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NewseumED’s Foolproof Guide to Media Literacy

Catlin Tucker

Our students are inundated with media, but how many of them are able to differentiate between a news article and an opinion piece or recognize bias in the media? ” The Fact Finder: Your Foolproof Media Literacy Guide has 11 separate multimedia lessons designed using the 5 E’s constructivist instructional model. .”

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Testimony in Favor of Texas SB 6 Instructional Materials Allotment

EdTechSandyK

Today I gave testimony in favor of the passage of Texas SB 6 , which institutes an Instructional Materials Allotment (IMA) in lieu of the textbook allotment and the former Technology Allotment. Everything I accessed was an instructional material with content relevant to my course of study.

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When Universal Design Promotes Inclusion of All Students

Edsurge

UDL is based on the principle that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching and learning and that instructional materials and methods should be flexible and adaptable to the needs of all students. In short, UDL is a launching point for providing personalized learning experiences.

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CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework

EdTech Magazine

Teachers spend seven or more hours per week, or 250 hours per year , creating or finding instructional materials for the general classroom, said Clark. For curriculum materials specifically, Clark drafted requirements for anything being added to Skyline. Keep this page bookmarked for articles and videos from the event.

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PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

That’s the technical name for showing children how to break down words into their component letter sounds and then fuse the sounds together. In a phonemic awareness lesson, a teacher might ask how many sounds are in the word cat. A 2021 article, “ They Say You Can Do Phonemic Awareness Instruction ‘In the Dark’, But Should You? ”

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From digital citizenship to digital leadership in a South Carolina elementary school

Hapara

Scaffolding digital citizenship instruction. The following four key ideas were developed to include in classroom instruction. They helped us decide how to help students understand healthy, responsible technology use. and “How do I have a friendship with someone I’ve never met?” Differentiate between grade levels.

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A Shopping List for Mathematics in the Digital Age

edWeb.net

Embedded professional learning and collaboration: It’s not enough for the application to tell teachers how it works; the more effective ones explain how to integrate the application into the classroom and offer insights into how the tasks meet academic goals. Allison DePiro is a Senior Implementation Specialist for CueThink.