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Vocabulary Haiku: A Creative Approach to Deeping Understanding of Academic Vocabulary

Catlin Tucker

Written by Noelle Gutierrez Educators know the importance of academic vocabulary instruction. Such routines include students saying the word aloud, clapping out syllables, looking up and writing down the definition, and finding examples and non-examples of vocabulary terms. The directions for creating a vocabulary haiku are simple.

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Effective Educational Videos in the Classroom

ViewSonic Education

Quick Take: Learn how teachers are using educational videos effectively in their classrooms: - Current use of educational videos. Effectively using educational videos could become a large burden or blessing to teachers. 3 insights on the educational video use by teachers. Problems identified. Features sought by teachers.

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Why Accessibility Must Be a Part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Initiatives

Edsurge

They have shaped and promoted editorial guidelines for the products they fashion, which will land in the hands of educators and students. From these principles, more specific guidelines may emerge: Recommended Resources. How is accessibility incorporated into your definition of diversity, equity and inclusion?

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Purpose Driven Learning: Myths, Problems, and Education Applications

Ask a Tech Teacher

By following the guidelines for Purpose Driven Learning, teachers avoid the biggest pitfall in many lesson plans — that they are theoretic without meaning in the real world. This applies to both 1) education pursued with the goal of college or career, and 2) the critical preparation of students to succeed in life.

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Why Is It so Hard to Teach K-12 Educators How to Personalize Learning?

Edsurge

The concept of gradual release of responsibility is second nature to me when working with students in grades K-12, but in my new role teaching graduate students in an education technology program, I am struggling to model so many of the practices I expect these teachers to use in their own classrooms. There were my guidelines.

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13 Teaching Strategies to Shake up Your Remote Teaching

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Frayer Model uses a graphical organizer that asks students to describe words by much more than a memorized definition. . John Dewey suggested the education focus be switched to students when he introduced “learning by doing”, today referred to as Project-based Learning (PBL). Rather, it itemizes ways students interact with knowledge.

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Should You Adopt Purpose Driven Learning?

Ask a Tech Teacher

I published this several years ago, but with the current dissatisfaction of many parents with traditional education, it’s worth revisiting. By following the guidelines for Purpose Driven Learning, teachers avoid the biggest pitfall in many lesson plans — that they are theoretic without meaning in the real world.

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