Promoting Intentional Teaching Handout
This handout explains what Intentional Teaching is, its key components, and how it can be implemented in the classroom. Read More
Mastering Intentional Teaching: The LEARN Professional Development Model for Early Childhood Educators
Read this excerpt from Mastering Intentional Teaching: The LEARN Professional Development Model for Early Childhood Educators for an overview of this development model that focuses on instructional strategies designed to help teachers enhance their effectiveness in the classroom. Read More
8 Anger Management Strategies for Your Students
With school violence and bullying making headlines on a regular basis, teachers and parents need a toolbox of strategies to help children manage difficult emotions like anger before they escalate into problems. Read More
10 Modifications for Learners with Sensory Issues
In this post, we bring you some concrete modification suggestions from Teaching the Moving Child by Sybil M. Berkey, a fascinating and practical book that helps you improve students’ academic and social outcomes using insights from the field of occupational therapy. Read More
#TeacherTuesday: 6 Student Engagement Tips from Julie Causton
We asked Julie and her colleague Kate Richmond to share some specific tips on how to flip a teacher-directed lesson so it’s more engaging and student-directed. Here’s what they said… Read More
Making the Most of Shared Reading: Practical Tips from Two Experts!
In their book Shared Storybook Reading, Helen Ezell and Laura Justice identify two key skills children with and without disabilities must bring to the shared-reading table (or armchair) to get the most out of this important activity. Those skills are: attending and conversational turn-taking. Read More
Inclusion with a “Sparkle Effect”: Q&A with Linda Mullen
I’m thrilled to welcome the executive director of a terrific organization that helps make inclusive cheer squads and dance teams a reality in high schools across the country. Read More
Inclusion QuickTips: Boosting Participation in Circle Time
Circle time is so important for all the young learners in your classroom—it’s a safe, welcoming place to practice social and communication skills, learn to listen and take turns, and share knowledge with peers. Read More
Math Bingo: Free Printable Game to Help All Students Learn Math Facts
I’m excited to bring you a fun math game you can use right away in your classroom. Our Inclusion Lab guest of the week is Nick Jakubowski from Bingomania, who contacted me a while back and offered to share the math bingo cards he created for classroom use. Read More
Start Some Drama! 7 tips on dramatic play activities that boost language learning
This post gives you 7 helpful tips on introducing language- and literacy-rich dramatic play activities to all preschoolers, adapted from Early Literacy in Action by Betty H. Bunce. Read More
