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Tips to Improve Working Memory for ADHD Adults - by Eileen BaileyWritten for ADHD adults, but worth reading for teachers too, since it provides some tips that may fit tailoring instruction for ADHD kids and adults. (Views So Far 241 )
Troubling Times: How Parents and Teachers Can Help Children Understand and Confront Adversity - by Joanne Foster and Dona Matthewsc
Parents and teachers sometimes find children preoccupied by very serious and worldly matters. Even young children will think about illness, death, war, the fury of Mother Nature, or the complexities of the human condition, and this may occur long before they are able to fully grasp the ideas and put them into perspective. The kinds of worries and fears that children grapple with become more frightening when the adults they know can be heard talking or possibly whispering about problems such as terrorism, gun violence, pandemics, or natural disasters. Indeed, disturbing occurrences (outbreaks, forest fires, hurricanes, evacuations, and so on) have affected countless numbers of adults and children around the globe. Children, and in particular those who are knowledgeable about news events, well-read, or astute, can experience troubling thoughts and feelings. Despite (or maybe because of) their intelligence or insightfulness they might find it difficult to cope with their fears and misgivings. They may see that many of their peers are far more focused on their own day to day activities, or they are not as interested in upsetting events... (Views So Far 293 )
Using knowledge of student cognition to differentiate instruction - by SILVANA M. R. WATSON, PH.D. AND ROBERT A. GABLE, PH.D.
A look at working memory, how it relates to classroom practice and instructional design and delivery by teachers. (Views So Far 279 )
What teachers really want to tell parents - by Ron Clark
CNN did a series on relationships between parents and teachers that created incredible reactions on both sides. In this article you'll find out what teachers really want to say to parents, and it's pretty eye opening, and shows the gap between parent and teacher perceptions. (Views So Far 311 )
What You Miss When You Take Notes on Your Laptop - by Maggy McGloin
Is note-taking on a computer as effective as taking notes longhand? According to a study cited in this article, longhand is better. (Views So Far 265 )
Working Memory and Cognitive Load - by Ian Matheson and Dr. Nancy Hutchinson
Exceedingly details, and wonderful article on two topics germaine to learning, performance and training: working memory and cognitive load. Might be a tough read for some. (Views So Far 258 )
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