Shakespeare and the Constructivist Learning Theory

 
 
 
 by Christopher Paslay
 
I’m currently working on a Masters in Multicultural Education at Eastern University.  This summer I just finished taking a course on teaching English as a second language.  As a culminating project for the class, we were required to pick a strategy or an idea that stood out during the six week seminar, and [...]

How do you differentiate grammar?

by Christopher Paslay
 
Once a report card period, students in the Philadelphia School District are required to take a benchmark test in every core subject to see if they are meeting the state standards set forth in the District’s Core Curriculum. 
 
After the students complete these benchmark examinations (and after they are collected and graded), teachers [...]

Bring Tracking Back to Classes

by Christopher Paslay
 
Ask any professor of education about differentiated instruction and they’ll tell you it’s the hottest thing since Joe the Plumber.  For those not up to date with current education jargon, allow me to give a textbook definition of differentiated instruction:
 
“To differentiate instruction is to recognize students varying background knowledge, readiness, language, preferences in [...]