E02 – Future Teachers: Five summer class take-aways
Episode 2 of the Think Aloud with Dr. G. podcast, hosted by Dr. G., titled "E02 – Future Teachers: Five summer class take-aways" was published on August 1, 2021 and runs 20 minutes.
August 1, 2021 ·20m · Think Aloud with Dr. G.
Summary
Today, we think aloud about the five take-away themes future teachers identified from a four-week summer course about teaching exceptional learners. We know the best way to learn/teach something is to connect it – make it meaningful. We will discuss the five big ideas they learned (or unlearned): (1) debunking “learning styles,” (2) person-first language, (3) General Education teachers teach ALL students, (4) evidence-based practices, and (5) differentiation with Universal Design for Le...
Episode Description
Today, we think aloud about the five take-away themes future teachers identified from a four-week summer course about teaching exceptional learners. We know the best way to learn/teach something is to connect it – make it meaningful. We will discuss the five big ideas they learned (or unlearned): (1) debunking “learning styles,” (2) person-first language, (3) General Education teachers teach ALL students, (4) evidence-based practices, and (5) differentiation with Universal Design for Learning (UDL).
Here are some resources related to today’s episode:
- Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning by Brown, Roediger, & McDaniel
- TEDx Talk on Learning Styles & the Importance of Critical Self-Reflection: https://youtu.be/855Now8h5Rs
- The Office of Disability Rights page on Person-First Language: https://odr.dc.gov/page/people-first-language
- Infographic on Evidence-Based Practices from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES): https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/infographics/pdf/REL_SE_Evidence-based_teaching_practices.pdf
- The UDL Guidelines: https://udlguidelines.cast.org
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