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

Waterford

Instead of planning activities based on learning styles, teachers may want to opt for a different, but better researched technique: differentiated instruction. How to Shift from Learning Styles to Differentiated Instruction. What is differentiated instruction and how does it differ from learning styles?

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Personalized professional development keeps teachers learning

eSchool News

Our work with edtech professional development really began in 2011 and was sparked by data showing a strong correlation between freshmen passing Algebra 1 and graduating high school. Related content: 5 ways to make sure PBL PD works.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. This could involve using differentiated instruction, incorporating multicultural education, or employing a range of assessment methods. 2011, Nurmi et al., 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This can involve differentiated instruction strategies where tasks are tailored to each student’s learning pace and style. Critical thinking, as Finn (2011) defines it, “is applied rationality…a set of skills that people can learn and apply in their everyday or professional lives.” References Finn, P.

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SMATH: How to Turn 2 Subjects Into 1 Super-Class

Edsurge

We realized combining classes could help us integrate science and math standards, while team-teaching would allow us to differentiate instruction. We realized combining classes could help us integrate science and math standards, while team-teaching would allow us to differentiate instruction.

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

Research shows that differentiated content leads to greater student reading growth (Reis et al., This is particularly true when resources are provided for teachers to more easily differentiate (Otaiba et al., The Effect of Direct Instruction Strategy on Math Achievement of Primary 4th and 5th Grade Students with Learning Difficulties.

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Grow a Learning Culture through Peer Coaching

wwwatanabe

Teching it Up K-12 -- Success Stories, Part 2 In Part 1 of "Teching it Up K-12 -- Success Stories," originally presented at the Arizona CIO/CTO Forum 2011 , we focused on the importance of a learning-centric vision. Staff development focused on pedagogy and differentiated instruction with technology infused in it.