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How to Build Your PLN

Ask a Tech Teacher

Having people who understand how you think, have your back in emergencies, and serve as a virtual knowledge base will help you to handle difficult colleagues, adapt to challenging principals, address tricky parents, and differentiate for varied student needs. The engine of a PLN is social media. Post to it regularly.

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How Culturally Responsive Education Affects Student Engagement and Learning

MindSpark

In addition, picking a song that fits Hamlet’s character is a trans-disciplinary application of characterization AND is high engagement because the student’s knowledge base of music (their culture) is valued. You can’t possibly be an expert on all the cultures, races, and trends your students are partaking in on social media.

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10 tips for teaching critical thinking + information literacy

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Help kids analyze information not only in long-form articles, but also in the mediums they frequently consume, such as video, memes, and social media images. Tip #8: Help kids analyze information not only in long-form articles, but also in the mediums they frequently consume, such as video, memes, and social media images .