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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

Twitter as a classroom resource, you ask? I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006. I, like many teachers, liked to promote the excellent work taking place in my classroom so other colleagues could view my students’ work. Classroom Use. How many followers do you have?

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Empowerment Through Choice

A Principal's Reflections

Agency in the classroom is about giving students more control over their learning through greater autonomy and purpose. In Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms (chapter 5), I go into detail on strategies such as choice boards, must-do/may-do activities, and playlists while sharing an array of practical examples by grade level.

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4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking

Catlin Tucker

More formally, “metacognition was originally referred to as the knowledge about and the regulation of one’s cognitive activities in learning processes” (Veenman, Van Hout-Wolters, & Afflerbach, 2006, p.3). Ongoing Self-Assessment Documents. Assess where they are in relation to mastering specific skills.

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How Family Engagement Leads to Student Success

Waterford

Develop self-confidence and motivation in the classroom[3]. Have better social skills and classroom behavior. Require redirection in the classroom[4]. 6] When students receive more support, classrooms with engaged families perform better as a whole.[7]. Journal of Educational Psychology, 2006, 98, 653-664.

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Social-Emotional Learning Part III: Responsible Decision Making

Catlin Tucker

Responsible decision-making is the ability to assess a situation, understand the benefits and consequences of different responses, consider what is ethical and safe, and make kind and productive choices. Classroom management, promoting positive behaviors and reducing unproductive behaviors. What is responsible decision-making?

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10 Essential Online Learning Best Practices – Free Webinar

The CoolCatTeacher

I also know that that I too have a lot to learn, even though I’ve been teaching online since 2006 and have collaborated globally for years. She left the classroom to support K-12 teachers nationally by creating professional development. I was asked today if I’m sharing and certainly, I am.

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5 Ways to Create Relevant Cultures of Learning

A Principal's Reflections

Utility value is purely academic and emphasizes the importance that content has for the students’ future goals — both short-term and long-term goals (Ormrod, 2006). What happens in the classroom through the relationship-building expertise of teachers needs to be supported and enhanced across the entire school or district. Ormrod, J.E.

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