ITeachLikeThis

A collaborative project where educators share their life and passion for teaching. Tune in every week to discover why and how others teach! by @RhizomeAsso

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

⚡️ This week at #ITeachLikeThis, we want to thank all our previous residents! 🙏
Please tune in to see how these #educators teach #children, #youth and #adult #learners, in formal and nonformal learning envionments!
#lrnchat #edchat
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[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

@michele_zeitoun @Zenmoovfr Bonjour,
Voici le contact de prof qui a lancé cette recherche avec ces élèves l’année dernière @hg_jimmy

https://t.co/XdSg6mRaDz

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

Welcome to Jean-Marie Evrard, newest resident of 'ITeachLikeThis'. @hg_jimmy teaches History and Geography in a secondary school in Villetaneuse, France, and this week he will be telling us about his experience #learning #Geography #History #ITeachLikeThis

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

This morning, I'm working about a yearly project : writing the biography of a victim of Holocaust.
This project is leaded by an association, Convoi 77. This name refers to the last big convoy of 1310 people deported from Drancy to Auschwitz the 31st July 1944. #history #Holocaust

[Aggiornamento Hist-Géo @aggiornamentoHG]

Convoi 77 | Aggiornamento hist-geo https://t.co/0xJc5Cuvx9

[Raphael Grolimund @grolimur]

[#science] Would like to develop your scientific literacy skills?
Check @RhizomeAsso's summer course: https://t.co/g67jdr5FnF

Register on https://t.co/QMfwNcDVdu.

@iteachlikethis #ITeachLikeThis #ScientificLiteracy

[Rhizome Association @RhizomeAsso]

📢Calling all explorers!
#RhiFound Foundations course in #Croatia is an opportunity to learn #STEM skills, work in #interdisciplinary teams and engage in science #outreach.
Know someone interested in learning expeditions?
🔜Deadline coming up in a week!
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[Cassie Reeder @cassiereederedu]

I'd love to hear from your #pln! Please help me build a list of #'s and #twitteraccounts that new teachers should follow! Trying to collect them all in one easy to access location. https://t.co/LTXow2HiJV Please add your resources to the third tab :)

[FabLabG @FabLabG]

#PBL #MLC #LTL #metacognition How do we collaborate? How do we get to know each other in a stable group? "Learning to learn" experiments with primary students in bilingual schools in #Paris & #NewYork Writings & analysis in progress @iteachlikethis @RhizomeAsso @UBO_OpenFactory

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

Thank you Aaron Engelberg for this wonderful and informative week! We've learned a bit about what it's like to work with people with #Autism #AutismAwareness #AutismAwarenessMonth #ITeachLikeThis https://t.co/lhTvs90nJD

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

And lastly, thank you to @iteachlikethis for having me and taking an interest in #ABA and #HowITeach. Feel free to reach out to me on @acengelberg if you'd like to learn more or have specific questions/remarks for me.

Thanks again & happy teaching!
<3
Aaron

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

I want to thank everyone who kept up with my tweets- going through my experiences with ABA and teaching was a meaningful way to reflect on the impact I've had on kids and also the huge impact they've had on me through our time working together for years. #ABA #Iteachlikethis

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

Hey #educationlovers! I've had a great week explaining to you #howIteach. I hope that I've been able to give some of you a more in depth, firsthand look into #ABA and how autistic kids are learning in a structured, meaningful way.

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

10.30AM: Ed's bus is here- another teaching program of safely getting on the bus we're working on with Mom. I say bye to Ed and go up in the apartment to graph all my data and debrief with Mom.

Then it's on to the subway to my next client appointment. See you all tomorrow!

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

This has been a huge success for Ed and Mom; before I started, they couldn't ever go to the park for a break (for Mom & Ed) bc he was too unsafe. I also love this part because I get to work with parents and help them do more activities (easily and safely) with their kids.

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

Next, it's time to go to to his park on the outside of his building with Mom. We're working on a behavior reduction program to reduce his self injury outside. Every 4 minutes he doesn't exhibit any self injury, he gets 1 minute of iPad.

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

We teach the puzzle row-by-row. First, Ed has to just get the bottom four pieces. This is a basic to all ABA- when you want to teach a large skill, you break it down into its component parts and teach it systematically in a way that research shows has worked with other kids. #ABA

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

10AM: Ed and I start working on his puzzles. The idea here is that Ed works on a complex task but also that if we pair completing the puzzle with his reinforcer, eventually the puzzle itself will become reinforcing and we can teach Ed more independent games for himself.

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

I've been punched, kicked, spit at... the list goes on. It can be really upsetting or shocking but #ABA's focus on understanding behavior and their function really helps me objectively think of the situation and how I can help my kiddos as opposed to get upset.

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

After a couple independent trials (ie not throwing food), Ed picks up his spoon and dumps some cereal on the floor. Without reacting, I reset the timer and represent the task, "We're eating cereal. After we eat calmly, we get iPad!'

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

Next we're going to work on his feeding program to teach Ed not to throw his food. Every 1 minute he doesn't throw food, he gets a token. 5 tokens and he gets 30sec of iPad time (a fixed interval reinforcement schedule). While he eats, I keep taking data.

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

Next, we go over to the table to work in a classic DTT-style teaching (discrete trial training). This is basically a very regimented way of running tiny teaching trials. Ed is working on really basic skills like matching colors and repeating sounds. #ABA #Iteachlikethis

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

As we're wrapping up, he pulls me along to his trampoline. I quickly grab his finger and help him show me he wants to jump with me with a point. This is already a huge success in the day as Ed's non-verbal and him pointing to request us to play together is rare!
#ABA #Autism

[ITeachLikeThis @iteachlikethis]

When we teach our kids, it doesn't look like "normal" teaching... we use #prompting, an aid to make our student successfully do what they're learning- could be a gesture, physical guide. As the student understands that step, we use less invasive prompts until they're independent.