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What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

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A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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4 Innovative Ways to Enhance Reading Comprehension with AI Tools

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2) AI Revolutionizes Classrooms: From Chatbots to Personalized Learning The education landscape is undergoing a data-driven transformation: 67% of UK secondary students leverage AI tools, while AI grading cuts teacher workload by 70%. By 2024, an estimated 47% of learning management systems will harness AI , impacting education globally.

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Inquiry Hub Secondary School – Confluence and Influence

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Confluence and Influence – Inquiry Hub Secondary School. Background: The 2018-2019 school year is Inquiry Hub Secondary’s 7th year since it was founded. Transforming Our Classrooms – Ignite Presentation. These tours rely on student tour guides and student presentations as well as time spent with our teachers.

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Unthoughtful consumption

Dangerously Irrelevant

And in many cases, we actually punished kids who dared to ask questions or present alternative viewpoints. We shouldn’t be surprised that most of our citizens have trouble determining the validity and reliability of digital and online information sources. We trusted that someone else did the filtering for us and them beforehand.

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Teach Vocabulary with the Frayer Model

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Use the Frayer Model in secondary language classes to gain a multi-layered appreciation of the word being discussed by writing everything in the second language. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

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The discussion was based on the research of primary and secondary documents and was quite creative. I cannot count the number of times I was stuck with a lesson, and another teacher teaching the same content would post a Google presentation or file for any teacher to utilize. What a great resource. Keeping Up.

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What to Know Before Moving From High School Teacher to College Professor

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The median pay for post-secondary (college) teachers in 2020 was $80,790, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). million post-secondary teachers compared to less than 1.05 High School or College: Which Has a Higher Earning Potential? As most educators know, there is a salary bump at the college level. In 2020, there were 1.33

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