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Helping science-averse teachers integrate STEM and literacy

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Just as effective teachers meet students where they are, the most helpful schools provide teachers the inspiration or guidance they need through professional learning opportunities. The Water Princess Unit, for example, includes a video of an educator bringing the unit to life with students.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Teacher Professional Development

The CoolCatTeacher

.” Unfortunately, in some schools, these instructional coaches also have administrative responsibility. To understand a common problem with instructional coaching, let’s look at the business world for a moment. For example, in the business community, a life coach is typically not someone in your chain of command.

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Access State-Reviewed Instructional Materials with SETDA’s Dashboard

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After finding a review they want to consider, educators can then focus in on the evaluation, comments, and recommendation regarding the educational material, and in many cases compare that review to a different state’s review of the same resource. Utah’s Process and Reviews. Join the Community.

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What Will Schools Do in the Fall? Here Are 4 Possible Scenarios

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All four scenarios laid out in the New America guide are predicated on the idea that distance learning will, in some way, be folded into every school’s plans for the coming year. Also underpinning these various scenarios is the critical need for professional learning and development over the summer.

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Teacher PD: Purposeful Tinkering and Application

User Generated Education

Deep learning occurs through experiential, authentic, interactive, collaborative instructional processes. If deep learning is desired for teacher professional development, then it should reflect best practices for teaching and learning. Tinkering With Instructional Materials. A Recent Example.

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Algebra I Success for All: From Gatekeeper to Gateway

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Algebra success can have other ripple effects, too; for example, students who choose to go to college will have higher chances of graduating with less debt. Support for both students AND teachers is vital when developing comprehensive math instruction systems. Implementation requires ownership.

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How Video Games Can Teach Reading Just as Well as Books

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In our fourth grade professional learning committee we used “ Sydney’s World ,” a narrative roleplaying game I developed to help younger students improve their reading fluency and comprehension. Research and pedagogy unequivocally point to digital game-based learning as an instructional methodology that can improve literacy skills.

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