Tag Archives: Best Practices
The Multisensory Checklist for Teaching Language
Here is a list I wrote to remind myself of the many modalities I can use in my class. Instructions: Just think back to your last week or two of teaching and check the boxes off. (To maximize this exercise, do it at regular intervals for several weeks.) Don’t expect to check all the …
Multilevel Dictation Handout
This is a handout a collegue, John Antonellis, created to use with dictations in his class.
Pause and Reflect: A Simple Way to Increase Student Learning
In the rush to pack classes with exciting activities, time for review and reflection often gets squeezed out. But those rare quiet moments are essential to effective learning. They allow students to consolidate their learning, commit new information to memory, assess their understanding, and identify areas for more practice. The basic ingredients to a …
What are you learning?
What is the difference between asking students “What are you doing?” and “What are you learning?” The difference is in the answer.
Differentiating Instruction in a Multi-level Classroom
How can a teacher adjust an activity to the different levels in the classroom?
Working Across Levels in the Multi-level Classroom
How can a teacher help mixed-level groups work together better?
