Articles for tag: Branch Rickey, Differentiated Instruction, Jackie Robinson

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Teachers Lesson Plan for Jackie Robinson

Objective – The students will be able to: Identify pronouns in a sentence (Grammar) Compare & Contrast baseball of the past to baseball of today. (ELA) Organize the Sequence of Events. (ELA) Match the Cause to the correct Effect. (ELA) Summarize what they learned about Jackie Robinson. (ELA) Work in pairs. Motivational Activity – The ...

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Weekly Reader Adapted for Special Education Classrooms

An Aug. 2 press release announced the new “Weekly Reader AbleNet Editions” publication for special education classrooms. According to the release, AbleNet, Inc., and Weekly Reader have partnered to create a new series of publications and guides, specifically designed and adapted for students with disabilities and special education teachers. What makes this partnership such a ...

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Websites for Free U.S. History Lesson Plans

US History is a core subject in junior high and high school. If you love history like I do, you’ll love these websites loaded with information, lesson plans, games, maps, activities, worksheets, resources, digital lessons and powerpoint presentations, virtual museums, primary sources and documents, and much more. If you don’t enjoy history, you’ve come to ...

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My Personal Philosophy of Education Statement

I believe that each individual needs a stimulating, intellectually challenging, caring and supportive environment in which to learn. It is my desire as an educator to offer all students this environment. I will provide an environment that is conducive to learning by Acting as a facilitator in the classroom. Using a variety of teaching methods ...

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Differentiated Instruction and the Layered Curriculum

If you are a teacher, there is no doubt in my mind that you have a diverse group of learners in your class. You are faced with the daunting task of trying to accommodate these diverse learners in your classroom: remediating the student who has trouble in reading and math, motivating the student who has ...