Engaging resistant learners in the classroom is something that every teacher needs to take in account. I want to highlight a key few aspects that I found important. To start off I would like to talk about having a positive classroom environment, giving out verbal praise is something that every student loves. They love to …
Author Archives: Adam Grunden
Effective Instruction and Management
We all know that student success starts at the very roots, the teacher gives the students all of the necessary materials and interaction to set up a foundation for success. Effective Instruction and Management are those roots and the foundation that is set by the teacher. How does Effective Instruction and Management Work? Effective Instruction …
My Classroom Best Practice
Classroom practice can mean a lot of things from Task Difficulty, Sequencing and Choice, and even just normal classroom expectations. When thinking about something that I would want to use in my Physical Education classroom I thought of Opportunities to respond. Now there are a few reasons why I picked this practice. To start off …
What Guides my Behavior Plan??
Behavior in the classroom is always a tough thought, there are many teachers out in the classrooms that are still unsure about this topic. Having a behavior plan can help you as a teacher stay on task and guide your expectations throughout the year. There are a few key concepts that I think are important …
Colvin Chapter 1
Throughout the chapter there are a lot of ideas, good and bad that stood out to me. Growing up I have seen almost every single one of these instances in a class where the teacher decided to choose one option or the other. Chapter one key 1 talked about students who disrupt classroom discussions or …
My First Blog Post
Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.
Introduce Yourself (Example Post)
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