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How to Set Healthy Screen Time Habits: A Guide for Parents

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While older generations needed to learn how to use digital media, our children face a different task: managing and using screen time in healthy ways. Read on to learn all about types of screen time, how much screen time the experts recommend, and how to set healthy digital media habits at home. Sources : Sigman, A. Wartella, E.,

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How to Transition from Summer Break to the First Days of School

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How to sign up for classroom or field trip volunteering opportunities. 11] If you can figure out how to reach the majority of parents early in the school year, you’re more likely to promote long-term parent engagement. Additionally, let parents know how they can get involved with school events. Sources : Weir, E. Peters, S. “I

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How to Teach Divergent Thinking Skills in the Classroom

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Additionally, divergent thinking strategies teach students how to problem solve.[2] Play this Animal Soup Activity to teach students how to come up with many outcomes to a situation. Creativity Research Journal, 2002, 14(2), pp. How to Teach Divergent Thinking. Sources : Runco, M.A., and Acar, S. Vincent, A.S.,

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ADHD in the Classroom: How to Teach and Support Students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

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That’s why the more you know about how to recognize the signs and symptoms of ADHD, the better you’ll be able to help them. Symptoms of ADHD may vary depending on the child’s age and how much treatment they’ve received. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 2011, 39(3), pp. Theory Into Practice, 2011, 50(1), pp.

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Educators as Purveyors of Hope

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Hopeful middle school students have better grades in core subjects (Marques, Pais-Ribeiro, & Lopez, 2011) and on achievement tests (Snyder, Hoza, et al., 2002) have higher overall grade point averages. 2002), self-esteem (Snyder et al., 2002), self-esteem (Snyder et al., Gallagher & Lopez, 2008; Snyder et al.,

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

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Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Learning Styles: Fact or Fiction? What This Decades-Old Theory Can Teach Us

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Then, we’ll discuss how to best incorporate what the learning styles theory teaches about individualized learning in the classroom. How to Shift from Learning Styles to Differentiated Instruction. What is differentiated instruction and how does it differ from learning styles? Computers & Education, August 2011, 57(1), pp.