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This Is Your Brain on Math: The Science Behind Culturally Responsive Instruction

ED Surge

Many of those luminations surfaced because the lessons my students engaged with were designed to promote student inquiry and prioritize cultural relevance. Culture embodies our deepest collective social norms and beliefs, and provides the reference points for future learning.

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To Make Assignments More Meaningful, I’m Giving Students a More Authentic Audience

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As a high school social studies teacher, my job includes helping students learn to use evidence to present arguments, engage in civil discourse and take informed action to bring about change. A core part of that is preparing students to write out in the real world. It was a maddening moment of clarity for me. To what end?

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Every Student Deserves an IEP

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Within my completely integrated classroom, a diverse group of learners had the beautiful opportunity to experience one another’s strengths and different ways of learning. Core to the spirit of an IEP is each student having a sense of belonging, being known in an affirmative way and supported to succeed at school. Recommended Resources.

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The Role of Simulations in the Learning Journey

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These experiences not only develop students’ skills but also teach them how to successfully apply those skills in many different situations. For starters, simulations have a way of making children learn through exploration without realizing that they are learning. What can simulations offer learners?

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Simulation Based Learning for Better Learner Engagement

Magic EdTech

How do we make learning more contextual and relevant? Teachers have traditionally used alternative formats of teaching to engage students and help them learn the practical aspects of learning. Playing games, taking field trips and working in labs are some of the ways in which students feel engaged.