Ron Rogers, Ed.D
A person that has invested in the lives of others through many avenues including education.
Tech Tools For Your Classroom and Beyond!
Picks from 2015 for 2016
Tools, Tools, Tools!!!
Technology tools are everywhere on the internet. The internet has winners and losers when it comes to technology tools. It also has expensive, non-expensive and free tools. Here are the tools I found worth using this past year:
Remind the messaging app you want to use for communication. . . .
Student Success; The Forgotten Key
Take a moment,and ask yourself,
"Do I proactively communicate with the parent's of my students?"
- What does the communication sound and look like?
- Do I use one-way or two-way communication?
- Do I take communication to the next level by engaging and involving my parents?
Posted in: communicationengagementparent
Self-Directed Learners
Using the UDL Framework
It is interesting how often these days we hear educators talk about “Student Self-Advocacy”, “Self-Regulation”, or “Self-Directed Learners”. There are differences and similarities, however for this blog entry we will focus on “Self-Directed Learners”.
Why is it important? Where does it begin? These are important questions in . . .
Posted in: udludlchatuniversal design for learning
Growth Mindset
Stretch the Learning
Do you think new learning can occur? Remember the old saying "Can you teach an old dog new tricks?" Do you believe all kids can learn? Do you believe we are born with our intelligence or do you believe we can develop our intelligence? Would you believe that Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D.'s work shows us that students who learn . . .
Comprehension
Be Sure to Consult the UDL Framework
UDL Principle - Provide Multiple Means of Representation
Guideline 3 - Provide Options for Comprehension
Have you ever stumbled across a fluent reader that has almost no comprehension? The high fluency reader isn't usually the one we think of as lacking comprehension. We have to be careful because they can slip through . . .
Help Line for Universal Design for Learning (UDL)
We're Interested in UDL/We Want to Move it Forward, Now What?
WHO ARE YOU GOING TO CALL?
What are you doing to meet student variability in your district, building or classroom? Have you thought about Universal Design for Learning (UDL) as your instructional framework? This blog post is for you, whether you are just thinking about UDL, or you have been practicing UDL for years.
A great . . .
Building a Strong Professional Learning Community (PLN)
#UDLchat
The #UDLchat
What You Have Always Wanted To Know
Have you ever been part of something that makes you feel like a family member? According to participants, the #UDLchat does just that. When five educational leaders joined together they created a vision, and from the vision the #UDLchat was born. The following are the five . . .
