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4 Ways to Use Improv to Teach

The CoolCatTeacher

Mel Paradis on Episode 553 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Mel Paradis, author of Teaching Improv: The Essential Handbook , shares four ways to use Improv to teach in the classroom. Check out e4Effort for more information and to start encouraging effort with your students.

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5 Things About Effective Digital Citizenship You Need to Know

The CoolCatTeacher

Mike Ribble – Bio As Submitted Dr. Mike Ribble has been writing, speaking and creating information related to digital citizenship for 15 years. He is currently co-authoring a new ISTE book with Marty Park titled The Digital Citizenship Handbook for School Leaders: Fostering Positive Interactions Online.

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Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

However, students are unlikely to develop these skills in learning environments where they are positioned as passive receivers of information. Handbook of self-regulation (pp. Education and Information Technologies , 22 (4), 1395-1454. This skill-building can happen at any grade level. Zeidner (Eds.), Zimmerman, B.

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The Balance with Catlin Tucker: Featuring Lisa Highfill

Catlin Tucker

In this episode of The Balance , I talk with Lisa Highfill , a mother, educator, instructional coach, and co-author of The HyperDoc Handbook. Lisa describes herself as a thinker, philosopher, debater, and geek.

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3 Before Me: A Teaching method that boosts student independence and raises team players

Neo LMS

An LMS can also include learning apps and can be synchronized to encyclopedias, compendiums, handbooks, and textbooks with all the necessary information for a certain subject. Read more: 10 Top tips for creating more effective online learning forums.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Reading comprehension and information retention improve when students write about what they read (Graham & Herbert, 2011). Writing helps students to develop their content knowledge as they attempt to persuade, inform, or narrate. Handbook of Writing Research , 2, 194-207. Harvard Educational Review , 81(4), 710-744.

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What is Learning Sciences and Why Does It Matter?

Digital Promise

These terms represent distinct research traditions and inform our understanding in different and complementary ways. Sciences of learning recognizes that many sciences inform our understanding of how people learn, such as neuroscience, psychology, sociology, anthropology, and more. The Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences.

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