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Breaking Barriers: Removing the Stigma of Intervention

A Principal's Reflections

In an ideal world, every student would have access to an education tailored to their unique needs and abilities. Hence the need to personalize learning. However, special education students often face more significant challenges that can impede their academic progress. One of the major hurdles they encounter is the stigma associated with intervention, a key component of personalization.

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Troubleshooting the Flipped Classroom: Dealing with Unprepared Students

Catlin Tucker

Why Would a Teacher Use the Flipped Classroom Model? First, let’s establish the value of the flipped classroom in case you have never used this blended learning model. The flipped classroom was designed to invert the traditional approach to instruction and practice/application. Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g., auditory processing, attention deficit, lack o

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Two Books to Help You Hold Healthy Classroom Conversations About Race

Cult of Pedagogy

Listen to my interview with Matthew Kay and Jennifer Orr ( transcript ): Sponsored by NoRedInk and The Modern Classrooms Project This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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OPINION: Left out: Dreamers miss too may education opportunities that could change their lives

The Hechinger Report

As tuition and related fees skyrocket, finding ways to keep a college degree within reach for anyone willing to work toward one is imperative. Offering every high school student access to college-level courses while in high school is one critical way to do so. Students who are able to take college-level courses, through Advanced Placement or dual enrollment, can get a head start on college — entering with credits in hand that reduce their tuition costs and shorten their path to a degree.

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When AI Strikes a Chord: The Future of Music is Just a Prompt Away

Dr. Shannon Doak

If you have been reading my blog, you know that I like to experiment with new technology. Recently, AI has been on the top of this list as the advancements in the AI arena just keep on coming! I’ve been tinkering around with something pretty extraordinary, and I think you’ll want to hear about it. It’s about the latest AI advancements that are changing the tune of creative possibilities, especially in making music.

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On Motivation

All Things Pedagogical

I am sitting here on my couch, on a Sunday at noon writing this blog post. This seems to be the new place where the blog posts are written and not at my desk. Which I guess is appropriate because this post is going to be about change, time (sorry I have been thinking a lot about Bergson this week), and as the title notes- motivation. Sitting on the couch has given me motivation to write this post.