Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

Two of these authors Dr. Michelle Rivers and Dr. Janell Blunt shared theirs on the podcast you can listen to our conversation in the player above or read the full transcript. But it’s not retrieval if they have access to the information they’re trying to retrieve. The strategies are summarized below.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Getting Meta with AI in the Classroom: A Reflective Approach In a junior-level education course, I assigned students the task of writing a reflective paper on the various uses of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, in the classroom. link] (translation accessed at: [link] ) Gates, B. 2023, March 21). The Age of AI has Begun. GatesNotes.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives” (p. Simple Course Design Supports Student Success Darby (2019) writes about how students can easily become overwhelmed by online classes and may struggle using the institution’s portal or LMS. Dr. Jennifer P.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives” (p. Simple Course Design Supports Student Success Darby (2019) writes about how students can easily become overwhelmed by online classes and may struggle using the institution’s portal or LMS. Dr. Jennifer P.

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

‘Writing,’ for example, can become ‘Expert and self-initiated application of the ‘revision’ step of the writing process.’ Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? ’ As are Boy Scout Badges.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

All you need is designated time in your class, the right writing materials, and a prompt that really inspires them. This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) ” You’ll also find tips for getting middle schoolers to write in every class. Yes, even math!

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Teach Thought

MAY 17, 2025

Skip to content Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Support Us? In fact, in addition to concepts like backward design and power standards, they are one of the most useful tools a teacher-as-learning-designer has access to.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

It makes learning more accessible by setting the stage and giving students the context they need to engage with confidence. By organizing ideas visually, students can structure their thinking, make connections, and build confidence before they start writing or speaking. A synonym for is.

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

Even if a student has never seen the word, they can reason: autobiographer is a person who writes the story of their own life. Word building, sentence writing, vocabulary mapping, and word detective tasks build fluency. Take the word autobiographer. That’s the power of morphology.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 18, 2025

Veterans Day Craft By TNB Creations Grades: K-6th This seven-page craft takes about an hour to complete and includes a picture for students to color, along with space to write a letter. They can even write thank-you cards to veterans. You might read The Poppy Lady by Barbara E. It’s available in both English and Spanish.

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Teach Thought

MAY 27, 2025

Skip to content Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Support Us? Integrating AI Into Bloom’s Taxonomy AI tools like ChatGPT are reshaping how students access and interact with knowledge—but where do they fit within Bloom’s framework? The answer depends on the design of the task.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 30, 2025

Without access to consistent, individualized instruction aligned to their IEPs, students with disabilities risk falling further behind academically, emotionally, and developmentally. It provides noncredit-bearing instruction that is directly aligned to students’ academic IEP goals , typically in areas like reading, writing, or math.

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Tim Manson

JULY 10, 2025

In an effort to make myself better informed, I have read copious amounts of books and have attended multiple conferences both personally and virtually, but every single one has been run by organisations in England. How do we expect teachers in NI to stay up to date with recent research if they cannot get access to it?

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 18, 2025

Read Alouds with Purpose Books anchor us. In those first wobbly days of a new school year — when names are unfamiliar, routines are rough, and every hallway trip feels like a parade — read alouds ground us in something shared. Books spark conversation, diffuse tension, and help a class of strangers start to become a community.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 8, 2025

Most of that work has been driven by a focus on access — working to ensure that students with disabilities aren’t left behind academically. While these efforts have succeeded in improving access, they still position disabled students as lacking in some way. Even student government can get involved.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 3, 2025

Enter your email address to gain access to Lesson Plans, Free Task Cards, and Minute To Win It Game. Keep all tasks accessible and engaging – think of tasks with a low floor and high ceiling here or consider some critical thinking tasks! Read Aloud: In Our Garden I begin our first week of Moving Mountains by reading In Our Garden.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The case reveals insights about a question relevant to a marathon course or an academic course: How can the integrity of results be ensured when there is easy access to technology that can be used to cheat? Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon. The time put Ruiz in 11th place.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. We read approximately 5,000 picture books together during snack time, finished 10+ novel studies together, and I even created an entire unit based on going to four different Pumpkin Patches.

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The Hungry Teacher Blog

JULY 21, 2025

For example, if you look at the 6th-grade writing Common Core standards, you’ll see clusters of related standards. says, “Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence.” These skill areas include key details and ideas, craft and structure, range of reading, and more. #2 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.1

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Teach Hub

JULY 18, 2025

When you think of rote learning, chances are you picture students writing their spelling words five times each or chanting times tables together. Having fluency with these facts and terms allows a child’s brain to free up space so they can access higher-order thinking. This is where rote learning comes into play.

