Jane Davis

How will you use the memory research to increase the students' learning retention in a class you are currently teaching? What will you do differently?

Consider the following exercise: Students are each given one step of a five step stress management process: 1. Recognize stress 2. 10 Deep Breaths 3. Think of the urgency 4. Think of the importance 5. Work on the right thing for right now. The students are asked to find the other four people who complete their list of five, then arrange themselves in the proper order. The winning team wins a prize. While the exercise is going on, the instructor plays music that is fun, fast and frantic. How would this exercise map to all seven of the Multiple Intelligences?

How could you try using color, visuals, seating, creative supplies and music to improve the learning environment for your students?

How do you balance the need to learn more about the topics you teach with your need to develop new ways of teaching and your classroom time?

What would you say is the greatest challenge to working with students with learning disabilities?

What are some methods that have been successful for you in working with students with learning disabilities?

What is the most common form of learning disability that you encounter in your classes? What are the characteristics?

What are some ways you can learn how to help a student with learning disabilities?

What kind of instructional support is helpful to students with learning disabilities?

What are some strategies that you have used when working with students with learning needs?