It's summer-time and time to get some reading done! Myself and my Tools for Teaching Teens collaborators are going to read and review Differentiation and the Brain, How Neuroscience Supports the Learner-Friendly Classroom , by David A. Sousa and Carol Ann Tomlinson.We will each be reviewing different chapters, and those blog posts will be linked together as we go. If you're interested in learning more about this book, check back and follow the links to the different chapters:) I'm going to give a quick review of the book introduction here, and then later today I'll be reviewing Chapter 1. According to the authors, differentiation is brain-friendly and brain-compatible! They describe the rise, fall, and rise of differentiation, starting with the one-room schoolhouses, where teachers taught all subjects to all students, of all ages, and HAD to differentiate - there was no other way! As the country's population grew, public schools grew, and students were separat...
Great idea! How about using it to review key vocabulary from a unit? Or write a target number in the center and write different expressions that equal that number!
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I like the new button! I will check out the Facebook group. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea. I might apply it for end year activity in our school. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteLove this wheel! I will use it "Rolling into Science" as a Safety Rules wheel. Students can write safety rules in the sections, I can decorate a bulletin board with their wheels! Thank you!
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