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Accommodations vs. Modifications

Understanding the difference between accommodation and modification can help teachers choose the best approach to support students in their classroom. Choosing the correct level of support can increase student confidence and help them to reach their learning goals. Reference: The Understood Team. (2019, August 5). …
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Reaching All Learners using Assistive Technology

As teachers, we have all witnessed students who sit idle in class, refuse to work, or do not complete assignments.  Time and time again we have heard,  “I know what I want to say, I just can’t get my message down on the paper.” or …
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How to set up Daily Reading in your Classroom

Teenagers want to read – if we let them (Kittle, 2013). Encouraging students to become lifelong readers is a goal of any Language Arts teacher.  Developing independent, engaged readers requires providing students with a variety of literature coupled with increased volume and complexity. Readers need …
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Questioning: Moving it to the Next Level in Classrooms

Issue: Questions in the classroom too often fails to engage powerful thinking. Questioning is an integral part of everyday life in the classroom. It is what teachers do all day long. Traditionally, questions are asked, students answer and more questions are asked. Such questions might …
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5 Structures to Champion Student Voice

Do you want every voice in your classroom to be heard? Do you want each voice to be valued? Do you want maximum participation for all? Try one of these strategies in your classroom to support and empower your students.*  *We love Jennifer Gonzalez from …
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Learning Through Pictures

Hear a piece of information and three days later you will remember only 10% of it. Add a picture and you will remember 85% of the information. The more Visual the input becomes, the more likely it is to be recognized and recalled (Medina, 2014). Hear …
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Lessons Learned: What Works in the Virtual Classroom

During the 2020-2021 school year, Golden Hills School Division has provided families with the option for students to attend school virtually with the flexibility of being able to return to their home school at any point in the year. In order for students to be …
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Empowering Students to Ask Questions

“… teachers need to view students not as objects to be questioned but as agents who can think together about the content under study.” (Walsh & Sattes, pg 17, 2017, second edition) Questioning has moved beyond the questions that teachers ask, to the questions that …
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Overcoming Challenges in the Classroom During COVID Times

In this video, Warren identifies six key actions to help teachers continue to facilitate powerful learning during the pandemic and beyond. Learn more about the importance of:  Building routines Designing learning that matters Communicating success criteria clearly Providing opportunities for iterative and reflective thinking Focusing …
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How To Set Up Daily Writing In Your Classroom

Penny Kittle, a veteran English Language Arts teacher, argues that our students are readers and writers, and we need to teach them as such. We need to help students see themselves as writers. She says all writers need time, choice, response, vision, and expectations, and …
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