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Getting the Brain Ready to Learn Math

The CoolCatTeacher

Liesl McConchie talks about how the brain learns math From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. When students come into your math class, are they ready to learn? Learn How to Prepare the Brain to Teach Math with Liesl McConchie. Is their brain in a ready state?

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Design a Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Experience

Catlin Tucker

Teachers are designing learning experiences for a range of learning landscapes. So, how do teachers create the time and space to connect and conference with individual students? Below are two options for creating a choose your own adventure learning experience. Next, teachers must organize the learning experience.

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At ISTE Live Conference, Pandemic Lessons and New Challenges

Edsurge

In a little less than a decade, the district has gone from having no functional email to “ubiquitous Wi-Fi” and every kid with a device, Caposey said during a panel at the ISTE Live conference in New Orleans last week. But the pandemic has also shined a light on the dramatic need for social-emotional learning and mental health services.

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How Family Engagement Leads to Student Success

Waterford

Studies show that a family’s engagement has a direct positive impact on a child’s learning success. When families are engaged in their children’s school lives, students have the home support they need to develop a lifelong love of learning. Graduate from high school and attend post-secondary education[2].

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Keep, Start, Stop: A Student Feedback Strategy

Catlin Tucker

Teachers who conference with students can also use this strategy to provide focused feedback about what they would like their students to keep, start, or stop doing. Let students know you do your best to interact with them in ways that are kind and respectful and to design learning experiences that are enjoyable and beneficial.

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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Today, Dr. Desiree Alexander tackles three of those issues: distance learning, hybrid learning, and digital equity. She shares the WHO system for evaluating technology, tips for hybrid learning, and timeless principles for considering digital equity and relating to your students and colleagues in professional and respectful ways.

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What to do with all that graded work: A functional filing system for secondary teachers

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Over time, however, especially after the experience of participating in the 40 Hour Teacher Workweek , my wheels started turning about how I could apply Angela’s strategies to my own secondary classroom. I began approaching organization, workflow, and time management with what I call my “40-hour lens.” So why bother to make the effort?