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What is Actively Learn and Why Should I Try it?

Ask a Tech Teacher

It provides reading resources either uploaded by the teacher or selected from the platform’s library of thousands of fiction and nonfiction books (some free; some through Prime plans), Common Core-aligned lesson plans, videos, or simulations. in the library as a research tool . as homework or independent reading.

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5 Ways to Build Reading Stamina in Adolescent Students

The CoolCatTeacher

Have a great classroom library. Students Perform on the Most Recent Assessments?” She has published articles in the Wisconsin English Journal and has spoken at state and national conferences on aspects of secondary literacy. Advertise great reads. Give people “book talks” and book tastings. “How Did U.S.

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Putting Guidance to Work: Lessons from the Massachusetts Edtech Peer Learning Cohort

Digital Promise

Their team consisted of a high school student, a teacher, a library media specialist, and the technology team. The teacher and library media specialist provided insight into how specific tools were currently being used and discussed how staff members could possibly introduce a new tool into the district.

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How Differentiated Instruction Can Help You Reach Every Student in Class

Waterford

If a student might work more efficiently in a quieter learning environment, for example, you could allow them to complete a project in the school library. Our programs assign these lessons based on a student’s placement assessment and their demonstrated mastery. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 2013, 17(1), pp.

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Why It’s So Hard to Lower the Cost of Textbooks

Edsurge

This week’s podcast sponsor is PowerSchool, now with Schoology, a unified platform that brings SIS, LMS and assessment together for blended, distance and personalized learning. It keeps everyone from administrators and teachers to students and parents connected from homeroom to home. Learn more.

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‘Students Are Lonely:’ What Happens When Coronavirus Forces Schools Online

Edsurge

Another educator started a burgeoning Facebook group for international educators to trade tips, and another began a detailed list of helpful online tools, including the digital portfolio platform Seesaw and the ebook library Epic. By far, the biggest question Boyle’s teachers have had is about assessments.

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6 tools for real formative assessment

eSchool News

Delivering formative assessments is made easier with classroom technology tools. As education policy moves away from the much-maligned No Child Left Behind and toward new legislation focusing on learning outcomes, technology-enabled formative assessments are moving to the foreground as a way to gauge student learning in real time.