Consider adopting Collective Teacher Efficacy to meet the learning needs of all of your students. Laura Robb shows how teacher teams can collaborate to develop scaffolds and modifications that offer students the support and hope they need to achieve challenging learning goals.
In his years working with students with learning and attention challenges, Ezra Werb has seen how anxiety relief and confidence building can be crucial success factors. He shows here how including students’ interests and alleviating reading and writing stressors can help.
Student disengagement is a major challenge for middle school teachers, says NSF-funded researcher Jennifer A. Fredricks, who offers strategies to build community and craft learning opportunities that encourage students to actively participate and succeed.
