Lesson Plans

Most teachers I talk to about lesson plans, eventhough they don't enjoy the process of doing them, they understand the importance of why they should be done. Having a good lesson plan is a great way to promote confidence in teaching. I feel that if you know you planned the right way for the classroom, following through and teaching the lesson will be more effective. It is much easier to teach after thinking about the topics and planning them out, instead of just walking into the classroom and trying to wing it.

special education and social networking

Providing special needs students with another opportunity to express themselves, besides basic communication, is a wonderful idea. There are times when not only special needs students, but all students respond better dealing with technology. This idea that the women in the video came up with showed how the students really got into the activities. The assignments they were working on and creating revealed a lot of happy faces. Allowing students to use their creativity is one of the best ways to keep them engaged, and sometimes finding this activities is the hardest part. Using projects like the ones from this video is a great way to special education students on the right path to social networking.