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

ED Surge

But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. If you can't manage, you can't teach.

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5 Conditions for Getting Formative Assessment Right

Cult of Pedagogy

Listen to my interview with Kim Marshall and Jenn David-Lang ( transcript ): Sponsored by Listenwise and Scholastic Magazines+ This page contains Amazon Affiliate and Bookshop.org links. Any time we teach our students something , we need to check to see how well they learned it. ” David-Lang says. It was not learned.”

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Experience and the educational ecosystem: why retention of experienced colleagues matters for beginning teachers

Becoming a History Teacher

Photo by zhang kaiyv on Pexels.com A little while ago I had the opportunity to chat with a teacher who is 20 odd years into their teaching career. They understood the need to prioritise and advocate for lesson planning as an important aspect of beginning teacher’s training despite it being in conflict with wider school developments.

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How to Help Kids Innovate From an Early Age

Digital Promise

As the founder of MAKE magazine Dale Dougherty states in his 2011 TED Talk: “ We are all makers. ”. My research explores how teachers work together to explore news ways of teaching and learning through makerspaces. Teaching Perseverence. Makerspaces in Ontario Schools.

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Engaging Students with Studies Weekly | Teacher Testimonial

Studies Weekly

So when you go through the units you don’t have to worry about, as a teacher, ‘Am I hitting the standards I need to teach?’ They love playing the game after reading an article online or in the magazine. Despite the challenges she faced, she remained enthusiastic by finding joy in teaching. The kids enjoyed it.

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Helpful Resources and Tips for Teachers Using Studies Weekly

Studies Weekly

Take advantage of your resources like lesson plans, teaching strategies, printables, and more. High-Impact Teaching Strategies There are high-impact teaching strategies recommended throughout your Studies Weekly Teacher Edition. The magazines can be folded, cut, glued, and made into assessment projects.

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Will the real Montessori please stand up?

The Hechinger Report

Many parents think a Montessori education encourages creativity and benefits children by providing unique teaching methods aimed at respecting young children and giving kids more control of their learning. Rachel Rodriguez teaches a small-group lesson in her classroom at Hill Country Montessori. But authenticity matters.

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