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Student Developmental Resources

Development of students

The Development Needs of Students dictate how much learning in going on inside a classroom. If a teacher does not take student’s developmental needs into account, not enough quality learning will take place. The following websites and articles are resources I have collected to help me create a classroom where my student’s development needs will always be met.

This website talks about the different characteristics of middle school student development.

http://www.culpeperschools.org/ms/guidance/characteristics.pdf

This website focuses on the psychological development of middle school students.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/surviving-your-childs-adolescence/201104/adolescence-and-the-transition-middle-school

This website talks about developmental theory and the stages that Piaget “created” in his ideas about developmental theory.

http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~moursund/Math/developmental_theory.htm

This website talks about the 7 developmental needs and why it is important to create educational experiences that help support those

developmental needs.

http://www.ncmle.org/research%20summaries/ressum5.html

This website talks about Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories of cognitive development.

http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_mcdevitt_childdevel_3/47/12219/3128086.cw/index.html

Learning Styles

Taking into account the different learning styles of students helps make a more productive classroom. When the instructional material is presented in a way that every student is thought of and included, the lesson will go much more smoothly. The following websites and articles are resources I have collected to help me incorporate more learning styles into my lesson plans.

This talks about the theory of multiple intelligences.

http://www.connectionsacademy.com/blog/posts/2013-01-18/Understanding-Your-Student-s-Learning-Style-The-Theory-of-Multiple-Intelligences.aspx

This is another resource about Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences.

http://www.tecweb.org/styles/gardner.html

This is a resource about teaching ESL students and meeting their specific needs.

http://www.eslpartyland.com/teaching-esl-student#sthash.WVQXyqJX.dpbs

This website has strategies for teaching special needs students.

http://education.cu-portland.edu/blog/special-ed/6-strategies-for-teaching-special-education-classes/

This website is to help a teacher meet the needs of diverse learners.

http://txcc.sedl.org/resources/briefs/number7/