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Finding Balance in Today's Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

The science department invested in mobile carts outfitted with television sets. It took some self-reflection and honest feedback from my students to move away from being the sage on the stage and more of a facilitator of learning. Move to pedagogically-sound blended learning and provide a mix of tech and non-tech options.

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Blending with Playlists

A Principal's Reflections

In an effort to personalize learning more and more educators are turning to blended learning strategies. When it comes to personalized learning , the “personal” should be emphasized. Each 'village' is one of my reading groups that are grouped by reading/skill level. Here’s how it works.

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Teaching Tools and Techniques

eSchool News

In K-12 education, employing effective teaching methods and strategies is paramount for engaging students and facilitating meaningful learning experiences across diverse subjects and grade levels. Another highly effective technique is inquiry-based learning.

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Why teachers should consider differentiated instruction

Neo LMS

And act accordingly, by differentiating instruction to better meet their learning needs. The concept of differentiated instruction is nothing new. Differentiated instruction is anything but one-size-fits-all. Differentiation means tailoring instruction to meet individual needs.

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How to Differentiate Teaching for the advancement of learner Thinking Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching &Learning Series (Part 5)

100mentors

In the current installment, we will see how a cluster of specific thinking skills, that are put forward by both the IBO and contemporary educational research, can surface through differentiated teaching. Acknowledge your learners as individuals through differentiated instruction. This process can be supported by teamwork.

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OPINION: ‘Programs that give every student a computer instead of time with a teacher are misguided’

The Hechinger Report

One was a fifth-grade class at Whelan Elementary School in North Providence, Rhode Island, that had just agreed to begin a commercial personalized learning program. The other was a third-grade blended-learning classroom at Lincoln Central Elementary School, in Lincoln, Rhode Island. Related: Giving students a say.

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What is the VARK model of Student Learning?

Ask a Tech Teacher

I taught in a way that addressed how the majority learned (because that covered most kids, didn’t it?) In fact, where that plurality of kids might be the biggest group in the class, those that weren’t learning in this prescriptive manner was an even bigger group. It was time to shake things up.

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