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Great podcast episodes for students and teachers

eSchool News

I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn’t sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students’ reading habits. Somebody is definitely lying–but who? But many aren’t sure how to justify using podcasts in the classroom. That’s how I got started.

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

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Common Sense Education provides many valuable resources focused on helping teachers identify how they can use tools and technology to assess learning in the classroom. From polls to digital tools, the articles, resources, and videos can help reshape or clarify the role technology plays in everyday assessment.

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Do-It-Yourself Professional Development

Graphite Blog

Common Sense Education provides many valuable resources focused on helping teachers identify how they can use tools and technology to assess learning in the classroom. From polls to digital tools, the articles, resources, and videos can help reshape or clarify the role technology plays in everyday assessment.

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District says 24 credits and a D-minus average aren’t good enough

The Hechinger Report

Sitting quietly at the back of the room is no longer an option in classrooms that prize student engagement. While some students don’t love these extra demands, Kylie says the new model gives her a deeper understanding of her own strengths and weaknesses. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies?

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Part 3: Tech Resources and Tools for Differentiated Learning … Writing Process

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

One deals with the actual writing process and the others provides tools and resources for various writing opportunities and student engagement In this post I will deal the first concept and the following posts will explore that wide range of writing and engagement opportunities. I see this as really multiple concepts.

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Four Ways to Redefine Parent Teacher Conferences—With a Little Help from Ironman

Edsurge

I most definitely didn’t plan a project to have something like the superhero project culminate before every parent-teacher conference—that would feel forced. If my students didn’t have a project to talk about, they reflected on their favorite topics in class or their increased sense of confidence grappling with mathematics.

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Great Podcast Episodes for Students and Teachers

Graphite Blog

That's how I got started -- I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn't sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students' reading habits. Somebody is definitely lying -- but who? The reasoning: Let this be your starting point. " | Transcript.