• The relationship between learning problems and behavior problems
• Seven strategies that promote academic and behavioral success

The posts look at the ways in which learning problems and behavior problems reinforce each other, and offer strategies to increase positive student behavior.

A new series of articles based on my presentation at NC TIES last week looks at map skills as a kind of visual literacy, considering what maps are, how they’re made, and the higher-order thinking skills students need to move from simply decoding maps to fully comprehending them.

LEARN NC online courses provide the flexibility to work on a course when it’s most convenient to you, whether that’s during school hours or at home in your pajamas. If you run into a technical issue, waiting until business hours isn’t always an option. Whatever day or time you’re reading this, know that help is available to you right now.

Classroom assessment by the minute: Teaching students to monitor their own learning from no-tech to high-tech

The pressure of covering the curriculum while preparing for EOCs or EOGs often prevents us from integrating formative assessment strategies that lead to higher quality learning. The secret to overcoming those external pressures lies in how we think about assessment opportunities minute-by-minute. During this interactive session, we will rethink the roles of teacher and student as we explore easy-to-use strategies for preparing students to monitor their own learning. Participants will leave with simple strategies to help their students see ongoing, formative assessment as an essential learning tool for learning. Examples range from no-tech to high-tech strategies for engaging students while gathering feedback.