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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). Reading comprehension and information retention improve when students write about what they read (Graham & Herbert, 2011). Review of Educational Research , 90(2), 179-226.

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10 Popular Educational Trends and What You Need to Know

Waterford

It’s tough to know exactly what the upcoming school year will look like, but by keeping up on current trends in the educational sphere, you can return to school next year informed, whether you’re in a classroom or teaching at a distance. Blended Learning. Personalized Learning. Why keep an eye on personalized learning?

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

The CoolCatTeacher

In particular, math teachers and elementary teachers will love the manipulatives that you can adapt for your own lessons. . web links, images, and even instructional audio to support students and give them a variety of ways to learn and review information. Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. References.

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Focusing on the Process: Letting Go of Product Expectations

User Generated Education

When learning is viewed as a product, and the same performance measure applies to all students, learning facilitation can be reduced to cookie-cutter teaching: same pieces of information and instruction are seen sufficient for all students. And that is okay, honestly. We are not clones. Students shouldn’t be treated like ones.

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5 Ideas for SEL in a Remote Learning Environment

The Principal of Change

In my newly released, self-paced course, “ Developing the Innovator’s Mindset Through Remote, Face-to-Face, and Blended Learning ,” there is a focus throughout on the following question: “How do we build relationships in remote learning environments and address the social-emotional needs of our students?”

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Personalized learning: How kids are getting into college by mastering their skills

The Hechinger Report

Students work on individual projects in the blended-learning classroom of Jessica Anderson, in Deer Lodge, Montana. A student-centered personalized-learning model known as competency education has gained traction over the past five years as states have developed policies to promote its adoption in both elementary and secondary schools.

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How to help principals do a better job? Train their bosses

The Hechinger Report

By observing lessons and spending more time with students, administrators may be better informed about challenges in schools, and better equipped to support principals. Secondary school superintendents joined their counterparts from the elementary school level to compare notes across schools, hoping to identify common problems and patterns.