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The ultimate guide to authentically creating a secondary classroom where students feel safe, welcome, & whole

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This is especially true for secondary students. Younger learners are used to SEL (socio-emotional learning) practices like sharing circles and morning meetings; these procedures tend to fade away as students get older and into more specialized secondary content. Video Friday.

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What is Active Learning? And Why it Matters

ViewSonic Education

universities have implemented active learning classrooms. Many, like Stanford and the University of Minnesota , have initiatives to train instructors in active learning practices. Primary and secondary schools are swiftly responding to the evidence in support of active learning. Game-based learning.

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Five Ways to Make Peer Feedback Effective In Your Classroom

Edsurge

research summary by England’s Education Endowment Foundation notes that teaching practice is more effective when it incorporates feedback, peer tutoring, collaborative learning, meta-cognition and self-regulation—all components of effective peer review. analysis by the Wall Street Journal , however, U.S. According to an.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

2009): Collaborative learning : Teachers have opportunities to learn in a supportive community that organizes curriculum across grade levels and subjects. When teachers and schools engage in high-quality collaboration, it leads to better achievement gains in math and reading for students.

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Join Us for the Third Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Trained in both developmental psychology and education, Jackson is one of the nation’s leading experts on secondary school education reform and adolescent development. As a proud B Corporation, we promise to support educators as they actively participate in learning communities, ignite change and create impact on a global scale.

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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning

eSchool News

Teachers have also expressed positive feedback using the technology, underscoring how it led to more collaborative learning experiences for students. Due to the mass increase of devices, the district began to experience some difficulties with keeping the devices charged and ready for learning.

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The 2018 Global Leadership Summit - March 23rd, 2018 in Boston

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Trained in both developmental psychology and education, Jackson is one of the nation’s leading experts on secondary school education reform and adolescent development. As a proud B Corporation, we promise to support educators as they actively participate in learning communities, ignite change and create impact on a global scale.