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When the Variability of All Learners Is Addressed

ED Surge

Student-centered learning leads to quantitative and qualitative benefits , such as increased student engagement in learning and other school activities, higher academic achievement gains and stronger relationships between students and teachers. Recently, EdSurge spoke with Regina Meeks , an elementary math and ELA teacher in North Carolina.

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. If there is someone other than the teacher managing the makerspace or there is a schedule for the school, your kids may only be able to use it once a week or month. What Does ‘Design Thinking’ Look Like in School? ).

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Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

Ask a Tech Teacher

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Elementary Math. assess success at completion. Writing Prompts.

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Teaching Strategies & Tips for Gifted Students: What You Need To Know

STEM Education Guide

There is a common misconception that gifted students have it easy in school, but this is not always the case. School environments often challenge gifted learners and require informed, targeted support from teachers to thrive. Once everyone understood her unique abilities, she went from failing to finishing elementary school at age 5.

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Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning

Ask a Tech Teacher

High school senior at Newton North High School in Newton, MA, Yishai Barth, feels strongly about the importance of Universal Design Language (UDL). From elementary school grades upwards, a student may be given a book to read and asked to write a review afterwards. I tried numerous different solutions.

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21 Top Professional Development Topics For Teachers Now

Cool Cat Teacher

Recently, while discussing the next steps for schools this fall with two instructional designers in the webinar “10 Ways to Move Learning Forward”, we identified ten considerations for school. Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education.

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AI in the Classroom: A Complete AI Classroom Guide

Cool Cat Teacher

Should it be welcomed in schools? Brad is the co-author of The AI Classroom and the Washington Post bestseller Hacking School Discipline. He has spent the last several years working with schools across the world with the implementation of his work. Because many sure schools are immediately banning it, right?