Tag: Lesson Planning

October 16, 2018 / / Teaching

A review of and best practices in Selective Response Items — Alternative responses, Matching and Multiple Choice Questions

September 24, 2018 / / Teaching
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July 25, 2018 / / Teaching

What does scientific research say about how brain learn? How can we apply this knowledge to the classroom?

June 22, 2018 / / Teaching
May 25, 2018 / / Teaching

In today’s classrooms, we have a diverse set of learners and no matter how much a teacher would want to address the needs of all learners, it takes time to know the students and understand them better to give them the supports they need. This is where Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles comes in handy. In this article I explore UDL in theory and practice.

April 24, 2018 / / Teaching

How can we attain the state of flow in the classroom? What kind of activities should the students be involved be such that they do not want to stop working? As a learner, flow is when I am focused on my task, to the point that I do not care about the time because I am having so much fun doing what I am doing.

February 27, 2018 / / Teaching

Scaffolding is a process that allows the students to work in a contextualized setting and solve problems while focusing on building the associated skill, withe the teacher providing necessary support. This articles presents the theory with examples.

February 26, 2018 / / Teaching

Differentiated instruction allows a teacher to think about a student in terms of their readiness (skill level) in the topic, learning style (how they prefer to learn – by writing or watching for example) and interests (are there ways to connect a student’s interest to the curriculum?).