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Make Reading Relevant with Thematic Units

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The biggest limitation for younger students is finding materials written at an accessible reading level, but this can be overcome by focusing more on videos and finding books with a “read to me” feature. In addition, ReadWorks is a fantastic repository of fiction and nonfiction articles at different Lexile levels and topics.

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Authentic Assessments to Support Teaching and Learning

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By providing students with access to authentic audiences such as their peers, they can demonstrate their knowledge of the curriculum and communicate the skills that they are acquiring while being evaluated by their teachers for impact and success. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. About the Presenter.

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Make Reading Relevant with Thematic Units

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The biggest limitation for younger students is finding materials written at an accessible reading level, but this can be overcome by focusing more on videos and finding books with a "read to me" feature. Gather resources at a range of reading levels. Use online resources for added reading features. Organize the unit materials.

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Teaching with the Growth Mindset

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It wasn’t about inventing new curriculum or buying new materials; Briggs said most teachers already have access to resources they can use to create the assignments. Briggs advocated for using an online program that students can access at home and that can communicate with the school’s student grading program. About the Presenter.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Student Entrepreneurship - Gaming in Ed - Google Summit Recordings

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We''ve set up a new student entrepreneurship portal at StudentEnrepreneurship.com that provides quick access to the free HPLIFE interactive classes for students to learn business skills, and gives you a chance to sign up for information about the free online conference on student entrepreneurship we plan to hold in 2015.

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Top 100 Sites/Apps of 2014

Technology Tidbits

Pear Deck - A cool educational tool that interacts w/ Google Chrome/Drive to create interactive quizzes, slideshows, and presentations. News-O-Matic - A terrific free mobile app designed to bring 5 Common Core aligned articles to students. Also, a nice place to find Common Core aligned lesson plans.

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Let’s Write! 20+ Ideas & Resources

Teacher Reboot Camp

He sheds light on many myths associated with writing with digital tools in this video interview and in his books and articles. Many schools lack Internet access. This was a presentation created for ICE Indiana , where I was a keynote and presenter this past week. Enjoyed these resources? Ideas and Resources.

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