by Tara Pelton | May 23, 2014 | Blog
Snopes writes: “I’d put my money on solar energy…I hope we don’t have to wait till oil and coal run out before we tackle that.” Thomas Edison, in conversation with Henry Ford and Harvey Firestone, March 1931 Troberg writes: Is this true?...
by Tara Pelton | May 7, 2014 | Blog, Special Education
Viewpoints lead to opinions and opinions lead to actions. When we have an opinion that our student is incapable, disabled, disagreeable or disturbed, how will that influence our teaching? It is too easy to forget: all students want to learn, we just need to learn how...
by Tara Pelton | May 7, 2014 | Blog, Special Education
What if students knew the skills they are supposed to learn in school and became responsible for learning each one of them? In this Lesson Plan you’ll find answers to help students want to learn new skills in school, particularly students who have special needs...
by Tara Pelton | Sep 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
After watching “Waiting for Superman” for the first time, I was inspired at the opportunity to be part of a new movement to improve the teaching profession and improve our schools. So I have decided to compose a list of 10 best practices for teaching that I will use...
by Tara Pelton | Sep 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
By urging students to examine their strengths, they can grow to be self-learners and by teaching them how to learn, they can be successful when they are on their own. Once a student has learned how to acquire new skills, it can be reinforced in each subsequent lesson...
