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Math Journals: Reflection, Documentation, and Deep Engagement

Catlin Tucker

When math teachers ask students to document their reasoning and explain their mathematical thinking, it helps to reinforce their understanding, highlight areas of confusion or need, and document their growth over time. The post Math Journals: Reflection, Documentation, and Deep Engagement appeared first on Dr. Catlin Tucker.

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How to Showcase Your Skills when Applying for Your First Job

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You should not only highlight your soft skills in your resume, cover letters or CVs but also when you are in an interview and from the feedback your references give. Prepare Your References. References are people who have experience with your positive work, volunteer and academics. Leverage the Power of Digital Portfolio Sites.

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October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

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“Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, that result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading. … It is referred to as a learning disability because dyslexia can make it very difficult for a student to succeed… ” — the International Dyslexia Foundation.

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5 Tips for Designing Course Documents

ProfHacker

Here towards the end of the semester, I’m thinking about all of the different kinds of documents I’ve seen left behind on or near the departmental photocopier over the past 15 weeks. And I’ve developed some … opinions about how such documents could be improved.

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The Case for PDFs in Class Revisited

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Too often and annoyingly That has spawned a rebirth in the popularity of Portable Document Formatted books and resources, commonly referred to as PDFs. With a free PDF reader (like Adobe or many others– check this link for ideas ), students can open a document and get started right away. PDFs can be annotated. You own it.

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Teach Students to Track How Many Words They Read Per Minute Using Voice Typing and Google Forms

Catlin Tucker

In a coaching session with a second-grade teacher, I suggested we try using Voice Typing in Google Documents to help students track how many words they read in a minute. Once they had read their passage twice, they logged into Google Classroom to access a blank Google Document. ” Another student exclaimed, “That was fun!”

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Managing references with Paperpile

ProfHacker

As we write, we need a convenient way to insert citations and manage reference lists. We’ve spilled a lot of digital ink over the years writing about reference managers , such as Zotero and Mendeley , that can help us accomplish those tasks. Not everyone, of course, does their writing in Google Documents. It works well.