How I Connect Students Through Project-Based Learning
Collaboration and connecting students can occur between students across the globe and does not have to be done synchronously.
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10 Reasons Students Aren’t Using Digital Textbooks
When digital textbooks were introduced, they the wave of the future and experts thought we’d see them become the standard.
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Video: A History Of Hip-Hop From 1979-2017
It could be that the best way this history of hip-hop video can help you is for your own personal use, rather than for student entertainment.
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Transfer Of Understanding In Math And Reading
The problem: transfer of understanding is poor. Students do not understand that the long-term and bottom-line goal of education is transfer.
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A Process For Responding To Your Most Challenging Students
The students’ strengths–and your trust–are two tools that can help you form a relationship when working with challenging students.
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CDC: White Female Teen Suicide Rate Triples
1 in 4 females in grades 9-12 considered harming themselves in the last year. The white female teen suicide rate has tripled since 1999.
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New Children’s Book Explores Value Of Mistakes
Every mistake is an chance to make something beautiful. This is the theme of Beautiful Oops!, a journal that teaches the value of mistakes.
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How To Use Flexible Grouping In The Classroom
Having students interact with one or more peers can build community, increase engagement, and make learning more active.
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5 Priorities For Transformative Schools
The current debate over standards is a sign of ignorance. It consumes us, but offers empty calories, not sustenance for a deeper journey
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When Students Break The Rules, Emphasize The Effect On Others
Emphasizing how one student can impact another is not only useful for modifying behavior, but can create a learning community.
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How To Design A Wikipedia Writing & Research Assignment
The idea of actually using Wikipedia to explicitly teach research for an entire unit is less common than its use for researching credibility.
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A Teacher Planning Model For Multiple Intelligences
How can I use one student’s tendencies and ‘intelligences’ to support them in developing other less-developed areas?
