As a visual learner myself, I have come to appreciate well-designed visual aids in the classroom. For me, the chance to see important information summarized concisely and effectively boosts my memory and recall of that information. Over the years, though, I’ve discovered that not all visual learners are the same. For me, if I visually…

In college I wrote so many lesson plans. Every class I took required lesson plans for this or that reason. I’m more of a free spirit and I strongly disliked being accountable for every minute of my class. I couldn’t wait to break free and do it my own way once I was in my…

Discussion groups are great for several reasons. To highlight just a few, discussion groups help get students interacting with each other. This promotes a shared learning experience that builds bonds between students. Another way it benefits students is by giving them the opportunity to do something with the information they are learning. This hands-on approach…

Before we jump in, let’s consider the act of summarizing. Why is it important for teachers to summarize? There are several reasons. First, your students were just exposed to a whole lot of information. When we summarize, we select the most important concepts, ideas, or events that are the foundation of the lesson topic. Then…

Bloom’s Taxonomy is derived from a study conducted by a committee of colleges headed by Benjamin Bloom. The purpose of the study was to categorize the goals of education. During the process, three learning domains were identified: cognitive, affective and psychomotor. Cognitive covers mental skills or knowledge; affective covers the development of emotions and psychomotor…