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How to Assess with Respect with Starr Sackstein

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s guest, Starr Sackstein, author of Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students’ Social and Emotional Needs , shares an overview of what is needed so that every student feels respected even as they are given the necessary feedback to improve and level up their learning.

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Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

eSchool News

Good teachers are finding ways to meet the learning needs of all of these diverse brains within the same classroom. Ralabate (2016) gives us five fundamental questions that allow teachers to begin to transform their practice. Reliability measures the ability for a learning activity to meet its goals. UDL and the learning brain.

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How to Promote Family Engagement During the First Weeks of School

Waterford

You may meet some on the first day of school, but others might not physically visit the classroom until back to school night. Emailing or sending home a letter of introduction as their child’s new teacher can provide a framework for connection before you even meet these families. ” Educational Leadership, May 2011, 68(8), pp.

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How to use Notion

The CoolCatTeacher

I love their courses because they are flexible, with up to 6 months to complete, and you can receive graduate credit through CAEP and regionally accredited university partners or continuing education units that meet your state requirements. Norwood Elementary School.

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Technology I use on a Daily Basis - 2016 Version

Educational Technology Guy

Here's my updated version for Spring, 2016. I use it for travel, conferences and off-site meetings. In the past, I've written about the technology I use on a daily basis (see bottom of page for links). I am a K-12 Education Strategist for CDW-G. I have the 4GB Ram version. I use it at home sometimes when I need to type.

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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

Digital Promise

Government Accountability Office, nearly one in four Foreign Service officers do not meet the language proficiency requirements that they should meet to do their jobs. The number of programs is increasing to meet demand from parents and communities, with 180 dual-language public school programs in New York City alone in 2015.

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Working in a group might be the best way to help kids meet individual goals, study says

The Hechinger Report

When I first became an education journalist back in 2011, there was a lot of talk about individualized instruction, particularly by using educational software to tailor subjects for each student. The post Working in a group might be the best way to help kids meet individual goals, study says appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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