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

The Hechinger Report

As misleading news reports, misinformation and false data spread throughout the world, students of all ages need better instruction on how to assess media and data. There’s limited research on how best to teach students to interpret information they come across online, however, said Wineburg.

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

The CoolCatTeacher

The Research About Keeping Teachers First, let’s dive into some research about how to help teachers thrive (and not quit teaching.) A decade of policy support for California’s new teachers: The beginning teacher support and assessment program. Interestingly, he also admits that he almost quit teaching this past school year.

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A school district wades through a deluge of social-emotional curricula to find one that works

The Hechinger Report

That fall of 2015, they began rolling out twice-daily meetings where students could talk about their emotions, exercises in which students mapped out their goals and aspirations and lessons to help teachers improve how they communicate with kids. Related: A school where character matters as much as academics.

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Helping Others Along – Motivation Theory and the SAMR Model

techlearning

Create variety (different kinds of examples, models, exercises, and presentation modalities). Champions, mentors, and peer coaches must develop their understanding of building helping relationships, effective teaching practices, effective coaching practices, and how to work with adults.12 Hanson, S (2010). & DeAngelis Peace, S.

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Its 2019. So Why Do 21st-Century Skills Still Matter?

Edsurge

EdLeader21 has developed a toolkit to guide districts and independent schools in developing their own “portrait of a graduate” as a visioning exercise. For example, if the big goal is student-led inquiry, teachers might brainstorm “how to see if a kid is curious. Wondering how to teach and assess 21st century competencies?

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Thursday's Microschool Summit - Stories of Starting Schools | Schedule Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Education today has become large and focused on many things beyond the needs of learners, such as tests, curriculum and assessment. He has been travelling the world talking about education and helping people start up their own projects and giving advice on how to implement A.S.Neill’s educational philosophy.