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Learning Styles: Fact or Fiction? What This Decades-Old Theory Can Teach Us

Waterford

Measuring learning styles often involves an assessment such as this one from the Georgia Department of Education. Instead of planning activities based on learning styles, teachers may want to opt for a different, but better researched technique: differentiated instruction. How would you discover a student’s learning style?

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This could involve using differentiated instruction, incorporating multicultural education, or employing a range of assessment methods. Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al., Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. link] Coulter, S. Inclusive Teaching.

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

These elements are: differentiation, adaptivity, student engagement, direct instruction, practice, formative assessment with immediate feedback and student explanation of learning. 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. . #1: 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. Why do we do this?

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Finding Inspiration within the League of Innovative Schools

eSpark

The administrators, teachers, and students in these communities inspire us every day to keep pushing the boundaries of what it means to differentiate instruction and create lifelong learners. Read on for a look at the many ways a few of our Digital Promise district partners are boosting student engagement and academic growth.

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What Is Universal Design for Learning ?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Further elaborating on the flexibility and opportunities UDL offers, Evans (2010) notes that it provides “flexibility and opportunity for teachers and students by incorporating collaborative partnerships, technology tools, and differentiated instruction” (p. Remedial & Special Education , 29(6),352-363. link] Meo, G.

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