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A new era in teaching: The rise of personalized learning
Brian Stack EducationLast week, I had a great conversation with one of my teachers who had recently started incorporating the flipped classroom model into her classroom. We talked about how her role as a teacher looks different today than it did just a few years ago.
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Simple exercises to improve ELL reading skills — Part 3
Douglas Magrath EducationAccording to the National Standards, "Communication is at the heart of second language study, whether the communication takes place face-to-face, in writing, or across centuries through the reading of literature." Reading is a vital skill that definitely aids the communication process. ProLiteracy states that "reading provides language input and reinforces the spoken language. Students equate education with reading and writing; they need reading skills to function in society; reading reinforces the other skills they are learning and is an effective tool for acquiring information."
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2 heads are better than 1 — in the right circumstances
Pamela Hill EducationAs a special educator, I want to use well-researched practices with my students. The reasons are logical: I want my students to learn well, I want to try researched practices so I can share them with credibility with my educator peers, and best practice dictates that IEP goals are based on researched practice.
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Do schools prepare students for jobs?
Bambi Majumdar EducationA recent survey conducted by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) reveals that there is a huge gap between student readiness and what employers want. While students are thinking they are well prepared to face the future, employers are seriously concerned about their lack of skills and the amount of time they have to spend training their new recruits.
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The 4 C’s of 21st century learning for ELLs: Creativity
Erick Herrmann EducationIn this last article of the series, creativity and innovation will be discussed — with a particular emphasis on English learners. Creativity and innovation have been linked to job creation over the past decade. The rise of technology and other emerging industries rely on creativity: the ability to think outside of the box and unconventionally, to question assumptions and standard ways of doing things, and to imagine new products and solutions to problems.
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Determining individualized instruction for students with special needs
April Smith EducationWe all know that students are different and learning is not one-size-fits-all. Some students need more academic assistance and support than others because of documented physical or cognitive disabilities. To accommodate the variety of special needs present in today's classrooms, schools have created a variety of tiered placements and intervention strategies based on the severity of needed assistance. Two instructional models dominate special education services to be given in the general education classroom: inclusion and pull-out.
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Is it time to end zero-tolerance policies in schools?
Brian Stack EducationLast month, a former student from my school came back to interview me on zero-tolerance policies for a research paper she was writing for her graduate program. Her questions really got me thinking about the purpose and the effectiveness of this approach in schools.
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What we talk about when we talk about best practices: Assessment
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationIn this part of the best practices series, we will examine assessment and the many manifestations it takes. Assessment is not limited to traditional testing. It includes programmatic and student needs analysis, alternative approaches to evaluating learning and student self-reflection.
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Finding a path forward after the parent‑teacher conference
Nancy Gahles Mental HealthcareThe angst of parenthood rears its ugly multiheaded hydra appearance around this time every year — it's time for the parent-teacher conference. The parental hopes and dreams that your child did, in fact, incorporate all the lectures from you on bringing up his/her game hang in the fateful balance of this night.
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Students learning from Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal
Thomas Van Soelen EducationLori Hetherington at Alpharetta High School, just north of the heart of Atlanta, was in her first year teaching Advanced Placement Statistics to juniors and seniors. New to the course and new to teaching many gifted learners, she needed to complete a project as part of a gifted endorsement course sequence.
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