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Devices Need to Support Learning

A Principal's Reflections

When it comes to educational technology I often get the feeling that the learning is often secondary. Using technology just for the sake of using it equates to a huge waste of instructional time that could be dedicated to deep, meaningful learning. Technology can become a nice pedagogical fit when viewed this way.

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Common Misconceptions of Educators Who Fear Technology

A Principal's Reflections

We are beginning to see some schools across the country take the lead in merging sound pedagogy with the effective integration of technology. These skill sets include critical thinking/problem solving, media literacy, collaboration, creativity, technological proficiency, and global awareness.

Education 389
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In Elementary School, Many Teachers Have a Shaky Grasp of Math. Can Preparation Programs Change That?

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Other assessments such as the critical thinking-focused international PISA exam have also indicated declining math abilities. Ultimately, the National Council on Teacher Quality report recommends programs dedicate 150 instructional hours to math content and pedagogy. Whos Afraid of the Big, Bad Math?

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Good vs Great Teachers: My Ravitch Response

A Principal's Reflections

Designs lessons that foster critical thinking skills and cognitive growth through authentic-based practices. I could go on and on, but I think you get the point. Thank you to all the great teachers, administrators, parents, and educational stakeholders that are actively accepting this challenge.

Pedagogy 279
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Could Play Boost Students’ Math Performance?

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For instance, play in early education reinforces the development of social-emotional skills and critical thinking. Thats how it is with her brother, an engineer in Taiwan, who finds math so absorbing he could spend all his spare time thinking about numbers, Liu-Constant says. But whats meant by play?

K-12 119
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This School Librarian Thinks Her Job Is the ‘Best-Kept Secret in Education’

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She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. I'm an educator. I have coursework in school librarianship, so that's definitely a part of my progress, having actual school librarianship theories and pedagogies and systems under my belt.

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I Once Made a Student Cry, and It Made Me a Better Teacher

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Teaching is more than delivering contentits about modeling humanity, and my apology that day reshaped my understanding of educations deeper purpose. Education as a Humanizing Practice In Pedagogy of the Oppressed , Paulo Freire argues that education should make students more human.