Hello fellow avid readers! A few weeks ago we finished up Differentiation in Practice and this week, I'd like to begin Neurodiversity in the Classroom by Thomas Armstrong. I began reading this book when it was given to our staff by our principal, as well as the staff of a fellow congregated school which deals… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Neurodiversity in the Classroom Ch. 1
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KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 6
Well friends, we've come to the last chapter in Differentiation in Practice by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Caroline Cunningham Eidson. This chapter brings us back to English Language Arts and focuses on literature circles. To be more specific, it's a unit designed to introduce students to literature circles. As a new elementary teacher, I have… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 6
KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 5
Oh my goodness! How excited was I to finish chapter four in Differentiation in Practice, flip the page, and discover chapter five was another math unit?! It's hard to tell when someone is being sarcastic on the Internet, so let me tell you I am being absolutely sincere. As I mentioned in chapter four, math… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 5
KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 4
Unit four in Differentiation in Practice by Carol Ann Tomlinson and Caroline Cunningham Eidson is a Math unit titled The World of Geometry. I was very excited about reading this chapter as I find Math the biggest struggle for me to teach. I'm a trained high school English teacher so elementary math is still something… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 4
KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 3
We've come to a Social Studies unit in Differentiation in Practice. The unit is titles We're All in It Together and is all about needs, wants, and community helpers. I'm a fan of this particular unit because I find there are lessons which I can pull out and use, not just in Social Studies, but… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 3
KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 2
Well friends, we've reached our second chapter in Carol Ann Tomlinson and Caroline Cunningham Eidson's Differentiation in Practice. The first chapter led us through a Language Arts ABC book unit. This chapter focuses on Science and a unit titled What Plants Need. This is nice for me because my fourth grade curriculum has a final… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch. 2
KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch.1
Hello everyone! We finished up Classrooms That Work a couple weeks back and I've been so sad without a book for book club! It's left a bit of a void in my life, so I've picked a new one! It's another from my school's old library and I think it's going to be a very… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Differentiation in Practice Ch.1
KIAT Book Club: Classrooms That Work Ch. 11
Well folks, we’ve come to the last chapter in Classrooms That Work. This is a short chapter which talks about important things teachers should focus on outside of classroom instruction and set up. They speak of these as “things worth fighting for”, and indeed they are. Integrating food programs for students is something spoken about… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Classrooms That Work Ch. 11
KIAT Book Club: Classrooms That Work Chapters 8-10
I decided to lump chapters eight through ten together because they all illustrate how a typical day would run utilizing the strategies discussed in the book. Chapter eight focuses on a kindergarten classroom, chapter nine on a primary classroom, and chapter ten on an intermediate classroom. Instead of simply focusing on one of these chapters,… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Classrooms That Work Chapters 8-10
KIAT Book Club: Classrooms That Work Ch. 7
Chapter seven talks about with how to specifically deal with struggling students in classrooms. It offers good insight into how to create activities and programs which target improving the skills of these students without drawing attention to their difficulties in class. Thus, they won’t feel targeted and their classmates won’t suspect they are receiving different… Continue reading KIAT Book Club: Classrooms That Work Ch. 7
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