How to teach peoples having different learning standards?
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The best and most overlooked way to improve classroom education of any kind is to introduce the use of boardgames. I have taught for over ten years all over the world, and only when I use boardgames do students voluntarily insist on extending their classes for two, three, even four hours. Not only that but they then show the most rapid improvement.\nCheck out the following websites for some useful background info.\n\nhttp://www.rpg.net/sites/edu/1-1.html\n\nhttp://www.rpg.net/sites/edu/1-2.html\n\nhttp://subscriptions.fasfind.com/wwwtools/m/208.cfm\n\nhttp://www.gama.org/uploads/nS/XX/nSXX7lbqv9r-V1glq3UvQg/GinEBrochure1.pdf\n\nGive it a try and you will be amazed. At least you will be helping to break the monopoly that the big textbook publishers have over the education industry.
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Teaching kids in school not to be smartasses?
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teaching is the building block.. and with each goal they want to achieve, support them. but allow them to do it. \n the web below is a freebie thats how i started them off.
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get involved with the students and know them beyond the teacher/student relationship.  is there anything that they're dealing with at school?  perhaps a school event?  talk with them about things other than books and problems.  i don't know what grade level you're talking about and i'm not a teacher, just a student.  perhaps have activities that can show the students that it's not all about homework and tests.  how to do this?  not so sure.  but these are my suggestions.
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I've found that incorporating group activities is a good way to break the (sometimes) monotony of a class, and it gives the students a chance to apply the concepts you've been discussing.\n\nYou can also try bringing in outside materials - guest speakers, films, music, etc., that can be used to illustrate whatever you're teaching.\n\nAnother way is to have the students teach particular chapters or concepts; it forces them to learn and sometimes having students teach will keep their peers' attention better!\n\nA straight lecture for an hour or more does no one good. Good luck!
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I used to be the same way but I love teaching so much I majored in it anyways. The way I fixed my problem is I go to class with about 10 different ways to explain one thing. I try each way untill everyone gets it. Everyone usually understands by the first or second explaination. But you have to remember that nobody is the same so therefore not everyone will learn the same. You just need to be creative in your teachings so you touch everyone.
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Most people know that the best way to check that we understand something is to be able to explain it to others. \n\nConsider the lessons for us in the following: \n\nWe learn: \n10% of what we read \n20% of what we hear \n30% of what we see \n50% of what we both see and hear \n70% of what is discussed with others \n80% of what we experience personally \n90% of what we TEACH to someone else \nHow do YOU learn/revise? How could you do it better?\n\nWhen you are trying to remember important words or ideas, it helps tremendously to develop brain"hooks" as an aid. These are visual pictures or kinaesthetic memories which link to the word. It doesn't matter how logical, or how ridiculous these are, they can be a great aid to learning.\n\n"Memory men" are well used to using hooks when learning lists of names. eg "Shakespeare"  can conjure up quite an amusing picture which can act as a hook to the name.\n\nTry standing on one leg and tapping your head while you say a difficult to remember name out loud. The chances are that if you carry out the same action a week later, the word will spring into your mind.\n\nRhymes and pnemonics can also be very useful.Most of us remember "Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain" for the colours of the spectrum.\n\nWe are not all the same type of learner. Learning types can be simply divided into Visual (learn best by "seeing"), Auditory (learn best by "hearing" or Kinaesthetic (learn best by "doing"). We may learn better using one, or a combination of these types of learning.
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Different people have different ways of memorizing best.  Some people learn best from listening and speaking.  Some people learn best from reading or looking.  Some people learn best from moving, and so on.  Here are some ideas:\nWrite out all the words and their definitions in sentences.\nMake up a dance or a song for each word.\nDraw a colorful chart.\nUse flashcards.\nRecord a tape of yourself saying the words and then listen to the tape repeatedly.
