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How I build relationships with students using instructional audio

eSchool News

Instructional audio benefits all students—students with learning loss, students in the back of classrooms, non-native English speakers, and others. Small Elementary School in South Portland, Maine. Here’s how I’m using instructional audio as a second-grade teacher at Dora L. Come on down!”

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Improving reading skills and SEL through text-based discussions

eSchool News

A recent edWebinar led by Bobbi Bear, director of customer advocacy for Achieve3000, identified effective ways to integrate SEL with reading instruction, through classroom conversations about nonfiction and fiction texts. Related content: 5 discussion tools to fuel student engagement.

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School Cellphone Use Contracts Can Reduce Bullying

EdNews Daily

More parents are sending their young children to elementary school with a smartphone. Forty-two percent say it happens in classrooms. Auburn University awarded him the “Auburn Hero Award” for his work in “reducing dropouts and for helping Alternative Education Schools.” . Where in a school does bullying take place?

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Seven most effective ways for building relationships with students through social learning

Hapara

Every educator wants a classroom, whether in person or online, that is brimming with engaged learners and progress. To develop a productive classroom full of learning opportunities, you need to focus on building relationships with students. This is the type of classroom where students want to learn with you and with each other.

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Why we should all think about the gamification of education

Neo LMS

There are many reasons behind high dropout rates , but many seem to stream from the same sources. For example, both individual work and group activities need to happen in a classroom. Gamification can transform classrooms and can help everyone improve their results. And dropout rates will become a thing of the past.

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STUDENT VOICE: Black boys need the guidance and mentorship of black male teachers

The Hechinger Report

Studies show that the effect of having a black male teacher, especially between grades 3 and 5, decreases the dropout rate among black male students by 30 percent and increases the likelihood of black students aspiring to higher education. We need more black male teachers in public schools. The first step? Sign up for our newsletter.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

.” When, or if, this doomsday scenario arises for higher education, it will be a combination of the challenges we have examined thus far – costs of “campus-based” education, failing revenue streams, and expensive dropouts.

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