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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

In many cases, without even realizing it, educators plan their curriculum without considering whether it includes the diverse backgrounds and identities of their students. 9,16] If educators are unaware how to teach and support multicultural students, they will fail to reach a significant portion of their school. Sources : Gay, G.

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30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the dynamic world of education, keeping students engaged and attentive is a challenge every educator faces. For instance, Wallace, Vodanovich, and Restino (2003) discussed how boredom correlates with attention deficit and memory lapses, signaling a deeper issue than mere disinterest. Boredom, as Vogel-Walcutt et al.

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Not So Typical Personalized Learning Predictions for 2019

Education Elements

It started with scuba diving in 2003, snowboarding in 2008, swimming in 2013, and this year was surfing. Every 4-5 years, I try to pick up a new activity and focus on it until I get to a level of intermediate competency.

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How to Hold Effective Classroom Discussions

Waterford

This Edutopia article by educator Richard Curwin is a great resource for learning more about lightning rounds. Preventing School Failure: Alternative Education for Children and Youth, 2003, 47, pp. December, 2013. Looking for a quick but substantial way to fit class discussions into your curriculum? Helping Trios.

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

Doug Levin

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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5 Tips To Improve Your Teaching And Boost Your Career

EdNews Daily

Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 2013. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2013. Perott, Elizabeth. Effective Teaching: A Practical Guide to Improving Your Teaching. London: Routledge, 1982, 2014. Seldin, Peter. The Teaching Portfolio , 3 rd ed. Thompson, Julia.

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The Science Behind Spatial-Temporal Math

MIND Research Institute

ST Math's educational content is conveyed in a game-like format. Games have the potential to be perceived as an enjoyable and fun activity and, with that, might provide a preferred means to teach math (Bragg, 2003). Department of Education guidelines (Boyce et al., Math Anxiety: Personal, Educational, and Cognitive Consequences.