Teachers must work the room. Before I begin with the tenets of “The Power Zone,” coined by Cain and Laird (2011), authors of Fundamental Five, allow me to intercept my thoughts on the power zone, which I relate as “working the room.” Teachers must be proactive in engaging their students from beginning of class instructionContinue reading “The Power Zone: Reference to Fundamental Five”
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How to Learn on Purpose: Fundamental Five
How to Learn on Purpose: Fundamental Five Below are the Key Components of FSGPT (frequent small group purposeful talk): FSGPT frequent small group purposeful talk is a practice that allows up to four students to talk about an assignment after the teacher has provided instruction on the topic of assignment. Some research stipulates many studentsContinue reading “How to Learn on Purpose: Fundamental Five”
How to Write Critically: Fundamental Five
Let’s be honest. Many students do not understand how to write. Many students shun writing. Many students despise school because of writing. The research is proof. Look for it. The experience in the classroom is also the proof: Ask any teacher. Authors of Fundamental Five—Sean Cain and Mike Laird (2011)—argue that teachers do not allowContinue reading “How to Write Critically: Fundamental Five”
How to Recognize Academics and Reinforce Behavior: Fundamental Five
How Recognition and Reinforcement Make Sense Recognize and Reinforce, as it posits in the Fundamental Five, a book written by Sean Cain and Mike Laird (2011), is essential to student achievement. The authors reveal that there are two sides of learning, and the sides are academic issues and behavior issues. As a teacher, I agreeContinue reading “How to Recognize Academics and Reinforce Behavior: Fundamental Five”
How to Apply Performance Based Learning to Instruction
How to Apply Performance Based Learning to Instruction It’s time for students to realize that they can take control of their own learning. No longer must they be spoon fed every step of the way by their teachers before they can successfully complete a particular assignment. Instead, students may receive only a general idea about aContinue reading “How to Apply Performance Based Learning to Instruction”
How to Teach Students with Specific Learning Disorder
How to Teach Students with Specific Learning Disorders Chalice sashays into Doc’s classroom and begins to complain about a student, even though school has been in session for only a week. “I am so tired of my student, Carl, getting in and out of his seat and running his mouth while I am teaching myContinue reading “How to Teach Students with Specific Learning Disorder”