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Math Journals: Reflection, Documentation, and Deep Engagement

Catlin Tucker

In my last blog post, Using the Station Rotation Model in Math , I wrote about the benefits of shifting from a whole group, teacher-led lesson design to small-group differentiated instructional sessions. You can access your copy of the math journal user guide below.

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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

That way, students can control the pace they consume and process that instruction. A video can also make instruction more accessible. The Station Rotation Model: Providing Differentiated Direct Instruction. They can pause, rewind, and rewatch a recorded explanation or model. and Timperley, H. The power of feedback.

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Need Inspiration Designing Station Rotation Lessons for your Math, English, History, or Science Class?

Catlin Tucker

So, I’ve created the following idea documents brainstorming learning activities that teachers in math, English, and history may find helpful as they plan for their station rotation lessons. You can access the virtual station rotation template and the idea documents below. Math: Station Rotation Ideas.

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How to Make Standards Mastery Accessible to All

N2Y

Before many states adopted extended (accessible) educational standards for students with unique needs, we began developing differentiated materials to provide students with the ability to learn skills, demonstrate knowledge and raise the bar for educational expectations. Differentiation to ensure access and compliance.

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Convert PDFs to Google Docs to Differentiate Instructional Materials – From Brenda Doucette

EdTechTeacher

Recently, we discovered a feature of Google Drive that has changed how we prepare and access materials and resources for our students. PDFs are just not editable in most situations, and this was an issue when it came to modifying and differentiating documents. Upload a PDF document to your Drive. The Chromebook Classroom.

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Troubleshooting the Flipped Classroom: Dealing with Unprepared Students

Catlin Tucker

The engagement strategy becomes the students’ documentation of learning and their “entrance ticket” into the actual lesson. Students have 24/7 access to video instruction when teachers record lectures and mini-lessons, making them available online.

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Using Book Creator for Differentiated Learning

EdTechTeacher

Differentiated instruction gives students multiple options for taking in information, making sense of their ideas and then expressing what they know (Tomlinson, 2001). Using Book Creator for Differentiated Learning.” Want to learn more about how technology can play a role in Differentiating Instruction?