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#04: Simple Ways to Find Your Teaching Blindspots in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

True excellence is a mindset, a desire to serve, a belief that helping others leads to the best outcomes.” Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Differentiated Instruction Webinar – ( [link] ).

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Lexia Learning Rebrands Award-Winning Rosetta Stone English as Lexia English Language Development

eSchool News

This new feature supports a blended learning model and the need for teacher-led, targeted instruction. Lexia English is available on the web and an iPad app. In addition, Lexia English now includes teacher-led speaking lessons in digital format. We know from research that oral language is the foundation of later reading ability.

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One District's Journey From 'State of Emergency' to Student Success

Edsurge

And when we walked in and saw that one of the Allendale Six were implemented with fidelity—students doing research on technology, peer collaboration, differentiating instruction to meet students' needs—we celebrated with gift cards donated by local businesses and teacher of the month awards. How did you support your teachers?

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Lexia Reading Core5 App to Integrate with Apple?s Schoolwork App

techlearning

Lexia Reading Core5 (Core5) will integrate directly with Schoolwork, a powerful new iPad app from Apple that helps teachers create assignments and handouts, see student progress and tap into the power of apps in the classroom – all right from their district or school-managed iPads.

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Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121

Shake Up Learning

Carol Ann Tomlinson, a guru in differentiation, defines this component for us: “…at its core, differentiated instruction means addressing ways in which students vary as learners.” A student’s grade should always be calculated based on the learning outcome and Depth of Knowledge used to complete the task.

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How School Districts Are Shaping the Edtech They Use

eSpark

Changing Outcomes at Scale with Utica Community Schools. Matt Akin was a visionary early adopter of classroom technology when he deployed iPads throughout his district in 2003, long before edtech was the norm. Sterling Heights, Michigan. Vision and Virtual Support with Piedmont City Schools. Piedmont, Alabama.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

A description of a learning environment where there is one “screen” for each student (whether an iPad, laptop, etc.). Rather than an outcomes-based and standards-driven approach, it instead seeks local accountability, new knowledge types, and overtly “human” learning models. Activity-Based Learning. ” (1).