by Oran Tkatchov | Jan 31, 2020 | Compliance, disabilties, IDEA, IEP/MET, special education, Strategies
This article, written by an educational lawyer, is a compilation of 10 things one should never say during an IEP meeting and why these miscues could earn an invitation to a due process hearing. Click here to read the article.
by Oran Tkatchov | Nov 26, 2019 | Behavior, Classroom Management, disabilties, EEI, IEP/MET, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, learning, pararpros, SEL, Social-Emotional Learning, special education, teaching
This article provides two practical ways to focus on the behaviors that have the greatest effect in creating a safe, supportive learning environment:1)by tracking the positivity ratio and 2) reinforcing the 19 most essential positive behaviors. Information on how to...
by Oran Tkatchov | Nov 25, 2019 | assessment, Deaf, disabilties, EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, pararpros, Reading, science, special education, Spoken Language, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, Teacher Leaders, teaching
This captioned webinar from the Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network (PaTTAN) explains why retelling is an effective intervention for building comprehension and describes how to organize a classroom or itinerant setting to effectively use the...
by Oran Tkatchov | Nov 25, 2019 | autism, Behavior, Classroom Management, disabilties, EEI, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, Itinerant Teacher, learning, pararpros, SEL, Social-Emotional Learning, special education, Strategies, teaching
This module describes how teachers can help students stay on task by learning to regulate their behavior. The four strategies discussed are self-monitoring, self-instruction, goal-setting, and self-reinforcement. Click here to start the module.
by Oran Tkatchov | Nov 19, 2019 | comprehension, disabilties, IEP/MET, instruction, instructional assistant, learning, Reading, science, special education, Standards, Strategies, Teach and Enrich, teaching, UDL, Writing
Guided Notes are teacher-prepared handouts that outline lectures, audiovisual presentations, or readings, but leave blank space for students to fill in key concepts, words, facts, definitions, etc. Guided Notes promote active engagement during lecture or independent...
by Oran Tkatchov | Oct 14, 2019 | EEI, instruction, instructional assistant, instructional assistants, language, learning, Literacy, LSL, Reading, special education, Spoken Language, Standards, Strategies, teaching, Writing
This video from the Teaching Channel shows how to use a word wall as a way to teach vocabulary or inferences that students will need to know in order to complete a book or lesson unit. Click here to watch the video