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Relevant Thinking and Learner Success

A Principal's Reflections

The ability to think relevantly enables them to connect classroom learning with real-world applications, fostering deeper learning and cultivating critical life competencies such as problem-solving, adaptability, and creativity. Educators should ensure students have a firm grasp of essential information in the classroom before progressing.

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this post, we will delve into the intricacies of prior knowledge, guided by significant research findings, discuss some of its types and examples, and explore how this understanding can transform educational practices. This type of knowledge is dynamic and context-dependent, often demonstrated through action.

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What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Constructivism 1) encourages students to use active techniques (such as experimentation and problem solving) to build their knowledge base and then reflect on and/or talk about how that is changing; and 2) encourages teachers to guide activities that address and/or build on student conceptions. Guiding Principles of Constructivism.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

Let’s discuss some of the tools and techniques math teachers can use in the classroom today. Through these devices, students access web-based study tools, simulation tools, and apps where they can interact with their teachers and fellow students. Teachers can use these to guide students in handling complicated math formulas.

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4 Tips for Facilitating Powerful Student Collaboration

Digital Promise

Building their skillset and their knowledge base makes them eager to solve authentic problems. It allows each person to contribute with shorter deadlines and individual deliverables and makes it easier to assess each person’s contribution. Make space for students to truly work as a team. Collaborate with teachers in your school.

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For Educators Who Get In Trouble But Want To Stay In Their Professions

The Jose Vilson

I gave my weekly assessments. With so few people willing to build movements towards justice and empathy in our classrooms and schools, even the specter of having just one increases the possibility that students will have exposure to what’s conceivable. So I stayed subversive. I wrote my lesson plans in the recommended format.

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Harnessing the Power of Bloom’s Taxonomy: A Deep Dive into Bloom’s Verbs

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

As an educational researcher with several years of teaching experience, I’ve often found myself reflecting on my classroom days. Related: Bloom’s Taxonomy Questions and Examples I have created a free PDF that comprises all the visuals in this post. What truly makes a lesson engaging?