*All definitions for key vocab and key concepts were from dictionary.com. I did not come up with them on my own, they are straight from dictionary.com.
The Gardner-Webb University NCTCS KUD document helped me to unpack these standards and learn more about them.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, image source: https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=AwrJ7FfZ_LBbKPYAUVNXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTE0MmlmMzdtBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQjYzNjZfMQRzZWMDcGl2cw--?p=maslow%27s+hierarchy+of+needs&fr2=piv-web&fr=mcasa#id=7&iurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.simcrest.com%2Fimg%2Fmaslow.png&action=click
McLeod, S. (2018). Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Retrieved September 30, 2018, from https://simplypsychology.org/maslow.html
Howard Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences, to help you meet the needs of your students.
Cherry, K. (2018, February 24). Which Type of Intelligence Do You Have? Retrieved September 26, 2018, from https://www.verywellmind.com/gardners-theory-of-multiple-intelligences-2795161
John Dewey- Experiential Learning (“Learning by Doing”), to help you meet the needs of your students.
https://www.teachthought.com/learning/pedagogy-john-dewey-summary/
Theory of Cooperative Learning by Robert E. Slavin: Use the Theory of Cooperative Learning in order to group your students based on math or readability levels, and then meet the needs of each group!
Slavin, R. E. (1991). Synthesis of Research on Cooperative Learning. Retrieved September 26, 2018, from http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/journals/ed_lead/el_199102_slavin.pdf
Visit csc.gov to learn more about the developmental milestones of children the age of the grade you are teaching.
Visit this link for second and third graders' developmental milestones to get an idea of what they can do and what they are still learning to do: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/childdevelopment/positiveparenting/middle.html
"What is Differentiated Instruction?" This article from readingrockets.org will explain what differentiation is, and what it looks like in content, process, and product: http://www.readingrockets.org/article/what-differentiated-instruction
32 Strategies for building a positive classroom environment, from Edutopia: https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/32-strategies-building-positive-learning-environment
Seven strategies for building positive classrooms from ascd.org: http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/sept08/vol66/num01/Seven-Strategies-for-Building-Positive-Classrooms.aspx
Watch this video on YouTube of a Ted Talk about how it's not about us, it's about our students... especially when it comes to creating a positive classroom environment: https://youtu.be/bNcQjnpmFns
Key factors in creating a positive classroom climate: https://www.cfchildren.org/blog/2012/08/key-factors-in-creating-a-positive-classroom-climate/
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