Do you put your clothes on in the same order every morning? Do you take the same route to work every day? Do you eat the same kind of food for lunch or listen to the news at the same time every evening? We’re all creatures of habit to some degree, and we will rarely change our habits if they don’t negatively affect our lives. But what if there is a faster route to work that you just haven’t found yet? Or what if there is a delicious new food you just haven’t tried? You might be missing out on something incredible if you never change the status quo.
Monday, January 17, 2011
3 ways to make your classroom an innovation zone
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Why sign language is great for your (hearing) students
It seems logical that sign language—language that conveys meaning visually instead of acoustically—is the natural language of people who are deaf. But what does sign language have to do with your hearing students? Although they might not have a unique need for sign language like deaf children do, your hearing students can certainly still benefit from learning signs.
Learning how to speak, to read, and to write are all very demanding and difficult tasks, but they can be fun and rewarding tasks, too. Teaching with sign language and finger spelling is an excellent way to make language learning enjoyable, and it can also help your students in these three areas: Read more »
