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Maker-Enhanced Writing Workshop: Character Development

User Generated Education

This month I started a maker-enhanced writing workshop with a group of gifted 3rd through 6th grade students. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. Authentic Learning Experiences – [link]. Intentional Creativity – [link].

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Choosing the Best Overhead Classroom Projector: 5 Key Factors to Consider

ViewSonic Education

In the past, people mostly thought of projectors as devices that were simply mounted on the classroom ceiling, primarily used for projecting lessons and content on a screen at the front of the room. However, the way we use classroom projectors has evolved beyond their traditional role.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Expand Your Use of Google Classroom. Google Classroom can be used for so much more than just your traditional classroom LMS. Consider these 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom. 20 NEW Ways to Use Google Classroom.

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A Coaches Guide to Creating Effective Day Time Professional Development Workshops

TeacherCast

Creating a daytime professional development program where teachers leave their schools to spend time in classes and workshops takes not only staff coordination but also a financial commitment from the district because of the number of substitutes that would have to be involved. How does the PD Topic Survey Work?

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A Coaches Guide to Creating Effective Day Time Professional Development Workshops

TeacherCast

Creating a daytime professional development program where teachers leave their schools to spend time in classes and workshops takes not only staff coordination but also a financial commitment from the district because of the number of substitutes that would have to be involved. Pre-Workshop Documents and Surveys. Surveying Your Staff.

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Creating Learning Centers in a Blended Literacy Classroom

The Web20Classroom

There has been no greater impact on differentiation and student achievement in recent years than the effective integration of technology in the classroom. Now imagine doing this same routine 3 or 4 times over to cover all Lexile levels in one classroom; exhausting.

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Honoring Students’ Identities in the Classroom

Digital Promise

The resources we are expected to use don’t meet the needs of teachers or students of color because they are not created by individuals who look like us. Another reason these resources don’t meet the needs of students of color is that the teachers in charge don’t understand why resources need to be created with students of color in mind.

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