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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

For example, most teachers understand that having a culturally responsive classroom is important but lack strategies to implement it.[14] As an example, non-white students are disproportionately assigned to special education classes, in part because teachers do not understand their differing cultural values or background.[3].

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Tips and Strategies to Talk about Race in Class

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Example: Before initiating a conversation about race, discuss and agree on classroom rules such as not interrupting others, using respectful language, and keeping shared information confidential. Example: Instead of asking, “Was segregation wrong?” Establish ground rules that promote respect and empathy.

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

Waterford

When your child is playing an educational video game or video chatting with a relative, for example, that is active screen time. This can be tough if your job involves screen time, but if you can keep healthy habits at home, it sets a good example for your child. Journal of Adolescent Health, April 2016, 58(4), pp. Bucksch, J.,

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The in-school push to fight misinformation from the outside world

The Hechinger Report

When Jevin West read the news rife with number-heavy coverage of both Covid-19 and the election last fall, he kept finding new examples to bring to his class on data literacy and misinformation at the University of Washington. We’re teaching web credibility as if it’s 2002,” he said. Credit: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Why Failure Is Good for Learning, and How It Applies to Your Struggling Students

Waterford

11] A student with dyslexia, for example, might have their assignments printed in a different font from other students that is more dyslexia-friendly. One popular example of a mnemonic device is using “Roy G. Analytical Chemistry, 2002, 74(15), pp. Journal of Disability Management and Rehabilitation, July 2016, 2(1), pp.

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From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran

The CoolCatTeacher

So you wouldn’t find, for example, with technology — Albemarle has been in a one-to-one environment for a number of years now, as has Charlottesville City. They flipped to one-to-one sometime around 2002. We have districts that have all the resources in the world, and we have districts that are really challenged.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. In 2002, federal education law began requiring schools to spend federal dollars on research-based products only. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. Misleading research claims are increasingly common in the world of ed tech.

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