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5 Strategies for Building Strong School Culture

N2Y

They also have the huge responsibility of planning comprehensive and differentiated instruction for a few dozen new students while working to maintain a healthy, safe classroom environment. Ensure this is comfortable, conducive to collaborative learning and individual work, and fully stocked with office supplies, coffee, and snacks.

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Emphasize Flexibility and Adaptability When Grouping Students

edWeb.net

While not calling for a return to those rigid structures, in the edWebinar “ Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning: Making It Work,” Dina Brulles, Ph.D., both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning. and Karen L. Brown, M.Ed., She holds a Ph.D. in gifted education and an M.S.

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How to Create a Vision

Edsurge

we seek to differentiate instruction to provide scaffolding for all of our 21st century learners”). Kate Schwartz, Director of Professional Learning at MSD Warren, reflected on the process, “Creating a vision will challenge the philosophy of education of most everyone at the table. The vision in its day-to-day form? “We

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How to Create a Vision

Edsurge

we seek to differentiate instruction to provide scaffolding for all of our 21st century learners”). Kate Schwartz, Director of Professional Learning at MSD Warren, reflected on the process, “Creating a vision will challenge the philosophy of education of most everyone at the table. The vision in its day-to-day form? “We

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Collaboration Coaching

wwwatanabe

As we wrap up our second year of Collaboration Coaching , we celebrate the success we''ve had with collaboration, learning with colleagues, and creating 21st century, student-centered classrooms. What is a Collaboration Coach? We''ve adapted it to fit our district''s needs.

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5 Things Teachers Want from PD, and How Coaching and Collaboration Can Deliver Them—If Implementation Improves

Edsurge

As part of our research on what PD should look like , we found that both teachers and administrators value the same things in professional development—and it’s not sitting and getting. In a nutshell, they want professional learning opportunities that are: Relevant. It looks different in every context,” one teacher told us. “It

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Tech Ed Resources–Mentoring and Online Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

How do you differentiate instruction between student geeks and students who wonder what the right mouse button is for? You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for needs. What do you introduce when? Where do you start?

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