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Teaching Tools and Techniques

eSchool News

One prevalent technique is differentiated instruction, tailoring lesson plans to accommodate various learning styles and abilities within a classroom. Another effective strategy is differentiated instruction, which involves adapting teaching methods to accommodate diverse learning styles and abilities within the classroom.

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To Succeed, Ed Tech Must Be Easy to Use, Good Fit, Analyst Says

Marketplace K-12

. “This will be more true than ever going forward,” Hoverman told more than 125 education business leaders attending the event sponsored by the Education Technology Industry Network of the Software & Information Industry Association. Teachers are also overwhelmed by the number of ed-tech options available.

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Let Learners Get in Their Zone (of Proximal Development)

Edsurge

Helping Learners Find Their ZPD Understanding what “tailoring instruction” means and what it takes to make it happen is critical when implementing a personalized learning model. For Reyes, it’s about using purposeful groupings, choosing relevant instructional materials and modifying content to align with learning interests and needs.

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Utah State Board of Education Approves Lexia Reading Core5 as K–3 Reading Improvement Program

techlearning

(NYSE: RST) Company, today announced that Lexia Reading Core5® has been named by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) as an approved provider of early interactive reading software for literacy instruction and assessment for grades K–3.

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Most English lessons on Teachers Pay Teachers and other sites are ‘mediocre’ or ‘not worth using,’ study finds

The Hechinger Report

in English literature and was the lead reviewer in a December 2019 study of online instructional materials. “But you have to have the excitement of digging into the text. ” A majority of the materials were rated 0 or 1 on a 0-3 quality scale. “This is a huge phenomenon that is woefully understudied.

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Curriculum Associates Updates i-Ready Personalized Instruction and Assessment to Help Accelerate Student Learning for the 2022–2023 School Year

eSchool News

To help students succeed in grade-level reading lessons, a new report for Grades 3–5 provides teachers with deep insight into instructional needs and connects them to high-quality instructional materials and teaching strategies. New Tools for Scaffolding Comprehension have also been added. More about i-Ready.