In a recent Superintendent’s memo, the Virginia Department of Education announced a new Web site for elementary teachers in kindergarten through grade three to support reading comprehension and vocabulary development. In a recent Superintendent’s memo, the Virginia Department of Education announced a new Web site for elementary teachers in kindergarten through grade three to… Read More From Research to Practice: News You Can Use
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Better Serving Students with Emotional Disabilities: A Virginia Plan. A list of 25 evidence-based practices for intervening with students with emotional disabilities. A summit was held in Charlottesville on August 23, 2010 to report results of a statewide survey and to explore Better Serving Students with Emotional Disabilities: A Virginia Plan. Findings from the… Read More From Research to Practice: News You Can Use
Revised Math Standards of Learning: A Reason for Math Reasoning
The five goals for students that are addressed by the mathematics standards are: becoming mathematical problem solvers; communicating mathematically; reasoning mathematically; making mathematical connections; and using mathematical representations to model and interpret practical situations. In February 2009, the Virginia Board of Education adopted revised Mathematics Standards of Learning (SOL). The five goals for students… Read More Revised Math Standards of Learning: A Reason for Math Reasoning
In Search of Scientifically-Based Classroom Practices
In the past decade, the number of studies conducted to determine what constitutes effective classroom practices has increased dramatically (Gable, 2004). However, obstacles to moving that research into practice are many and varied. On July 1, 2002, the President’s Commission on Excellence in Special Education issued a report that called for a fundamental shift… Read More In Search of Scientifically-Based Classroom Practices
Assessment to Inform Instruction
The objective of ongoing assessment is to determine the degree and nature of student learning, to monitor progress over time and to help teachers make targeted instructional decisions that are most likely to improve student learning. The objective of ongoing assessment is to determine the degree and nature of student learning, to monitor progress… Read More Assessment to Inform Instruction
Assisting Students with Organizing, Thinking, and Representing Knowledge
Research tells us that a variety of activities enhance the development of nonlinguistic representations in the minds of students, and, in turn, have a positive effect on achievement. For teachers to assist students with learning new information by creating nonlinguistic representations so they may better organize their thinking and enhance their recall. Brain researchers… Read More Assisting Students with Organizing, Thinking, and Representing Knowledge
Praise for Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
Reinforcing effort and providing recognition are among the proven strategies that positively influence student learning and behavior. Teachers, however, sometimes feel confused about the effective use of praise for reinforcing and recognizing students. Reinforcing effort and providing recognition are among the proven strategies that positively influence student learning and behavior. Teachers, however, sometimes feel… Read More Praise for Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition
