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How to Do a Close Reading Lesson in Any Subject

Cult of Pedagogy

Most academic subjects are taught at least in part with some kind of text, whether it be books, articles, or digital resources, and each field has its own unique vocabulary, syntax, and ways of constructing and interpreting meaning. (Last year we explored the debate over early reading instruction.)

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Quantifying Innovative Practices

A Principal's Reflections

The critical element in this equation was skillfully purposefully employing digital resources while ensuring consistency and continuity in all our old and new practices. This information will then be reviewed at the initial meeting for reflection and goal-setting to grow and improve. The IPA doesn’t just look at innovation.

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How to Choose High-Quality Social Studies Instructional Materials for Your District

TCI

With the right HQIM, students develop critical thinking skills, engage meaningfully with historical content, and become informed citizens ready to tackle complex societal issues. Digital Components: Many providers offer online platforms or digital resources to supplement print materials.

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It’s the Start of the School Year; Let’s Start Digitally Safe

Digital Promise

Keep personal information private. While these 10 points may seem basic, they are reasonable initial steps to helping all students stay safe using the internet and digital resources for learning. Parents can find additional information from Common Sense Media for Parents. Log out of your device if you are not using it.

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Challenges in Curation: Successfully Integrating Open Educational Resources in the Classroom

Digital Promise

OER Commons defines them more eloquently as, “teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license that permits their free use and re-purposing by others.”. Teachers have been surfing the Web for lesson plans and ideas for their classroom for years.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

The district already had an internal learning-management system that housed lesson plans, organized assignments and tracked student progress online, she said. But then “we agreed that kids need to be in class, so to speak.” Now, with students logging into it from home, “this is school until further notice.”.