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Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

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Wheeler: One reason we chose MidSchoolMath is that the middle grades represent the critical time in a student’s academic career. We thought about elementary, middle and high school. This time, we chose something different for the middle grades because middle school students are kind of a different band of learners.

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Using Smart Boards to Boost Engagement and Simplify Routines

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From developing lesson plans, to performing administrative functions, to implementing creative strategies to spark student engagement and collaboration, today’s classroom teacher juggles more responsibility than ever and does so in less time than ever. Supporting Student-Centered Instruction.

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How to Find Great Learning Resources for Your Students During School Closures

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Best Apps and Websites for the Flipped Classroom : Help students brush up on key content independently, then come together as a class to clarify, explore, and use what they've learned. Using Video Effectively in the Classroom : Get students to tune in through active and reactive viewing of video.

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Flipped-Learning Toolkit: Flipping the Non-Flippable Classes

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Video & Transcript Video Transcript: The Flipped Class: Is Flipping for Everyone? Will a flipped classroom work in your subject area and grade level? So how do you flip a science class? Have your students engage in a question and an investigation before you supplement then with some of that video content.

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Reaching the Quiet Kids in Class

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However, from the time I was in elementary school, it was difficult to complete assessments on time, and it always took me unreasonably long to finish homework in the evening. Because of my experiences, I don’t believe in the practice of cold-calling on students. The thing is, I really wanted to contribute to class discussions.

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Part 2… 34 NCAA Basketball Lesson Plan Resources and Links … A PBL Series

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Student will discover how this group of amazing basketball players became the world’s most recognizable sports team. Students follow a profile of Elton Brand, an accomplished basketball player who uses math in his work, students are presented with this mathematical basketball challenge. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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Part 2… 30 NCAA Basketball Lesson Plan Resources and Links … A PBL Series

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Student will discover how this group of amazing basketball players became the world’s most recognizable sports team. Students follow a profile of Elton Brand, an accomplished basketball player who uses math in his work, students are presented with this mathematical basketball challenge. I enjoy learning from all of you.