Using technology to create an alternative workspace for learners has some challenges as teachers may sometimes have limited resources, other times learners are not as tech-savvy as we expect them to be, or we are simply afraid of stepping out of our comfort zone to experiment with alternative learning and assessment tools. However, integrating technology […]
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What Is Differentiated Instruction? Today’s inclusive multicultural classrooms challenge teachers to respond to learner differences by creating a meaningful learning environment. Therefore, we, teachers, need to use various engaging teaching and learning strategies to allow our students to acquire information and showcase their talent, creativity and learning in multiple ways. Differentiated instruction involves both selecting […]
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What is Picture Walk? Picture Walk is a reading strategy that enhances students’ comprehension of a text or story before reading it. With the teacher’s guidance, learners preview the text or the story in order to make predictions, anticipate the events, make connections to the text and infer what the story is about. Through Picture […]
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Is Taking Risks Good for You? Possibly, you often ask yourself this question. I definitely do. However, this time I used it as a guiding question for my thematic unit on taking risks. Well, teaching high school learners has some risks 😉 . When you work with teenagers, you never know who has a bad […]
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Are you teaching persuasive writing techniques to your learners, but you lack a step-by-step guided writing document to help even your struggling writers? This Opinion Text (persuasive essay) Workbook is the latest version of the document I’ve been using for years in mixed ability classrooms. Nurture your learners’ interests and listen to what they have to […]
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