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

Waterford

If you’ve been in the educational field long enough, you’ve probably come across Fleming’s learning styles theory. In talking about the learning styles theory, we’re defining it here as the educational model proposed by Neil Fleming in 1984 that presents four types of learning styles.[18] What about your students?

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Reflecting on this evolution, I’m struck by the radical changes that have shaped the educational environment, particularly in this early part of the 21st century. These reflections are not just an academic exercise but a practical one, aimed at understanding and adapting to the evolving dynamics of education.

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Pursuing Educational Equity in Selma: Part 1

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Achieving educational equity is a moral and fiscal imperative, according to Dr. Bren Elliott, Chief School Improvement and Supports Officer for District of Columbia Public Schools. Dr. Bren Elliott has a 25-year proven track record of significantly impacting academic achievement and stakeholder engagement in public education.

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

Edsurge

As educators, we always encourage our students to work together; we promise them two heads are better than one. We realized combining classes could help us integrate science and math standards, while team-teaching would allow us to differentiate instruction. She achieved National Board Certification in 2011. .

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How School Leaders Can Make Lasting Change

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Educational leaders, McVety said, are working hard every day to make a real and lasting change but struggle to move the needle in their districts. Ivy Goggins serves as Principal of Dunwoody Springs Elementary in Fulton County Schools, Georgia, with a demonstrated history of working in the education management industry. About the Host.