Welcome to the Home of Visual Tools -- and Roger Essley
Teachers looking for proven tools that: increase reading comprehension, make writing easier, make content more accessible will find them here. Note: Registration is not necessary, but helps me know a little about who is visiting. Please share ideas, concerns.
For more than ten years I've been working with teachers in classrooms K-12 developing groundbreaking visual writing/ thinking tools. The good news is students show us when we tap their visual skills, we engage the "different learners" we often struggle to reach. Equally exciting, these same tools work for all learners, making our practice more engaging, effective, and inclusive!
This site is evolving based on teacher's feedback -- if you can't find what you need, please contact me: rogessley@gmail.com
Visual Classrooms and Books:
PREVIEW SCHOLASTIC BOOKS and see how teachers in many classrooms are tapping students' visual skills and then see more:
SHARING WHAT WORKS -- Here we'll share exciting ways teachers are supporting learners K-12. Coming soon, teachers will be sharing new discoveries of the ways visual tools work for learners.
ADDRESSING DISABILITIES -- Students who struggle often show teachers dramatic breakthroughs using visual tools. We'll explore the ways visual tools offer essential supports for many disabilities.
BLOG -- I hope soon to launch a blog... sharing both practical tools and ongoing research on the ways visual tools impact learning.
Workshops, Presentations, Residencies
Roger is a dynamic and inspiring presenter at conferences, and enjoys working with teachers and with students in the classroom. Bring the excitement of visual tools to your learning community with faculty In-Service training and then follow up with hands-on classroom residencies -- let students show you why visual tools are the practical answer to addressing learning diversity.
Artwork and Picture Books and Stories:
Here are several galleries with Roger's artwork, a page of picture book work, illustrations in books and magazines, and "Fine Art," more personal pictures shown in galleries, and also in the collection of a number of museums, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC.