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Principles of Learning

Technology and Learning
Technology can significantly advance specific areas of learning. What are they? See page 5 of
Technology in Schools: What the Research Says, Metiri Group, 2006

Kaleidoscope Resources

Emotional Intelligence (How Emotions Impact Learning Potential)
Teachley's Amazing Talking Brain (Quick & Easy Ways to use Brain Research in the Classroom)
Memory Booster (Memory Strategies for Students)
Reflection Activities (Activities to provide productive processing time, which is essential if we expect learners to make meaning out of new information.)
Learner Profile (Quick, effective ways to assess teacher & student personalities, multiple intelligences, learning styles, organizational habits, and affinities)
Teacher-Student Relationships (Improve teacher-student interactions with The Pinnacle, a self-assessment)
DreamBuilder (Help students experience the deep satisfaction of being a true scholar - Pursue a passion with DreamBuilder)

The At-Risk Learner
An excerpt from
At-Risk Students: Reaching and Teaching Them, 2nd Edition by Sagor & Cox

While there is some disagreement regarding the precise process for identifying students who are at risk, there are certain behaviors that generally characterize the defeated and discouraged learner. In his excellent handbook for teachers, Our Other Youth, Jerry Conrath (1986) describes the most common characteristics of these kids, which school "traditions" or strategies are deadening to them, why it is so difficult to reach these kids, and how we can begin to construct program interventions with much greater promise for success.

Understanding and Teaching Boys

All Kinds of Minds, "Breakthrough Ideas and Solutions to Rescue the Potential of Children Who Learn Differently"