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4 Critical Characteristics of High-Quality Instructional Content

Edsurge

K-12 educators are increasingly turning to digital resources to enhance instruction and address student needs. That’s why, in 2019, Discovery Education conducted a comprehensive research study—including a literature review, focus groups, interviews, surveys and an analysis of data usage—across our digital products and platforms.

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Strategies for Motivating Students: Start with Intrinsic Motivation

Waterford

And finally, gamification can have an engaging place in the classroom if intrinsic motivation is prioritized.[4] When an activity or reward is focused around intrinsic motivation—like giving a child a calculator as a prize for winning a math contest—student engagement improves. Motivating Students. Education Week, 2019.

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Sharing Tools for Measuring Impactful Technology Use

Digital Promise

The existing tools for supporting meaningful technology use were neither fully aligned with 21st century skills nor did they provide educators with a framework that guides reflection on growth in technology integration over time (Budhai & Taddei, 2015). Retrieved on September 25, 2019 from: [link]. National Education Association.

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What Can Colleges Do Better to Help Latino Students Succeed?

Edsurge

More than half of Latino students were enrolled either exclusively part time or had “mixed enrollment,” which the analysis describes as between part-time and full-time enrollment, during the 2019-20 academic year. That may be in part because many also work while going to college, whether to fund their education or support themselves.

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Top Tweets and Instagram Posts from 2020

Learning in Hand

2019 Education Research Highlights from @Edutopia : ?? Keeping students engaged ?? Reviewing my top postings helps me see what resonated during 2020. Of course, you are invited to follow my posts on Twitter , Instagram , and Facebook. My top tweets from each month of 2020 ?? Doodling is not the same as drawing ??

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

For instance, a study by Louis and Marks reveals that schools with strong professional communities not only enhance student achievement and classroom organization but also lead to greater student engagement and reduced learning disparities. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ).

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How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies

The CoolCatTeacher

2023), TEACHING WRITING IN SMALL GROUPS (March 2021), A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO READING CONFERENCES (2019), and UNDERSTANDING TEXTS AND READERS (2018). Her books and resources are used around the world: THE WRITING STRATEGIES BOOK (2017) and THE READING STRATEGIES BOOK (1st edition) (2015) have been translated into French, Chinese, and Spanish.

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