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Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education

The Hechinger Report

Researchers spent the 2017-18 school year observing three of the 11 high schools closely and conducting interviews. In other classes where teachers were attempting to differentiate instruction, the report described how it was difficult for teachers to manage everyone’s pace at once. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Using Technology to Support English Learners in the Classroom

EdTechTeacher

Text-to-speech allows students to hear words, or whole documents read aloud – often with the highlighting of text to assist students in making the connection between the spoken word and the text. Many digital tools have built-in features to support differentiated instruction for English Learners. Join us this summer!

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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. The importance of adaptability for teachers is well documented in the research literature (e.g., Adaptive teaching in literacy instruction: Case studies of two teachers. Madda et al.,

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Most English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and other sites are ‘mediocre’ or ‘not worth using,’ study finds

The Hechinger Report

Lessons were often missing explanations for how to use the materials in the classroom or how to differentiate instruction for struggling students. According to a 2017 federal survey of teachers , more than half — millions of teachers — were using materials from Teachers Pay Teachers every week.)

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Using tech to help differentiate instruction

Kathy Schrock

Differentiated instruction is defined by Carol Tomlinson as “an approach to teaching that advocates active planning for and attention to student differences in classrooms, in the context of high quality curriculums”. Students can easily post text, documents, Web links, and video on the Padlet while working with the group.

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Close the Achievement Gap: 5 Specific Strategies

EdNews Daily

Within the classroom, personalized instruction has increased in popularity. This allows you to customize instruction to the particular needs of individual students. Other teachers use differentiated instruction to address needs, but typically in smaller groups. All criteria should be available for review.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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Achieve3000 will apply its online differentiated instruction to the content, helping students to digest critical material so they can read, discuss, and debate core U.S. Updates to favorite tools, such as Reveal Codes and Macros, provide even more ways to take control of your documents. civics and government topics.

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