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Secondary Teachers Transform Their Practice

Battelle for Kids

Gallagher, 2003, p. 3) It is common knowledge among secondary English teachers that many students don't read assigned texts, often relying on SparkNotes to successfully complete assignments and prepare for assessments.

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The Nordic Effect: An education paradigm for the world?

Neo LMS

PISA 2000 showed Finnish youth to be the best young readers in the world, in 2003 the country’s youth led in math, by 2006 Finland was first out of 57 countries in science, and by 2009 Finland came second in science, third in reading and sixth in math among nearly half a million students worldwide.

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Classroom prizes and grants available!

Educational Technology Guy

One of last year’s winners reported back, “I have been participating in the Speak Up survey ever since it started [in 2003]. Since 2003, more than 3.7 Schools, districts and participants also have the chance to win prizes and grants just for expressing their views on some of the hottest topics in education.

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Preparing Young Students for Home Row Keyboarding: An Unplugged Approach

Ask a Tech Teacher

If students wait to receive formal instruction in secondary grades they may already have too many bad habits engrained ( Bartholome ,1998). Utah State University, 2003) is an elementary educator. The issue is that levels students obtain don’t always translate to keyboard mastery. Come join the conversation at keyboardingarts.org.

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4 focus areas to embrace innovation and avoid school system failure

eSchool News

” UVA-PLE has partnered with more than 400 schools across 100 districts in 25 states since 2003. . “Districts that innovate and embrace change will thrive, and the districts that choose to ignore or, worse, resist transformation put themselves and their students at risk.” This press release originally appeared online.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

December 2003. Indicator 6: Elementary and Secondary Enrollment. A Framework for Culturally Responsive Teaching. Educational Leadership, September 1995, 53(1), pp. Pewewardy, C., and Hammer, P.C. Culturally Responsive Teaching for American Indian Students. Teaching To and Through Cultural Diversity. Curriculum Inquiry, 2013, 43(1), pp.

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9 Key Classroom Management Skills Backed up with Research

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

American Secondary Education, 41(3), 21–33. Models of Classroom Management as Applied to the Secondary Classroom. Strategies for Effective Classroom Management in the Secondary Setting. Classroom-Based Research in the Field of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Methodological Issues and Future Research Directions. Marzano, R.