for further study. I am always looking for research-based programs to use with our struggling readers. I loved the right and left brain slide.
Addition within 20: I just finished the addition within 20 strategy video. I really like the new emphasis on combining multiple processes within one learning page. There are many tier two students that would benefit from this higher-level thinking activity. My students, who are more significantly impaired will still benefit from the step by step older addition, subtraction series as they don't have as much flexibility in their thinking patterns and really low frustration tolerance. I like that the strategy authors are taking new teaching requirements into consideration and embedding them within SIMs model for explicit instruction.
HLP: As a special education teacher in an elementary school, I fully agree with all of the comments about there being so much happening in a classroom. Social and emotional health is an immense concern for my students. I also watch my general education peers pulled every day from being able to really teach their students because there are so many new initiatives and training and meetings that must be attended. Systemically, going externally for the newest fads and ideas for effectiveness is draining us continually of our desire and ability to learn and to be more effective.
Addressing Dyslexia: Thank You, Bev, for a great session. I struggled to hear some of the comments made by ladies in the audience but I gained a lot of reference information for further study. I am always looking for research-based programs to use with our struggling readers. I loved the right and left brain slide.
Addition within 20: I just finished the addition within 20 strategy video. I really like the new emphasis on combining multiple processes within one learning page. There are many tier two students that would benefit from this higher-level thinking activity. My students, who are more significantly impaired will still benefit from the step by step older addition, subtraction series as they don't have as much flexibility in their thinking patterns and really low frustration tolerance. I like that the strategy authors are taking new teaching requirements into consideration and embedding them within SIMs model for explicit instruction.
HLP: As a special education teacher in an elementary school, I fully agree with all of the comments about there being so much happening in a classroom. Social and emotional health is an immense concern for my students. I also watch my general education peers pulled every day from being able to really teach their students because there are so many new initiatives and training and meetings that must be attended. Systemically, going externally for the newest fads and ideas for effectiveness is draining us continually of our desire and ability to learn and to be more effective.