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How to Do a Close Reading Lesson in Any Subject

Cult of Pedagogy

By the middle of elementary school, it is assumed that most students have basic decoding skills they know how to turn letters into sounds and sounds into words, but reading is a lot more than saying the words on the page. Last year we explored the debate over early reading instruction.)

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Reflective Learning as the New Normal

A Principal's Reflections

As I work with schools and districts as a job-embedded coach, one of my main focus areas is to help improve pedagogy both with and without the use of technology. More often than not I do not see opportunities for student reflections through countless walk-throughs, lesson plan reviews, or audits of how digital tools are being used.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. It’s also important for all students to feel represented, Laura Thomas said in her Edutopia article from August 2016.

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OPINION: Three misunderstandings about open resources

The Hechinger Report

Notably: In reviews of 17 middle school math programs , just one was deemed standards-aligned across grades six to eight. Of the 14 elementary school math programs, only two products were found to be standards-aligned across grades K-5, again both published by nonprofits.

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How to Help Kids Innovate From an Early Age

Digital Promise

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. Nine more school boards have joined for the second year of the project. Read the original article.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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What lessons does special education hold for personalized learning?

The Hechinger Report

“Just think about identifying the explicit skills that students need to work on and the plan that we have to help them achieve a mastery of that explicit skill.”. A student at Belmont-Cragin Elementary School. Credit: Sarah Gonser for The Hechinger Report. But there are plenty of reasons to be cautious.

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