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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. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 57, cited in Vaughn, 2015, p. 2013; Parsons, 2012; Vaughn, 2015, ). Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. Adaptive teachers, as Madda et al. Madda et al.,

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Best Learning Websites of 2015

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Here's our list of 2015's most wow-worthy websites and web-based edtech tools: A.D.A.M. These powerful, inquiry-based science units capitalize on elementary kids’ natural curiosity. Use these concept-based, adaptive fraction tutorials and practice sets to support meaningful, differentiated instruction.

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Engaging Lessons for the Next-Gen Connected Creators – SULS0160

Shake Up Learning

Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Providing whole class instruction, small groups, assign differentiated instruction, collaborative work, or individual practice. in Elementary Education from Georgia State University. To conclude the lesson, teachers can assign formative assessments.

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

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Piedmont Elementary in Alabama, we decided to finally try it. We realized combining classes could help us integrate science and math standards, while team-teaching would allow us to differentiate instruction. Brandi Todd has been an elementary teacher for sixteen years. Benefits for students—and teachers.

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Top 50 Sites/Apps of 2015

Technology Tidbits

Mobile App Top 50 Sites/Apps of 2015 * Seesaw - Excellent free mobile app (Android/iOS) for students creating digital portfolio w/ educational portal. Galxyz - An innovative mobile app (Android/iOS) for Elementary Science that is COPPA compliant and aligned to Common Core Standards. Scratch). .

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Using Data-Driven Instruction and SEL to Make the Most of Assessments

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To this end, we began using Renaissance Star Assessments districtwide in the 2015–2016 school year. In the past couple of years, we have also implemented a scripted data-driven instruction (DDI) protocol to guide conversations that we hold in our professional learning communities (PLCs).

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Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?

The Hechinger Report

Rogers Elementary fourth-grade teacher Sudhir Vasal created math lesson pathways so each child can progress at their own pace. Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Rogers Elementary Principal Lisa Lovato. Differentiated instruction was conceived in the 1950s. What can that look like?