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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

Then, we’ll provide a few strategies for improving your cultural competency and even a starter list of diverse books to include in your classroom library or curriculum. For students from underrepresented backgrounds, culturally responsive teaching strategies can help them feel more comfortable in the classroom and improve school success.

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How to Hold Effective Classroom Discussions

Waterford

How to Lead a Class Discussion: Helpful Strategies to Know. Let’s go over a few strategies that will help you engage your students during class discussions. This strategy is a useful one for students who might otherwise be too shy to share their thoughts with the whole class. www.adlit.org/strategies/23277/. Curwin, R.

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30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

For instance, Wallace, Vodanovich, and Restino (2003) discussed how boredom correlates with attention deficit and memory lapses, signaling a deeper issue than mere disinterest. Recognizing the gravity of this challenge, educators have sought effective strategies to combat classroom boredom. Furthermore, Pekrun et al. 2010; Ziv, 1988).

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5 Tips To Improve Your Teaching And Boost Your Career

EdNews Daily

You can swap ideas, exchange lesson plans, and discuss strategies for resolving the inevitable challenges that arise in the classroom. Whether you want ideas on teaching strategies, classroom management, subject material, or more, someone else has likely had similar questions. Minneapolis: Free Spirit Publishing, 2013.

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

Doug Levin

FY 2003 $700,500,000. FY 2013 $0. State Strategies and Practices for Educational Technology: Volume I – Examining the Enhancing Education Through Technology Program (SRI International, 2007). The Effectiveness of Educational Technology: Issues and Recommendations for the National Study (Mathematica Policy Research, 2003).

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Use Design Thinking to Develop Critical Skills for a Global Economy

EdTechTeacher

During the first case study, I struggled to find a note taking strategy and furiously scribbled down ways that digital tools would have improved the learning experience. Finally, I took a deep breath, politely asked if I could please borrow a pen, and put my phone and iPad away. References. Levy, F., & Murnane, R. Gordon, E. Washington.

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Helping Others Along – Motivation Theory and the SAMR Model

techlearning

SAMR Model One of the most powerful ways to have a discussion with colleagues regarding technology adoption and pedagogical-shift strategies is the SAMR Model. SAMR Model One of the most powerful ways to have a discussion with colleagues regarding technology adoption and pedagogical-shift strategies is the SAMR Model. 2013, [link].