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How Minecraft Teaches Reading, Writing and Problem Solving

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It’s fascinating that today’s game playing youth want a set of rules they must beat, parameters they must meet, levels (read: standards) they must achieve, and a Big Goal (think: graduation) they can only reach after a lot of hard work, intense thinking, and mountains of problems. Of course, I provide guidelines. Which they love.

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5 Ways to Add Morning Meetings to Special Ed Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Felicia Durden on episode 170 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Felicia Durden shares methods behind having a powerful morning meeting in special education classrooms. 5 Ways to Add Morning Meetings to Special Ed Classrooms. Enhanced Transcript.

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Draw on Student Interests to Make the Common Core Work for You

Educator Innovator

As the new school year begins, articles and resources dedicated to helping teachers develop curriculum and assessments aligned to the Common Core literacy standards are popping up everywhere. Another crucial point about student interests is that they are much more than hobbies.

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Last Chance for this College-credit Class

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Resources include videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share in a collaborative environment. Strategies introduced range from conventional tools such as quick writes, online websites, and visual writing to unconventional approaches such as Twitter novels, comics, and Google Earth lit trips.

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ICE 2019: Physical Arrangement Sets the Tone for K–12 Modern Learning Environments

EdTech Magazine

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued ICE 2019 coverage. The skills we are teaching are way more than just the Common Core. Using classroom space to engage students has become paramount, and the modern learning environment plays a critical role in meeting students where they are.

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Back to School: A Bundle of Lesson Plans at a Great Price

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Have students become familiar with approaches from traditional word processing tools to web-based tools like, Google Docs, Flipboard, Evernote/OneNote, and Twitter. Twitter in the Classroom. Introduce the brevity of Twitter’s 140-character limit in writing. You don’t need to purchase both. You don’t need to purchase both.

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Subscriber Special: September

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Have students become familiar with approaches from traditional word processing tools to web-based tools like, Google Docs, Flipboard, Evernote/OneNote, and Twitter. . Twitter in the Classroom. Introduce the brevity of Twitter’s 140-character limit in writing. You don’t need to purchase both. You don’t need to purchase both.