For example long, sharp teeth would indicate that creature was a predator. Only after completing these exercises involving higher level thinking and several different learning styles were the children allowed to look up their creatures in a reference book. Kirk Altman, a JU MAT student and a teacher of educable mentally handicapped public school children, often uses such hands-on techniques in his classroom at Palm Avenue Exceptional Child Center. He says the results are excellent. It gives them a degree of ownership, it excites them and that creates another incentive for them to learn.
Test scores go up.
Learning goes up. Kids understanding goes up. It s been a natural progression. Altman decided to pursue his master s degree at JU after listening to his wife, Jennifer, talk about her experiences in the program. Jennifer Altman is another student who was attracted to JU s MAT program after taking teacher certification courses at the University.