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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.

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Scaffolding Questions to Develop Deeper Understanding

A Principal's Reflections

The message that I try to convey is that technology should not be separate from sound instructional design, but instead serve as a ubiquitous entity that supports or enhances curriculum, instruction, and assessment. While conducting some coaching visits at Wells Elementary School recently, I saw Ms. Mican using Quizizz.

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4 Tips for Facilitating Powerful Student Collaboration

Digital Promise

Throughout the school year, students work on design thinking strategies and building a skillset so they can develop their own prototypes. Building their skillset and their knowledge base makes them eager to solve authentic problems. Although this unit occurs at the end of the school year, my teammate, Karen Schaeffer.

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ETA hand2mind Unveils Daily Math Fluency at 2018 NCSM/NCTM Conferences

techlearning

Developed by elementary math expert Brittany Goerig, Daily Math Fluency activities are designed using visual models and manipulatives to support classroom math curriculum without cutting into instructional time. She spent 17 years in the classroom as an elementary math teacher.

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Four Ways You Can Use Data to Create a Personalized, Teacher-Driven PD Playbook

Edsurge

Whether from formative and summative assessments or online instructional programs, data is both a powerful indicator of teaching and a driver for personalizing professional development. This gives teachers options—a collection of proven strategies and approaches that they can try in their classrooms. Build a PD playbook.

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Apple’s Longtime Education VP Shares Frustrations With Slow Pace of Change

Edsurge

People love to try guess what Apple is up to—that’s true for the company’s education strategy as well. But Steve had a special place in his heart particularly for elementary schools. When you first took on that role leading education strategy at Apple, what was your vision, and how did you see education then? What's our vision?

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Is It Time To Go Back To Basics With Writing Instruction?

MindShift

While these strategies are important parts of making learning relevant to students, they may not be enough on their own to improve the quality of writing. The strategies New Dorp teachers used to fill gaps in students’ understanding came from Judith Hochman’s book Teaching Basic Writing Skills , and they seem simplistic.