classroom management Archives - Page 2 of 5

Ability Grouping

by Laura Maniglia | Nov 18, 2021 | academic standing, attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, learning, public schools, student engagement, students, study skills, teacher effectiveness, teacher training, teachers

Ability grouping/selection is generally well accepted in our society. Imagine the rigorous selection process for professional athletes. Or consider admission to an elite University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for example has an acceptance rate of only...

An Alternative to Grade Levels

by Laura Maniglia | Aug 26, 2021 | classroom management, enrollment, instruction, learning, public schools, student engagement, students, teacher effectiveness

American schools typically organize students by age, However, with the pandemic, more students were learning from home. So emphasis shifted by necessity to more personalized learning. Under normal conditions, pupils generally travel from grade to grade with the same...

Mix it Up!

by Laura Maniglia | Jun 24, 2021 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, metacognition, mindset, student engagement, students, teacher effectiveness

When students learn related topics in a subject like math or a language, they may benefit from using a technique called “interleaving.” Also called mixed or varied practice, “Interleaving is a process in which students mix multiple subjects or topics while they study...

Cognitive Skills-Essential Tools for Learning

by Laura Maniglia | Jan 8, 2021 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, mindset, student engagement, students, study skills, teachers

The ability to learn relates directly to paying attention and focus. So what is the distinction between these two cognitive skills? “Attention is a natural function of the body because individuals are constantly in a state of paying attention to different aspects of...

The Challenge: Caring in the Virtual Classroom

by Laura Maniglia | Jan 7, 2021 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, metacognition, non-cognitive skills, soft skills, student engagement, students, teachers

One of the foundational elements of effective teaching is personal interactions with students. As John Maxwell advised, “Children don’t care how much you know unless they know how much you care.” In a thoughtful discussion of making distance learning less remote, ...

Attention & Focus-Crucial Learning Skills

by Laura Maniglia | Dec 12, 2020 | attention & focus, classroom management, cognitive skills, instruction, mindset, note-taking, student engagement, students, study skills, teachers, Tutorial