The article “Positive Thinking: Strategies for optimal learning with ADHD and hyperactive students” by McAllister reviews for piano teachers methods of effective teaching and strategies to use on students who have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, are hyper active, inattentive, and impulsive. The methods and strategies that she reviews and defines are all flexible to be used in general education classrooms and not just for piano teachers. She focuses on teachers being able to find and use the right tools in order to help students succeed.
To begin with, McAllister’s reminds teachers what their purpose as a teacher is and they should be growing along with their students. She suggests that teachers “continuously try new things, see what works, and add to their repertoire of teaching strategies (p. 19).” She then goes on to explain an acronym for positive teaching which is C.A.R.E. C stands for concern, a is for authenticity, r is for respect, and e is for empathy. By showing these …show more content…
Their study was on students who watch a lecture through a video and then took a quiz to see how much they retained. While watching the video, their fidgets of head, appendage, or body movements were recorded for data. Their ending results suggest that “between fidgeting and retention, fidgeting may be an effective indicator of times when interventions (e.g., rest break or a change in lecture pacing) may be of particular benefit to educational outcomes (Farley et al, 2007)”. This means that students will find it beneficial if they are either fidgeting while listening to lecture or if they are provided a break or change in pace. Although these findings are interesting and could help my case study intervention, I have found another intervention to fit the students
To begin with, McAllister’s reminds teachers what their purpose as a teacher is and they should be growing along with their students. She suggests that teachers “continuously try new things, see what works, and add to their repertoire of teaching strategies (p. 19).” She then goes on to explain an acronym for positive teaching which is C.A.R.E. C stands for concern, a is for authenticity, r is for respect, and e is for empathy. By showing these …show more content…
Their study was on students who watch a lecture through a video and then took a quiz to see how much they retained. While watching the video, their fidgets of head, appendage, or body movements were recorded for data. Their ending results suggest that “between fidgeting and retention, fidgeting may be an effective indicator of times when interventions (e.g., rest break or a change in lecture pacing) may be of particular benefit to educational outcomes (Farley et al, 2007)”. This means that students will find it beneficial if they are either fidgeting while listening to lecture or if they are provided a break or change in pace. Although these findings are interesting and could help my case study intervention, I have found another intervention to fit the students