Tuesday, September 25, 2018

TeachingChannel.org

TeachingChannel.org is a website that highlights inspiring and effective teaching practices in America's schools.  According to the website, "Teaching Channel is a thriving online community where teachers can watch, share, and learn diverse techniques to help every student grow."

They have over 1,200 short videos containing tips and information about classroom teaching strategies and classroom management.  You can watch a 1 minute 35 second video on "Writing in Math" or a 1 minutes 44 second video titled "Say It with Your Hands".  They also have an approximately 1 hour  "New Teacher Survival Guide" video (https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/tch-presents-new-teacher-survival-guide) that contains some great information, even for veteran teachers.  

You can sort through the videos by Subject, Grade or Topic.

   
   

Check out TeachingChannel.org today.

Tuesday, September 18, 2018

The Iris Center: Classroom Management (Part 1&2)

Classroom Management (Part 1): Learning the Components of a Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan
(https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/beh1/)

This Module—a revision of Who's In Charge? Developing a Comprehensive Behavior Management System—highlights the importance of establishing a comprehensive classroom behavior management system composed of a statement of purpose, rules, procedures, consequences, and an action plan. It also provides information about how culture, classroom factors, and teacher actions can influence student behavior (est. completion time: 1 hour).


Classroom Management (Part 2): Developing Your Own Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan
(https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/beh2/)

This Module—a revision of You're in Charge! Developing Your Own Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan—reviews the major components of classroom management (including rules, procedures, and consequences) and guides users through the steps of creating their own comprehensive behavior plan. The module is a companion to Classroom Management (Part 1): Learning the Components of a Comprehensive Behavior Management Plan (est. completion time: 2 hours).

Tuesday, September 11, 2018

The Iris Center: Secondary Transition

Secondary Transition: Student-Centered Transition Planning
(https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/tran-scp/)

This Module will help users to better understand the benefits of student-centered transition planning, identify ways to involve students in collecting assessment information and developing goals, and be able to prepare students to actively participate in their own IEP meetings (est. completion time: 2 hours).


Secondary Transition: Helping Students with Disabilities Plan for Post-High School Settings
(https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/module/tran/)

This Module focuses on the transition process from high school to post-secondary settings. Among other topics, it discusses IEP planning, engaging students in the process so as to become better advocates for their own needs, and the importance of outside agencies such as vocational rehabilitation (est. completion time: 1 hour).

Tuesday, September 4, 2018