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Why Teacher Self-Care Matters and How to Practice Self-Care in Your School

Waterford

Read on to discover what self-care is, why it’s important for educators, and how to bring it into your daily life as well as into your school. By taking small steps every day and figuring out how to take care of yourself, you can cultivate health and well-being. Occupational Outlook Handbook: High School Teachers. Thomas, D.A.,

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How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom

Hapara

You can also share specific texts with individual students or small groups to differentiate instruction and personalize learning. Learners will read about and discuss rules, decision-making and how to socialize in the classroom. Students will learn about Native American groups in different regions of the country. Find out how H?para

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Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

In classrooms where students are told what to do and how to do each task, they may not have the opportunity to develop the initiative, resourcefulness, and persistence needed to develop their ability to self-regulate (Zimmerman & Moylan, 2009). Handbook of self-regulation (pp. The goal of the various blended learning models (e.g.,

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

The CASEL Framework, which identifies core competencies related to social-emotional learning, defines relationship skills as the abilities needed to “ establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.” Handbook of Writing Research , 2, 194-207.

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Emphasize Flexibility and Adaptability When Grouping Students

edWeb.net

The gifted group. The slow group. The behavioral issues group. Grouping in schools fell out of favor partially because educators—and parents—felt like kids were getting labeled and that groupings didn’t help students improve. both education consultants, advocated for using groups to assist student learning.

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How to Focus on Conceptual Understanding While Practicing Student Thinking Skills: Simplifying Approaches to Teaching & Learning Series (Part 2)

100mentors

For the implementation of these Approaches in the classroom, we discussed how to improve students’ research skills through inquiry-based teaching. This second installment in our series addresses how to practice student thinking skills through teaching focused on conceptual understanding. Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (pp.

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How Does Acceleration Research Help Schools and Kids Rebound?

The CoolCatTeacher

Stay tuned at the end of the show to find out how to play and win up to $2,000 in prizes Vicki Davis, This is episode 770. How do we accelerate learning in the classroom, and is part two of our rebound series? I know all of us teachers; none of us want this generation to be equal to their age group three or four years ago.

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