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Different Ways to Show Learning

A Principal's Reflections

For many of us, our preparation to become teachers consisted of courses focusing on classroom management, lesson design, grading, and proven strategies that had withstood the test of time. We were also exposed to learning style theory and the many benefits it had on meeting the diverse needs of students.

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Why You Shouldn’t Use Physical Education As Punishment

TeachThought

Don’t Use Physical Education As Punishment contributed by Dr. Kymm Ballard, Executive Director for SPARK Think about any time you’ve seen “army boot camp” portrayed in pop culture — are you picturing the traditional drill sergeant, ordering his troops to do endless laps and push-ups, as punishment for their errors that day?

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Let’s talk: Teachers pushed to converse more with youngest kids

The Hechinger Report

The trend crosses traditional political divides. Those brains grow through a process scientists have coined serve and return , when a caregiver and a child engage in back-and-forth exchanges like a lively game of tennis, according to researchers at Harvard University.

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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

ED Surge

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. And that's really, I think, what most teachers struggle with, because if you can't manage, you can't teach. Its the best-kept secret in education, to be a school librarian, Rhue says with pride.

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Learning to teach from naughty avatars

The Hechinger Report

University of Virginia researchers find that classroom simulations, combined with coaching, help prospective teachers improve their classroom management skills. Many users are underwhelmed and longing for the moment we can return to traditional in-person instruction. But self-reflection was a dud.

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Combatting the Challenges of Whole Group Lessons with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

By aligning the key benefits of blended learning with some of the “pain points” that make teaching in this traditional model challenging, I hope more teachers will be more receptive to exploring these models. Pain Point: Teachers are frustrated the classroom management and behavior issues that can derail a lesson.

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Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education

Catlin Tucker

As educators embrace innovative technology-enhanced instructional models , they often grapple with letting go of the time-saving practices inherent in the traditional teacher-led, teacher-paced whole group approach to instruction. Both of these perceived benefits are important to acknowledge and explore.

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