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Playlists vs. Choice Boards: What is the difference?

Catlin Tucker

Would you say a playlist is more data-driven and a choice board gives more variety in learning modalities? The playlist, or individual rotation model, is a blended learning model that strives to give students more control over the pace and path of their learning. How will you measure progress toward learning objectives?

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95 Percent Group Unveils 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades 4 and 5

eSchool News

It also includes professional learning and ongoing coaching at the district and building level to support teachers in mastering phonics-based instruction. With the original 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades K-3, students practice reading with decodable text that encompasses recently learned phonics skills.

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Helpful Tips to Integrate Media Literacy in Your Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

As for the Ontario Association for Media Literacy (AML) (cited in Duncan, 2005) “Media literacy is concerned with developing an informed and critical understanding of the nature of the mass media, the techniques used by them, and the impact of these techniques. Ask them to apply critical thinking questions to assess its credibility.

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Study: One-to-One Laptop Programs Improve Student Learning

Doug Levin

Learning in one-to-one laptop environments: A meta-analysis and research synthesis. Employed measures of academic achievement that were standardized assessments or norm-referenced district- or school-wide tests; Reported the duration of the study; and, Otherwise provided sufficient statistical data to calculate effect sizes.

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What You Can Do to Bring Emotional Intelligence Lessons into the Classroom

Waterford

Read on to learn more about emotional intelligence and how it can increase your student’s academic and social-emotional abilities. On an individual level, strong emotional intelligence is linked to better learning and academic performance.[4] Emotional intelligence is different from cognitive ability, but it can be just as important.[13]

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or design elements – that are directly linked to student learning outcomes. 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. 6: Formative Assessments and Feedback Fuel Understanding.

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Strategies for Surviving All Types of Assessments

edWeb.net

Whether you are a first-year teacher or a veteran teacher, classroom and system-wide assessments can be a time of high anxiety and stress for everyone involved. in School Counseling Program, Freed-Hardeman University, TN, lays out strategies and ground rules for what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to assessments.