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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

Culturally responsive teaching encompasses little steps like adding diverse books in your classroom library , as well as larger ones like adjusting your curriculum to include voices from marginalized communities. 7] The importance of cultural competency is clear, and any barriers can be overcome with self-awareness and the right strategies.

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Personalizing history for more impactful student learning

eSchool News

Personalized paths, oral histories, and local histories are strategies that resonate with the NCSS definition to bring the human experience into the K-12 classroom, because these strategies allow students to determine how their life fits into the story of history and to discover why the past matters to them.

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How Differentiated Instruction Can Help You Reach Every Student in Class

Waterford

In this article, we’ll go over what differentiated instruction is and how using this learning strategy can provide your students with the resources they need to succeed. Differentiated instruction is an educational strategy in which teachers adapt their instruction to meet the needs of their class.

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3 ways to support special education students with college and career readiness

eSchool News

Regardless of ability, all students are entitled to access the resources that help them develop a successful and fulfilling post-secondary plan. College and career readiness software is a valuable tool that keeps everyone on the same page, allowing multiple individuals to easily track and monitor student progress.

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The ultimate guide to authentically creating a secondary classroom where students feel safe, welcome, & whole

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This is especially true for secondary students. Younger learners are used to SEL (socio-emotional learning) practices like sharing circles and morning meetings; these procedures tend to fade away as students get older and into more specialized secondary content. However, you do NOT have to do ALL of these strategies.

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Friday 5: Student learning under the microscope

eSchool News

Let’s take a look at some important resources to help classroom strategies support student learning goals: Why is it important to involve students in learning? To better ignite student curiosity and interest, teachers should consider trying one of these five strategies that help make student engagement second nature.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

NCTE Position Statement on Independent Reading ) 3:51 How does Lisa talk to her students about reading stamina and how to refocus when distracted? Have a great classroom library. Talk to your students about reading stamina and how to build it. 2:45 Introduction to Lisa Hollihan Allen 3:12 What is reading stamina?