Building a Belonging Classroom: A video showing the power of building a Sense of Belonging in the classroom.
Teachers can establish quiet spaces in the classroom with supplies such as pencils, paper, models, and resource books to support student practice.
Teachers can also implement a fidget design challenge, where students can plan, brainstorm, design and create their own sensory object for their math classroom.
Teachers can also implement a fidget design challenge, where students can plan, brainstorm, design and create their own sensory object for their math classroom.
Shumila, D., Shumila, J., & Hall, H. (1998, February). A review of online education for students with print impairments. Paper presented at the CSUN: Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference, Northridge, CA.
Teachers can facilitate guided classroom practice by asking questions that require learners to rehearse, process, and recall the new material.
A classroom library can provide a wealth of stories for modeling and reflecting on SEL skills and behaviors, building students' advanced Vocabulary and ability to express their own emotions and feelings in a more nuanced way.
Educators should regularly practice using discussion norms that support active listening and respecting differences during class discussions and academic debates.
Educators should regularly practice using discussion norms that support active listening and respecting differences during class discussions and academic debates.
Thomas, A. F., & Vannatta Reinhart, R. (2014). Pre-reading power: One classroom's experience. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 87(6), 264-269.