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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools. Jon Bergmann, author of the Mastery Learning Handbook talks about how he uses mastery learning in his chemistry and physics classrooms. In 2019, he returned to the classroom to further develop Flipped and Mastery Learning.

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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

Keyboarding is a topic that most parents want their children to learn and many schools don’t have time to teach. Why learn keyboarding? Here–briefly–is a summation of the research: 1 Why Learn Keyboarding. –Type to Learn, 1986. Is elementary school too early—or too late? Zeitz, 2008.

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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Today, Dr. Desiree Alexander tackles three of those issues: distance learning, hybrid learning, and digital equity. She shares the WHO system for evaluating technology, tips for hybrid learning, and timeless principles for considering digital equity and relating to your students and colleagues in professional and respectful ways.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

The goal is to create an inclusive classroom where students from all backgrounds feel safe and welcomed, as well as learn empathy for people with circumstances different from their own. Bringing cultural diversity into your classroom instruction can revolutionize the learning experience for your students. Hosea Plays On by Kathleen M.

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Educators as Purveyors of Hope

User Generated Education

One of the most powerful learnings from my training as a counselor was a comment I heard at a conference, Counselors need to be purveyors of hope since many clients get in trouble and/or seek counseling due to a lack of hope. Hope leads to learning goals , which are conducive to growth and improvement. 1991; Snyder et al.,

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50 Ways to Teach Using Music in Your Classroom

Waterford

Read on to learn more about the emotional and academic benefits of musical education. Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. How Music Affects Brain Development and Social-Emotional Learning. Learning music history can be fun with Classics for Kids as a guide.

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School of Dreams

A Principal's Reflections

After meeting my wife in 2002, I moved to Staten Island, NY and resided there for thirteen years. CFISD is an amazing school district that is not only one of the highest achieving large districts in the state of Texas, but also firmly committed to scaling innovative practices to improve learning for all 120,000 students.