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How Differentiated Instruction Can Help You Reach Every Student in Class

Waterford

Research around differentiated instruction confirms this is true. If you can adapt your instruction to reflect your students’ needs and learning preferences, you can make class time more effective and help students become more engaged. What is Differentiated Instruction? Sounds familiar?

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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. Adaptive teaching: Reflective practice of two elementary teachers’ visions and adaptations during literacy instruction. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p.

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How School Districts Are Shaping the Edtech They Use

eSpark

Over 1,000 Mineola elementary school students are using eSpark in four buildings throughout the district, while a team of Mineola middle schoolers helped us build new product features to better engage and challenge students. The district’s culture of innovation pays off. Berwyn, Illinois.

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Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting

Edsurge

But for others, the teacher is still central to the picture, using technology as a means to support differentiated instruction. School leaders hope that the support and understandings shared by people they view as experts will help teachers learn how to perfect personalized-learning instruction. Graphic credit: Jenny Abamu.

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Virginia district launches summer kindergarten readiness initiative

eSchool News

Our differentiated instruction solutions will give these kindergarteners-to-be the right start on the road to college and career success. Virginia Beach already started using Smarty Ants for PALS-identified students in its elementary schools as of February 2016.

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Transforming Schools and Outcomes by Using a Culturally Responsive Curriculum

edWeb.net

For the future, Mount Vernon City School District has developed a three-year plan to further rewrite its curriculum and bring it together through a combination of Understanding by Design and differentiated instruction.

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Stephen’s Episcopal Day School hosted Miami Device , a conference held on their campus November 6 & 7, 2014. However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)? Pick and play games for intentional moments in the classroom, such formative assessment, differentiated instruction, and reflection to name a few.