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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

Lastly, Kinesthetic learners need a more tactile, “hands-on” approach to their studies; they learn best via the use of simulations, personal experience, and/or repeated practice. Note that these are just some of the specialized needs required to support one particular area of study. and whiteboard.

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How Teaching Should Change, According to a Nobel-Prize-Winning Physicist

Edsurge

After Carl Wieman won the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001 for, as he puts it, “shining lasers on atoms” in a new way that gave experimental proof to a theory by Albert Einstein, Wieman decided to shift his research focus. He devoted the bulk of his time and energy to studying how to improve teaching. “I

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Data-Driven Instruction for the Real World

Edsurge

But when secondary goals don’t align, teachers and school leaders find themselves in a contentious relationship. Since the passage of the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001, data in schools has become so many things—a carrot for more funding, a weapon used to dismiss teachers and a four-letter word.

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9 Great Nonprofits to Support School Leaders

Tom Murray

Many of the organizations, which are listed alphabetically, have free tools, research, case studies, and resources that can seamlessly be utilized and implemented at the district and school levels. National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP). Connect: www.nassp.org , @NASSP. Connect: www.ccsso.org , @CCSSO.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2002, 15(6), pp. Intercultural Education, 2001, 12(1), pp. Indicator 6: Elementary and Secondary Enrollment. Urban Education, 2004, 39(3), pp. Culturally responsive teaching in special education for ethnically diverse students: Setting the stage. Wlodkowski, R.J.,

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2001: $450,000,000. Department of Education video.

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8 Ways to Help New Teachers Thrive (and Veteran Teachers Too!)

The CoolCatTeacher

In their July 14, 2019 article “ Why Teachers Quit ,” We Are Teachers summarizes, “A recent study by the Learning Policy Institute shows that if a teacher receives mentoring, collaboration, and extra resources, and is part of a strong teacher network, first-year turnover is cut by more than half. 25) Learning Policy Institute. (24)

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