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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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Resources For Teachers and Instructional Coaches – January 2021

Edthena

Here are five learning strategies that have been honed during the pandemic, and are not going away any time soon. . When we began our residential summer learning program in 2004, we wrapped our curriculum around a “team model” that reflects the collaborative way that the world works. Rethink degree attainment.

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Helping Your Student with Disabilities Prepare for the Future

Digital Promise

For many, these services are provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 ( IDEA ). Subpart D of Section 504 covers K-12, while Subpart E covers post-secondary.) Transition away from any modifications to instruction, tests or grading, and focus on the use of learning strategies.

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

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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Using Learning Science to Create Action on Equity

edWeb.net

Dr. Charoscar Coleman earned a dual degree in economics and business from the University of Pittsburgh, a master’s degree in secondary education from The George Washington University, and a doctorate in educational leadership and policy studies from the University of Maryland College Park. Dr. Charoscar Coleman.

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Seeing the Pandemic as an Opportunity for Change

edWeb.net

Before joining the faculty at UCLA he served as a tenured professor and holder of endowed chairs at New York University (2004–2015), Harvard University (2000–2003), and the University of California, Berkeley (1990–2000). She assists education organizations with content strategy and teaches writing at the college level.

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JournalTOCs and other “pushy” scholarly tools

NeverEndingSearch

So faculty members and your more serious secondary students can connect with current papers in their areas of specific interest. So many journals, so many new vehicles and strategies for publication. Certainly setting up alerts and feeds for that killer database search in your existing subscription services is one effective method.

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