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How to Compare and Contrast Authentically

Ask a Tech Teacher

To students, knowing how to ‘compare and contrast’ sounds academic, not real world, but we teachers know most of life is choosing between options. Compare-contrast is an organic skill that will become part of their life skills toolkit, once they understand how to use it. The better adults are at this, the more they thrive.

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How to Have Deeper Learning and Better Schools

The CoolCatTeacher

Professor Jal Mehta from the Harvard University School of Education has co-written an award-winning book “ In Search of Deeper Learning ” and reflects on how deeper learning can happen at the secondary level. Sponsor: Pear Deck. You can mix and match your tracks. So, reserve your spot.

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How to Use AI to Help You Make Substitute Teacher Lesson Plans in a Snap

The CoolCatTeacher

Here are my tips on how to use AI to help you write your plans. One Class at a Time In secondary, I have found it is best to generate lesson plans one class at a time. How to Read and Get These Prompts I've loaded the different prompts in an “accordion” below to keep this page from being too long.

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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Historical Events: Students make claims about the causes or impact of historical events, provide evidence from historical documents or images, and ask questions about the events that are still unclear or confusing.

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How to Promote Family Engagement During the First Weeks of School

Waterford

Learn why family engagement matters and how to encourage it in your classroom from the first day of school onward. Keep writing teacher newsletters throughout the school year about upcoming class events and assignments. How to Prepare for Back to School Night. Why Family Involvement Should Be a Priority in Your School.

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How to use micro-coaching for teacher PD

eSchool News

While this situation creates immediate problems for schools, like hiring qualified teachers from a shrinking pool of candidates, it also creates secondary problems, like the troubling trend that the teacher shortage is creating surrounding professional development (PD). K-12 educators are considering leaving their jobs.

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How Family Engagement Leads to Student Success

Waterford

Find out what family engagement is, how to nurture it, and how to create a community built on family-teacher relationships in your school. Involvement includes family participation in school events or activities, while teachers provide learning resources and information about their student’s grades. What is Family Engagement?

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