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Creative Approaches for Developing Essay Writing Skills

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This involves a comprehensive grasp of grammar rules, sentence construction, paragraph organization, and the logical flow of ideas, as well as a keen awareness of the nuances of tone, voice, and audience. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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5th Grade Science STAAR: 3 Tips to Master Short Constructed Response (SCR)

The Science Penguin

We’ve all got opinions on standardized testing, but the reality is that we need to prepare our students for what they will encounter on 5th Grade Science STAAR, including Short Constructed Response (SCR). What is Short Constructed Response? Short Constructed Response Practice See, it’s not that scary!

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STEM as the Foundation of Construction: Interview with Daphene Koch

STEM Education Works

Hello everyone, With the summer months upon us, you’ve probably noticed a lot of construction going on in your own city or nearby highway. Have you ever wondered what goes into the process of constructing a building, bridge, or road? As you might have guessed, the foundation of any construction project is lots and lots of STEM!

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I Worked for ESL Companies with Lousy Curriculums. Here’s What I Learned — And What You Should Look For.

ED Surge

Content and curriculum quality vary considerably. For one thing, the curriculum I was expected to teach asserted that learning English is a matter of memorization. As a Band-Aid solution, we tutors were outsourced to another company, whose curriculum was hardly better. But not all ESL programs are created equal.

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Using ChatGPT to Revolutionize PE Teaching: 5 Expert Strategies!

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These individualized plans promote inclusivity across the curriculum, guaranteeing that every student participates actively and advances at their speed. Personalized lessons created with ChatGPT’s capabilities improve student engagement and foster a lively classroom atmosphere that promotes involvement and constructive competition.

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Teachers Feel the Strain of Politics. Can Better Political Engagement Help?

ED Surge

Along with a rise in Holocaust denialism — fueled by misinformation, along with poor knowledge of the history — researchers have noted that disagreements over curriculum, book bans and politically contentious issues have ratcheted up the pressure on educators. It can be fierce.

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The psychology of motivation: Strategies for engaging students

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Teachers must give constructive feedback. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.