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The Week That Was in 234

Moler's Musing

Enter the Annotated Mapa strategy that helps students apply history to geography the way they would annotate a text. Huge improvement, and it reinforced why layered, interactive learning beats simple memorization every time. Annotated Maps + Dice Challenge On Wednesday, students took an initial Quizizz on how the U.S.

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Beyond Screens: The Benefits of Paper-Based Learning for Elementary Students

Studies Weekly

“Many teachers have shared that the only way they have been able to reach their students is to go back to ‘old school,’ by this, I mean getting kids out from behind digital devices and doing more hands-on, interactive learning.” The physical properties of paper also account in part for its superior effect on learning.