Teachers like students are life-long learners, always trying new instructional or assessment strategies to maximize student learning and engagement. An engaged classroom is ideal, afterall, students off task aren't learning. ... Read More

Are these students merely bored and frustrated? Why are so many gifted students earning poor grades? Do they lack the strategies to 'stick with it'? Regardless, it's clear that ... Read More

Keeping struggling students learning over the holidays is important to ensure that nothing is lost upon school return. Remember to try and keep the learning fun and model a thirst ... Read More

Keeping students on task and on track just before the holiday season is always a challenge. Try some of the suggestions and tracking sheets here to help keep behavior on ... Read More

Most of us have forgotten what it is like to learn to read, we might remember some of those early readers or pattern books that we became quite fond of ... Read More

Although I write articles for special education, I also find myself browsing the About network for many of my own personal needs for information, I'm always able to find exactly ... Read More

Why not motivate learning with some Christmas graphic organizers and writing ideas? Remember, when selecting worksheets, make sure they have a purpose and that they're not just busy work. ... Read More

Although now eliminated, Heather Kuzmich who has Asperger's syndrome, was among the final five competitors on 'America's Next Top Model'. From Heather: "I wanted to prove that I could do ... Read More