How Can We Create Credibility For Informal Learning?
The problem we are all trying to address is that informal learning–sometimes called ‘play’–doesn’t count for anything, and it should.
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How Student Work Models Make Rubrics More Effective
Without models of student work to validate and ground them, rubrics are often too vague for students to be useful.
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14 Messages Every Student Needs To Hear From You
One message every student should hear from you: “The word ‘smart’ doesn’t mean anything so you and I aren’t going to use it anymore.”
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Dyslexic Thinkers Aren’t Disabled Thinkers
Image or picture thinking is the innate process dyslexic thinkers use. Our educational system is just beginning to understand how to best respond.
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50 Classroom Procedures Students Need To Know
From how digital assignments are turned in to what students should do if they’re confused, here are 50 common classroom procedures.
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Using Project-Based Learning To Flip Bloom’s Taxonomy For Deeper Learning
A central feature of high quality PBL is the pedagogical relationship between the Driving Question and the “Need to Knows” that stem from it.
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Simple Tips For Teachers Communicating With Parents
Build relationships with parents at the beginning of the school year. This helps develop trust and opens the lines of communication.
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14 Ways To Use Digital Text Annotation In The Classroom
Skim for key vocabulary that seems important, is confusing, or otherwise ‘stands out’ and mark it in a separate color.
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8 Ways Principals Can Show Leadership At The Beginning Of The School Year
Is My School Ready? Strategies For Principals That Lead contributed by Jen Schwanke, Principal for Dublin City Schools For a principal, the a new school year brings anticipation, excitement—and—let’s admit it—an underlying feeling of trepidation. I always look forward to this time of year, but with it comes the telltale butterflies in the stomach each…
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Let Your Students Help You Use Technology In New Ways
Digital tools are versatile and serve many purposes. It just takes creativity, curiosity, and a little bit of a risk in trying something new.
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4 Strategies For Implementing Learning Stations In Your Classroom
One idea is each academic group comes to the teacher in groups of four to six students for direct instruction.
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The First 6 Weeks: Strategies For Getting To Know Your Students
The better we know our students, and the more they know and trust that we know them, the more invested they become in their learning.
