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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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4 Tips for Facilitating Powerful Student Collaboration

Digital Promise

Building their skillset and their knowledge base makes them eager to solve authentic problems. ET for a webinar “ How to Create Powerful STEM Learning Experiences with Technology, ” where I will share more about student collaboration, the engineering design process, and project-based learning.

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

Edsurge

As an Asian American, a former classroom teacher and a resident of Illinois, I got involved with AAAJ Chicago to learn how I could support local schools and districts. Professional development is a key part of building awareness of this absence and a knowledge-base for the educators who will be teaching students directly.

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Rediscovering @CK12Foundation Flexbooks And More!

The Web20Classroom

Something that could adapt with the ever changing knowledge base educators and students could pull from along with being more personal. I can remember many an afternoon spent in high school science and math classrooms talking about CK-12 Flexbooks. There are Flexbooks for middle school and even some for Elementary Math.

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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

I knew she was a good teacher, but in all that time, I never had the opportunity to watch her in her own classroom. By looking at your data points in a new way, you can create professional development opportunities within a classroom, school, or across an entire district by leveraging your internal subject matter experts (SMEs).

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How Culturally Responsive Education Affects Student Engagement and Learning

MindSpark

That example requires students to synthesize their knowledge of Hamlet’s character through an act-out (which gets them out of their seats and boasts the benefit of a kinesthetic application of their knowledge). Elie Wiesel’s Night talks about death. In turn, you’ll feel inspired by what your students create.