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How Video Games Can Teach Reading Just as Well as Books

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“Many digital games include textual elements, such as letters, journals and newspaper articles, which are embedded in the narrative and provide practice and scaffolding to encourage reluctant readers.” The fantasy unit culminated with a fully collaborative class Google Site.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

This is a contribution to Cathy Rubin’s Global Search for Education Top Global Teacher Blogger’s Column. In my own experience, I remember sitting through a class on differentiated instruction. If project based learning works – do it. An Instructional Coach. 1 – Model What is Being Taught.

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