What Is Differentiated Instruction? 10 Examples & Non-Examples
What is differentiated instruction? Examples include varied reading comprehension questions, adaptive assessments, and 1-on-1 coaching.
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10 Emaciated Terms That Keep Education In A Box
10 Emaciated Terms That Keep Education In A Box by Thom Markham Albert Einstein nailed it–“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” That truth will decide whether we develop a 21st-century friendly educational system or continue to tinker at the margins of school. So far, we’re not showing much…
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27 Ways To Assess Background Knowledge
The purpose of assessing background knowledge is not to get everyone on the “same page,” but to make what a student knows visible.
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22 Things We Do As Educators That Will Embarrass Us In 25 Years
What do we, as educators, do now that in 25 years we’ll look back on and shake our heads in embarrassment?
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5 Bad Technology Habits Teachers Can Fall Into
5 Bad Technology Habits Teachers Can Fall Into by Aimee Hosler Computer-based testing. Flipped classrooms. eLearning and online courses. Mobile learning. Personalized learning algorithms. Technology has revolutionized learning — and teaching. It doesn’t always work as planned, but when it does, technology can promote student engagement, boost efficiency and help tomorrow’s workers develop the tech skills employers so desperately…
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2 Student Beliefs That Can Change Everything
We know the strong relationship between feedback & achievement. What about the one between feedback, personalization and, hence, motivation?
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50 Inspiring TED Talks For Teachers
These are the best TED Talks for teachers because they make us laugh, warm our hearts, break down barriers, and inspire us to dig deeper.
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27 Ways To Respond When Students Don’t Pay Attention
How Can You Respond When Students Don’t Pay Attention? Our initial reaction when seeing the following infographic from Mia MacMeekin was to think about instructional design rather than classroom management. That is, work backwards from a student-centered, inquiry-based, self-directed, and inherently personalized learning model where students, while plugged in to relevant digital and physical communities and working…
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A Teacher’s Guide To Performance Assessment
There are many forms of performance tasks: short and long constructed response, drawings and videos, interview.
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A Framework For Student Motivation In A Blended Classroom
…Nonetheless, the above framework can help support the teacher in a blended classroom in promoting student motivation
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Why Jargon In Education Is A Good Thing
Teachers don’t “give tests,” they “assess.” They don’t “go over it again,” they “remediate.” Simply put, jargon helps us be more specific.
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A More Flexible iPad Classroom Through Apple TV
This content is sponsored by the Teaching & Learning with the iPad Conference November 15-16, 2013 in Raleigh, NC, a 2-day conference dedicated exclusively to better learning with the iPad, coordinated and presented by teachers, for teachers. by David Mahaley, Principal at Franklin Academy High School in North Carolina A More Flexible iPad Classroom Through Apple TV Technology has…
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10 Questions To Help You Become A Better Teacher This School Year
What Questions Will Help You Become A Better Teacher This School Year? by Terry Heick 1. Why are my ‘best’ lessons, assessments, and units ‘best’? And how can I share those powerful characteristics across other units, because let’s be honest, not all of your units are created equal? Your project-based learning unit that uses blogging…
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How To Give Students Individual Attention In A Busy Classroom
10 Ways To Give Students Individual Attention In A Busy Classroom (Carousel Day) by Zach Grubb, Carousel Day School Ed note: No matter the outward appearance, a classroom is a complex place, something Carousel Day School well understands. Their focus, since 1956, has been on each child’s unique character and experience. Which is why they reached…
