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

Waterford

2] Whether the evidence points for or against learning styles, however, this theory can remind us that some students may need individualized instruction or resources to best help them learn. In this article, we’ll provide an overview of learning styles and a fair presentation of the research for and against the theory.

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Seven advantages of using digital textbooks in schools

Hapara

You can personalize and differentiate instruction more easily. For example, the California Department of Education found that when students had to carry all of their textbooks, the combined weight presented a danger to students. Digital textbooks don’t present the same problem.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This facet of modern education transcends the traditional use of textbooks and blackboards, weaving digital tools seamlessly into the learning process (NETP, 2017)). Smartboards, for instance, have transformed the way lessons are presented, offering interactive and dynamic content that can cater to various learning styles.

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How we turned around our English language learner (ELL) program

eSchool News

Teachers lead direct instruction on skills, such as how to identify the theme or central idea of a text, how to analyze the development of this idea throughout the text, and how to evaluate the strength of the arguments presented. After enrolling in the class, students take a test to establish their baseline Lexile score.

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How to Differentiate Teaching for the advancement of learner Thinking Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching &Learning Series (Part 5)

100mentors

In the current installment, we will see how a cluster of specific thinking skills, that are put forward by both the IBO and contemporary educational research, can surface through differentiated teaching. Acknowledge your learners as individuals through differentiated instruction.

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Using Technology to Support English Learners in the Classroom

EdTechTeacher

Print materials present information in a fixed and permanent way. Apps and web based tools such as Flipgrid and Book Creator enable students to record their voice, practice pronunciations, practice a presentation, or express ideas that they are not yet comfortable sharing in the classroom. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.

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Adaptive literacy? 3 must-knows for teachers and admin about adaptive learning

eSchool News

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of 25 students or more can still be a challenge. About the Presenters. Value is Abundant.