Differentiating the physics lab
I found a great short piece on differentiating the physics lab over at The Reflection of Physics. Even if you don’t teach physics, you may be interested as it offers quick and simple solutions to supporting diverse learners who are working on their own or in small groups.
TODD’S TECH TUESDAY: Google your own adventure
You know those cool choose-your-own-adventure books you enjoyed as a kid? Well, using Google forms, you can create your own for the classroom or you can have students create their own. Read all about it on Bionic Teaching.
Reluctant writers might be interested in creating these for their friends or even for younger students in other classes. The “books” are also great tools for students with moderate or significant disabilities who cannot easily write, but who can make choices using augmentative communication.
FUN FRIDAY: Ready for summer reading…
If this doesn’t inspire your students to prepare their summer reading list, we don’t know what will! Read more…
Memorial Day ideas
Getting ready to teach Memorial Day lessons before the weekend? You will find lots of ideas on Education World. My favorite is Put the Memory Back in Memorial Day.
How much glue will do?
Do you have young learners or older children with disabilities that make working with glue a bit…..sticky? Read more…
We are featuring some ideas for your learners with low vision today. Over at Sam’s Cool Tools for the Classroom, you will find a post highlighting apps that teach cause and effect, help students with math, and more.
Tin man area project
How can you not love the blog called Misscalcul8? I have been reading more math blogs lately and this has become a fave. Why? Because of neat projects like this one. I love any classroom project that allows students with different needs and abilities to contribute and be appropriately challenged. This tin man area project does just that. Read all about it to figure out how you might teach this lesson in your classroom and how you might differentiate roles and responsibilities.
