Category Archives: Workshop Style Teaching

Land Regions of a State: Interest Groups

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Sandie

I am sharing some units and projects which I’ve used with groups of students of widely varying ability and achievement levels. Since I teach thematically (no matter what grade or type of class I may be working with), I tend to think … Continue reading →

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All About Me–Writing Lesson Plans

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Sandie

For the next few weeks I’m going to share some lessons which I’ve used with groups of students of widely varying ability and achievement levels. Since I teach thematically (no matter what grade or type of class I may be … Continue reading →

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Including All Students in General Education Classrooms

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Sandie

Inclusion of special needs children into classrooms of general education students seems to be a difficult area for many teachers. Throughout my career, I was involved in many conversations about how to accomplish this very worthwhile task while meeting everyone’s … Continue reading →

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Inclusion: Try a Workshop Style Approach

Posted on October 5, 2015 by Sandie

Workshop style teaching involves presenting a lesson to the whole group, releasing students to practice the lesson skills presented, working individually with students and small groups during the work period in order to learn more about what the students can … Continue reading →