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How Do I Learn?

Posted October 14, 2014 in Differentiated Instruction, Educator Education by Mick Jackson.

Over the past couple of years there has been a strong push in our education system to differentiate instruction. With No Child Left Behind and now Common Core Standards legislation […]

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Normal Can Be Deceiving

Posted September 3, 2014 in Differentiated Instruction, Special Education, Student Behavior by Mick Jackson.
Tags: classroom, differentiated instruction, learning, learning disabilities, learning disability, lessons, school district, teacher, teaching

As an education specialist who has worked in the field of exceptionality for over two decades I have overheard one parent say to another, on more than one occasion, “well […]

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Treating Students as Individuals

Posted July 31, 2014 in Differentiated Instruction, Special Education by Mick Jackson.
Tags: DI, differentiated instruction, teaching, teaching tips

I find it interesting that in this age of national education standards there is still a strong push to treat the learning needs of every child individually. Don’t get me […]

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Better Ways to Handle Aggression

Posted July 11, 2014 in Classroom Management, Differentiated Instruction, Student Behavior by Mick Jackson.
Tags: Aggressive students, angry students, behavior issues, classroom behavior, difficult students, teaching tips

“The squeaky wheel always gets the oil!” is no more true than in the school setting. One of the squeakiest wheels is the child with anger and aggression issues. In […]

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National Standards Quandary

Posted February 12, 2013 in Differentiated Instruction, Educator Education, Government & Education by Mick Jackson.

The trend seems to be setting national standards for education rather than teaching those skills to all K-12 students regardless of each student’s individual strengths and weaknesses. This is the […]

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Common Core Standards with a Differentiated Approach

Posted January 18, 2013 in Common Core Standards, Differentiated Instruction, Educator Education by Mick Jackson.

With 45 states and three territories having adopted Common Core Standards, most schools are working to incorporate these standards into classroom curriculum. To maximize learning for all students it is […]

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