Watch how research based activities can increase learning when travelling. Setting Objectives and Goals Asking Questions – Q Chart Homework and Practice Download DI Podcast #18: 3 Ways to Grow Your Brain when Travelling Additional Support: Q Chart (pdf) Homework … Continue reading →

Watch how research based activities can increase learning when reading at home. Making an Educated Guess – Predict and Justify Similarities and Differences – Venn Diagram Thinking Without Words – Sketching Download DI Podcast #17: 3 Ways to Grow Your … Continue reading →

Watch how research based activities can increase learning when watching a movie at home. Cooperative Learning – Think Pair Share Summarizing – Somebody Wanted But So Reinforcing Effort Download DI Podcast #16: 3 Ways to Grow Your Brain at the … Continue reading →

Watch how to effectively group students using a random or strategic focus. Download DI Podcast #15: Strategic Grouping Additional Support: Access a graphic Organizer to record student reading results and identify foci for instruction (pdf) Lessons from Think Literacy (2003) … Continue reading →

How do you learn? Watch a video that demonstrates how to identify your preferred intelligence (i.e., Are you verbal linguistic or another type of learner?). Download DI Podcast #14: Multiple Intelligences Multiple Intelligences Checklist (pdf) Multiple Intelligences Class Profile (pdf)

How do you learn? Watch a video that demonstrates how to identify your preferred learning style (i.e., auditory, visual, or kinesthetic). Download DI Podcast #13: Learning Styles Additional Support: Learning Styles and What They Are (pdf) Learning Style Survey (pdf)

Belief #7: Fairness is not sameness. A video discussion of Belief #7 connections to Ivey and Fisher’s (2006) article titled When Thinking Skills Trump Reading Skills and to teacher practice. Download DI Podcast #12: Education for All, Belief #7

Belief #6: Classroom teachers need the support of the larger community to create a learning environment that supports students with special education needs. A video discussion of Belief #6 connections to Ivey and Fisher’s (2006) article titled When Thinking Skills … Continue reading →

Belief #5: Each child has his or her own unique patterns of learning. A video discussion of Belief #5 connections to Ivey and Fisher’s (2006) article titled When Thinking Skills Trump Reading Skills and to teacher practice. Download DI Podcast … Continue reading →

Belief #4: Classroom teachers are the key educators for a student’s literacy and numeracy development. A video discussion of Belief #4 connections to Ivey and Fisher’s (2006) article titled When Thinking Skills Trump Reading Skills and to teacher practice. Download … Continue reading →