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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This term refers to the pre-existing cognitive framework that each student brings into the learning environment, encompassing everything from factual information to deeply ingrained skills and misconceptions. Prior Knowledge and Its Relevance to Student Achievement in Introduction to Psychology. American Psychologist , 39, 93–104.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Schools that foster trust among parents, teachers, and school leaders are more likely to see academic improvement than schools that do little or fail to foster trust ( Bryk and Schneider, 2003 ). Deeper knowledge of content and how to teach it : Training teachers solely in new techniques and behaviors will not work.

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NCLB’s legacy: As the ESSA era begins, have policymakers, educators learned from the past?

The Hechinger Report

President Bush promotes his “No Child Left Behind” education agenda during a visit to Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., How much of No Child Left Behind’s legacy still lingers on in its successor? Related: The Every Student Succeeds Act includes some new ideas on how to train better teachers.

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9 Key Classroom Management Skills Backed up with Research

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s the invisible thread that weaves together student engagement, academic success, and the overall harmony of the classroom environment. Clarity in instruction allows students to follow along without confusion, while effective methodologies engage them in learning. Gage, Ph.D., and Ashley S. MacSuga-Gage, Ph.D.,

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Her professional blog, Always Learning, is an invaluable resource for teachers seeking examples of authentic student engagement. Explore six school-wide strategies that can be employed by school leaders and teachers to globalize the curriculum and learning experience of your students. Please join us! See you online!

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Children'

Hack Education

One of the notable elements this year of both the “everyone should learn to code” narrative and the “we need to be training students for the jobs of the future” story was how young this is all supposed to start. Are monetization strategies what we want elementary school students to be concerned with?