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The Applicious Teacher

MAY 25, 2025

There is no cost to you, but this extra coinage allows me to continue creating free resources and writing awesome content for you! Must-Have UFLI Resources- Quick Links No time to read the whole post, but want to quickly grab a few of my must-have resources for implementing UFLI in your classroom? Check out the links below!

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Grass Head Science Journal – Growing Hair Experiment – Kindergarten & First By Class of Kinders Grade: K-1st Subject: Earth Sciences, Writing This experiment for kids includes a journal and a breakdown of the steps. The next day, have students write a secret message using a white crayon on white paper.

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Teacher Mood

JULY 6, 2025

It feels like a game, but they’re practicing decoding and letter-sound relationships AND writing the entire time. You’ll also find decodable stories paired with comprehension questions —a powerful way to give students authentic reading practice, even with a substitute. Does Your Behavior System Work Without You?

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Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

During lockdown students weren’t able to bond and build connections to the institution, or even access support structures,” she said. UC Riverside found that math and writing skills were lower among the students who graduated from high school during the pandemic than for previous high school graduates. They remember being lonely.

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k12

JULY 10, 2025

Leveraging Technology One of the most significant advantages of online learning is access to various digital tools that go far beyond what’s available in a traditional classroom. Virtual Whiteboards: These online tools replicate the traditional classroom whiteboard—and in some cases, students can even write or draw on them too.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2025

According to the Read by 4th coalition , 71 percent of fourth graders in Philadelphia, the sixth largest U.S. city by population, are reading below grade level. Both the loss of school librarians in Philadelphias school district and its disappointing reading scores caught the attention of Deb Kachel, a school librarian of 30 years.

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k12

JULY 21, 2025

What are the first steps in writing a résumé? The most important thing for résumé writing is having something to put on your résumé. And what you write on your résumé isn’t limited to only actual jobs. All of these are great first steps to writing your résumé. Use a clear, easy-to-read font. Keep it to one page.

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From the Pond

JUNE 24, 2025

Rainbow Sea Star Craft: A Fun Fine Motor Challenge for Capable Crafters If you’re part of the Pond Coloring Club , you already know that most of our crafts are designed to be simple, engaging, and accessible for early learners. It’s a simple and meaningful way to help kids connect text to self while developing thoughtful reading habits.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Most are accompanied with handwritten letters from students extolling the influence children’s television shows had on their journeys to donning the cap and gown — one fresh grad writes that she plans to become an elementary school teacher thanks to PBS.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

I was reading for pleasure. I might not remember much of the content of these books, but I've never forgotten the feeling of accomplishment upon reading the final words on the final page. Martin, the author of The Game of Thrones books, put it, "A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, the man who never reads lives only one."

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2017

According to one of our Grade 6 teachers, Shannon Diven, her students could read but could not pull out details from the text to expand answers, explain answers, or to develop a piece of writing around the text (basically, reading comprehension). Authentic Reading Experiences Wanted.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

These simple questions are an easy way to get students talking and thinking without the pressure of a writing prompt. Write a journal on mathematical equations or try your hand at writing poems for publication? You can also access three template slides, a printable gallery walk, worksheets, and slides.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

The topic is one dear to my heart: How to use technology to teach writing in creative ways. Click the image below to access her post where you can listen to the podcast or read the transcript–whichever works better for you. More on Technology and Writing. Bundle of 5 lesson plans to teach writing with tech.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2017

Though fairly new, Sway has taken over classroom production of visual presentations because the result is visually appealing while minimizing the amount of time students spend formatting a project, giving them lots more time to research and write. Write and format reports. What is Sway. Create a classroom or themed newsletter quickly.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

Research shows that children who are chronically absent from preschool through second grade are more likely to be reading below grade level by third grade. This isnt a silver-bullet story, they write. The nature of the resources that are available and also the gaps in access are different. Singer: Yeah, definitely.

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Edsurge

JULY 3, 2025

This is especially true in parts of the country where state legislatures have enacted laws criminalizing what educators can and can’t say about politically, religiously, or morally divisive topics, as well as regions where public services are underfunded and access to books is already scarce. You can read whatever you want. —

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Students are divided into teams, and one student from each team is given a series of steps to follow, but they must be read aloud and performed in sequence. They can write multiple paths based on decisions a character might make, mirroring how conditional logic works in code.

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