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Back to Basics: Lesson Planning for the Concurrent Classroom

Catlin Tucker

In a coaching session last week, it became clear that teachers could use basic templates to help them conceptualize how to take strategies they have used in the past to create lessons that will work in a concurrent classroom (or in an online learning scenario). The lesson template below has five sections. Present-Pause-Discuss.

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Outdoor Teaching Activities to Maximize Learning

Teach Hub

Start with Short and Purposeful Activities Short and intentional activities are your best friend when you’re just starting with outdoor teaching. Make the Most of Group Work Learning outdoors naturally invites collaboration. The post Outdoor Teaching Activities to Maximize Learning appeared first on TeachHUB.

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3 Ways to Shake Up The Station Rotation Model

Catlin Tucker

Stations can be composed of a variety of activities (including, but not limited to): Teacher-led small group instruction. Collaborative small group work. This gives students the opportunity to control the pace at which they move through stations and activities. Makerspace station. Project-based learning time.

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Free Range Teaching

Catlin Tucker

The teacher is in control of the classroom environment and the activities taking place there. Students are at the center of the learning happening in the classroom, which requires that they make decisions and work together. They brainstormed ideas and groups worked at their own pace to complete their various performance tasks.

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PBL isn’t used enough–let’s change that

eSchool News

Projects can be individually completed or a collaborative effort, promoting group work and social skills. Some ideas of what PBL might look like in a first grade classroom include: A group of strong readers begin reading nonfiction books about a topic of their choosing and write their own story about the topic.

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6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy classroom

eSchool News

The most effective technology works with you to enable or extend the instruction you’re providing. In small-group work, for example, students can do so many things with technology, such as reading aloud, practicing decoding, doing a word sort, or practicing dictation. Related : The phonics fix?

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What YouTube and Hollywood Divas Can Teach You About Active Learning

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Guidebooks to structure group work. A tattoo writing exercise. These active learning strategies can work in any course—for any major, in any discipline. Some of the most dynamic thinkers and doers in education today are pioneers in active learning. YouTube videos for extra credit. Vocab riddles.