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Educational strategies for students with ADHD
Before using any psycho-pedagogical strategy for the benefit of the student with ADHD, it is important to know that several factors intervene in the teaching-learning process. Among these, the classroom environment is one of the most important. When using beneficial strategies for students with ADHD, the teacher must be aware of the importance of promoting a safe and supportive environment for students. We can take, for example, the typical pedagogical situation in which the subject of a first-year university student who is easily distracted and consequently wants to withdraw from a class is addressed. In this particular case, it is necessary to identify that we must work with the motivation…
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Back to school from home: Tips for getting organized before school starts.
August has arrived and with it, brings the back to school. This year has been full of different experiences for all of us thanks to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues affecting us to this day. This academic year will be very different from what we are used to. However, we must continue with our routines, our studies, and our jobs. During the past months, we have experienced what studying and working from home is. We have never been exposed to this situation before. However, it is our responsibility to take care of ourselves and our children. During this semester, the school continues in virtual mode and it…
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Verbal-Linguistic Intelligence: Meaning, Characteristics and Activities to Develop It
The ability to speak and express ourselves is an element that distinguishes us as human beings. Since childhood, we listen and observe the relationship sounds have with their meaning. Currently, verbal and linguistic skills are constantly evaluated in schools. Yet, little we know about the possibility of its stimulation and so its development. We will be discussing what verbal-linguistic intelligence is and how we can develop it during the course of our lives. Verbal-linguistic intelligence is one of the eight intelligences that make up Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. It is important to remember that Gardner defines intelligence as “the ability to solve problems, or to create products, that…
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From school to home: How to help my child with schoolwork?
Given the reality we are living due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our life has changed in a matter of days. What we knew as our daily routines have gone to be part of the past. Now, for our safety and the safety of others we have to remain at home. However, this does not mean that everything stops. Both, we and our child, have to continue with our duties. Already at home with the children, while the school continues virtually, we ask ourselves, what do we do now? In this Blog we present some of the things to consider when working with your child at home. 1. Study environment The…
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Interpersonal Intelligence: What is it? and How to develop it?
Nowadays we often hear the importance of having interpersonal skills and developing our interpersonal intelligence. However, its meaning is not explained nor why its development really is important throughout our lives. Interpersonal intelligence is a concept developed by Harvard University psychologist and educator Howard Gardner. In his book Frames of Mind, published in 1983, he first presented the term and its definition. Interpersonal intelligence is one of the eight components of the Theory of Multiple Intelligences developed by Gardner. Gardner defines intelligence as “the ability to solve problems or develop products, which are important in a cultural context or in a given community.” In his theory, Gardner indicates there is…
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Intrapersonal Intelligence: What Is It? How to Develop It? And What Is It for In Everyday Life?
Surely at some point, you have heard about intrapersonal intelligence. In the same way, surely you have also heard of interpersonal intelligence. These two terms have something in common; both are derived from Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences. Howard Gardner is a psychologist, researcher, and educator who specialized in the analysis of cognitive abilities. He was born in Pennsylvania on July 11, 1943. He studied psychology and neuropsychology at Harvard University. In 1983, he created the Theory of Multiple Intelligences. It proposes the existence of eight types of intelligences in human beings. In 2011, Gardner was awarded the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences. This prize acknowledges his…
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Collaborative Learning: Use and Benefits in the Classroom
The teaching and learning process in the classroom is changing and is dependent on the students’ needs. During the last decades, thanks to technology, innovation, and global communication, the world has been changing rapidly. As part of this change, the field of education has not been an exception. Children from an early age have access to information through different means, and it is here where the teacher must be prepared for the type of students who reach the classrooms. There are various teaching models focused on different types of learning. However, the educational process is increasingly inclined to make students the protagonist of their teaching-learning process and the teacher their…
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Meaningful Learning and its Implications in the Classroom
Learning is a term that has been studied in the field of education and psychology over the years. Following these studies, different theories related to human learning and the various ways in which the brain learns have emerged. Still, before continuing, we must define the meaning of the learning concept. We can define learning as the lasting acquisition of knowledge, behaviors, skills, or abilities through practice, study, or experience. In the same way, learning is a natural and continuous process that we carry out daily throughout our lives. There are several types of learning, including meaningful learning based on the theory of meaningful learning by American psychologist David Ausubel. David…
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The Pomodoro Technique and its Use to Increase Productivity
Completing work tasks or daily routine is usually a constant challenge, especially when we do not have the motivation or desire to do so. We typically get up, having in mind all the work of the day. Still, at the time of execution, we do not find a way to maximize our productivity. However, this has been a phenomenon studied for a long time, and there are many techniques related to the productivity of the human being. One of those techniques is the Pomodoro Technique. If you had not heard it before, you are possibly asking yourself the following questions: What is the Pomodoro Technique? How can I use it?…
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Learning theories: Definition and characteristics every educator should know.
The educational field has been the subject of study for many theorists over the years. Consequently, many educational theories have emerged from these investigations since the early twentieth century. These theories address issues related to the definition of learning, the existing types, influence factors, and even learning styles. For this reason, before beginning to describe the different learning theories that exist, it is important to define two concepts: learning and learning theory. LEARNING Learning is a continuous and natural process to which the human being is exposed every day of his/her life. This concept is defined by the lasting acquisition of knowledge, behaviors, skills, or abilities through practice, study, or…
