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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 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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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Prior knowledge is one of the key concept in educational research that fundamentally reshape our understanding of how learning occurs. This term refers to the pre-existing cognitive framework that each student brings into the learning environment, encompassing everything from factual information to deeply ingrained skills and misconceptions.

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Battle of Generative AI Tools: ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and Microsoft's Bing

The Innovative Educator

Diverse Subject Knowledge: ChatGPT's extensive knowledge base allows it to generate content on a wide range of topics, enabling educators to enrich their lessons with varied perspectives and insights.

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10 Effective Ways Teachers Can Make Learning Relevant and Meaningful

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

It’s allowed me to discern not just what literature suggests but what truly works in the dynamic, ever-evolving environment of a classroom. Real-world Application Real-world Application refers to the practice of connecting classroom content and skills to real-life scenarios and situations.

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Most Parents Think Teachers Are Fully Prepared to Deliver Science of Reading-Aligned Instruction; Educators Are Less Optimistic

eSchool News

The term “science of reading” refers to decades of research in fields such as cognitive science, linguistics, and neuroscience that identify best practices for reading instruction. So, even though they use Lexia resources, the science of reading was not part of their knowledge base when they first entered the profession.

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Hemet Unified School District Adopts LETRS for New Two-Year Professional Learning Program

eSchool News

These sessions provide classroom application examples of the learning and refine and extend participants’ understanding of the content. Hemet USD began rolling out LETRS in March 2022 as a two-year, cohort-based program. “At It also offers professional learning sessions led by national LETRS experts. About Lexia Learning.