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Get them to write some how-to papers on things that interest them. You'll get authentic responses, engaged learners, and a necessity to focus on details. For a twist, have one student write a how-to and another follow their directions precisely; see if they missed steps, etc. Can lead to some funny discussions, and real-world experience with need for detail.\n\nSome topic ideas:\n\n- How to make the ultimate burger/pizza/dessert\n- How to annoy your parents\n- How to get even with your siblings\n- How to get your parents to say yes\n- How to buy cool clothes on a tight budget\n- How to find out if a girl/guy likes you\n- How to get a date\n- How to have the best date ever\n- How to fix a mistake
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while I can not quote a theorist - they live in La la land - having not stepped a foot in a REAL classroom...but I know from teaching in special education...\n\nDo not yell!\nuse positive reinforcement techniques...like "I caught you being good (being smart, being kind, being well behaved...) then chart that on the chalk board - so other kids can see.\n\nmaybe reward the few kids that respond to this with a frozen Popsicle or fudge bar
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Everyone learns in different ways. I just finished a class (PADI scuba instructor coarse) in which we learned that some people learn better using images to relate to, some by reading, some learn better with "hands on" techniques, some through multi-media (interactive computer programs),...\n\nThere isn't a "better way" to learn other than learning in the best way that works for you or the best way that works for your individual students.\n\nIt boils down to getting to know each student and finding the best way for that student to learn.
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There are different ways of learning for different people. Visual learners need to see things like pictures, auditory learners need to be told by someone. There's a couple more but I'm not sure what their called. I know there's a hands on learner...that's me...I need to do something to learn it, and then there's the people that learn well from books. It just depends on the way you retain information.
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Decide what you want to teach.\nDecide how you are going to evaluate the learning. (Assessment drives planning)\nDecide how you are going to present the concept.\nDecide what kind of guided practice you are going to use to see if your students get the concept.\nDecide what independent practice you are going to use.\nMake sure you are:\nmeeting state and local curriculur standards\nmeeting the developmental needs of your learning group\nmeeting the learning styles of your learning group\nproviding differentiated instruction for your group\nmeeting the IEP of all the special needs students in your class\nincluding your districts character values\ntaking into account Gardner's seven intelligences\nmake sure you reach higher level thinking skills on Bloom's taxonomy\nNow you can start to plan period two...
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This is a question that needs a very involved and specific answer, depending on the needs of the child.  Research the child's difficulties to find best practices in addressing the issues.  A general rule would be to never teach the child something he would have to "unlearn" later.  Teach the skills the child needs to know to be accepted, and as independent as possible.  Contrary to what some people say and believe, some different treatment is necessary -  different strokes for different folks, there is noting as unfair as the equal treatment of unequals, etc.  Lots of practice and repetition may be necessary.  Teaching basic life skills is essential.  What does the child need to know and what is the child capable of learning?
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Do you mean like curriculum standards?\n\nIf that is it, then you need to identify the standards that are being taught.  After that, you need to evaluate if the students are actually learning them.  For instance, PA Standard 1.1.11.A Learning to Read Independently states that students should be able to "locate various texts, media and traditional resources for assigned and independent projects before reading."  Essentially, students should be doing prereading excerises on their own.  Did they do that?  \n\nWhat you have to do is go through the entire curriculum and pick out the standards and make sure that they were met.\n\nI hope that helps.
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Try to relate what you're trying to teach them with their life or something that they're interested in.\n\nFor example, if you're trying to teach them poetry, show them popular songs and ask them to find what kind of poem they are and the structure, etc. Or, you could show them some Tupac lyrics.
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In what area are you providing support?  I'm assuming ESL?  From there, we need a little bit more information about their langauge level.  What benchmarks do you use to determine their level and according to those benchmarks where are the students?\n\nBefore you teach them, you might want to brush up on your own punctuation.  "Idea's" = "Idea is".  "Ones" = "several of the number one".  It concerns me that your own poor language skills might rub off on these young, impressionable students.\n\nYou can always find extra materials based around what they're doing in their other classes.  If they're studying plants in Science, get them to design a crosswork puzzle about plants, writing the clues themselves.  See if you can find some relevant newspaper articles about current events that interest/affect students.  My students from Eastern Europe are usually excellent at speaking and listening, but show poor writing skills.  Peer editing is great for this.  Give them a question or writing prompt and have them write for ten or fifteen minutes.  Then they can swap papers and correct one another's work.  After you can discuss the changes that they made and why.  If you're looking for worksheets (which should be a last resort) try some of the links below (which require registration).  Don't throw a grammar worksheet on them if their program of study is structured around themes.  It's too insulting.