Insights from coaching a student team in the Conrad Challenge.
K-12 Teachers
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K-12 TeachersProfessional DevelopmentTrue Literacy
Five Tips to Deliver PD That Supports Reading Instruction
4 minutes readDr. Michael Hart, As reading proficiency levels stagnate, more states are taking a long, hard look at current practices and revamping their entire approach to reading instruction.
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Barbara BlackburnK-12 TeachersProfessional Development
Academic Discourse: 4 Key Aspects
2 minutes readWith academic discourse, whether it is in response to a teacher’s question, discussion with other students, or generating questions, there are common problems.
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In this episode, Math specialist Lindsay Melia discusses how she uses the Beast Academy curriculum from Art of Problem Solving (AoPS).
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Barbara BlackburnK-12 TeachersProfessional Development
3 Ways to Use Exit Slips in Your Classroom
3 minutes readExit slips are a popular strategy for receiving instant feedback on a student’s level of mastery, explaining what they learned during the lesson
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K-12 TeachersProfessional DevelopmentBarbara BlackburnProject-based learning
Rigorous Assessments: Not This, But That
5 minutes readRigorous Assessments – Incorporating higher levels of thinking in assignments will ultimately lead to increased learning.
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During Teacher Appreciation Week, edCircuit shares stories highlighting educators’ accomplishments across the U.S. from the past years.
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K-12 TeachersProject-based learningSTEAM in EducationEducators
A Nuanced Approach to Successful Classroom Learning
5 minutes readAI should not handcuff teachers, nor monitor behavior – it should exist to help the educator professionally.
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If both skim reading and deep reading have value, shouldn’t we be teaching these skills to our students?