Learning Profiles: What Great Teachers Know About Their Students
Most learning profiles are quick glances of academic data. There’s nothing wrong with this. They are useful, but they are also limited.
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Why Capturing Imagination Is Important For Deeper Learning
Getting students to learn more deeply requires their cognitive engagement, and that rarely comes without them being interested.
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What To Do With A Student
At this point, accepted, protected, challenged, and aware, you can begin to agitate their thinking.
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10 Signs Of Plagiarism Every Teacher Should Know
Students may attempt to disguise their plagiarism by using complex vocabulary or terminology inconsistent with their usual writing ability.
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Direction Instruction Versus Project-Based Learning
Direct instruction is the explicit teaching of objectives while project-based learning is more passive, ongoing, and self-directed.
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What Do Other Teachers Think Of ‘Cool Teachers’?
While ‘being cool’ isn’t necessary for effective pedagogy, there is an undeniable performative component to teaching.
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5 Out-Of-The Box Assessment Strategies Every Teacher Should Know
Students need access to lower-level information to then use in higher-level thinking that requires them to synthesize disparate perspectives.
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A Planning Guide For Project-Based Learning In The Elementary Classroom
This planning template for project-based learning in the elementary school classroom includes both a blank and completed example.
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10 Reasons Every Teacher Needs A Professional Learning Network
A personal learning network is a group of people you connect with to learn from through their ideas, questions, backgrounds, and references.
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What’s A KWHLAQ Chart?
A KWHL chart is a variation of a KWL graphic organizer that adds ‘How’ to the predictive and reflective process.
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3 Questions To Help Make ‘Deeper Learning’ Work
Deeper learning work presents opportunities for students to wrestle with concepts, ideas, and knowledge in a culture of inquiry.
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30 Reflection Prompts For Teacher Well-Being
The following metacognitive prompts can help teachers reflect on the full picture of being an educator, including their well-being.
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8 Things Every Student Needs On The First Day Of School
Everyone needs somebody, and the first day of school is one of those times. It is comforting to find a familiar face in an unfamiliar room.
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12 Questions To Ask Your Students On The First Day Of School
Here are 12 questions to ask students on the first day of school, including: “What do you need from me to be successful this year?”
