Monthly Archives: April 2009

Working with Students with Special Needs: Part II – Adjusting Your Teaching

It’s been estimated that 20% of students have one or more developmental, learning, or behavioral disorders. It is important, therefore, to adjust your teaching practice to suit the specials needs of your students in the classroom. Here are some tips to consider as you do this: How do I get them started? Let these students know … Continue reading Working with Students with Special Needs: Part II – Adjusting Your Teaching »

Working with Students with Special Needs: Part I – What Research Says

Introduction Here is another series we will be featuring in the next several posts. It’s about working with students with special needs. Educators looking for information on this topic may find this series particularly useful. The information we will provide may also be helpful for substitute teachers to know as it relates to handling unfamiliar … Continue reading Working with Students with Special Needs: Part I – What Research Says »

Need Your Students Quiet and On-Task? Try Secret Workers.

Need a new strategy to get your students to stay quiet and focus on their work? Try Secret Workers. Secretly pick two people and write their names down. Announce to the class that the teacher has picked two Secret Workers. If the two Secret Workers are quiet, follow the directions, and stay on task, they … Continue reading Need Your Students Quiet and On-Task? Try Secret Workers. »