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Station Rotation Model: Grouping Strategies

Catlin Tucker

Unfortunately, most secondary teachers do not learn how to design lessons using stations in credential school. Most of us are still be trained to teach using a whole group lesson model, so reimagining a lesson to rotate students through a series of stations feels daunting. Work directly with small groups of students.

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Use Digital Notebooks to Facilitate Book Clubs and Literature Circles at the Secondary Level

Catlin Tucker

Unfortunately, most secondary curriculum relies on a one-size-fits-all approach to reading. Instead of being assigned a book they must read, students are given a menu of books to choose from and the teacher groups them according to their book selection. .” It’s the book that grabs them and pulls them into the story.

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The Problem with AI Prompt Feedback (and How to Solve It)

The CoolCatTeacher

Yesterday I demonstrated how to get AI feedback. I want to take those of you not using AI (yet) into what it looks like to interact with AI, both how I'm conversing with AI and how it responds. I want you to see my issues and how I proceed at each step of the process. The students feel like their group work is close.

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Station Rotation Model: Alternative Group Formations

Catlin Tucker

Teachers see my examples which show four separate groups and assume that all station rotations must have four groups. Below are some of the most common comments I hear and my responses to teachers struggling to conceptualize how to use this model with their students. #1 Then the groups switch half way through the period.

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How to Successfully Personalize Learning in Secondary Schools

Education Elements

Last year, a group of educators sat down with engineers from a well-known technology company. The way these engineers code today is different than how they coded ten years ago and will be different ten years from now. The first question the educators asked was what the engineers look for in potential candidates.

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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. Ask them to work in groups to complete the table. Think about the categories and how each tool applies. The better adults are at this, the more they thrive.

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MasterMind Educator Groups: Build Safe Spaces for Innovation

The CoolCatTeacher

Mastermind groups are innovative ways to create safe spaces for teachers to grow and learn together. In this show, 2012 National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Mieliwocki shares how she has facilitated Mastermind groups successfully. Daniel Bauer has a free Mastermind Toolkit to help you gMastet started building mastermind groups.

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