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An Active Reading Strategy for Any Learning Landscape

Catlin Tucker

I was not actively engaging with the text. In their new book, Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making , my friend, Jay McTighe , and his co-author, Harvey Silver , write about an active reading strategy that encourages students to engage with texts before, during, and after reading.

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Need Inspiration Designing Station Rotation Lessons for your Math, English, History, or Science Class?

Catlin Tucker

In our current situation, it is necessary to emphasize that a “station” does not need to be a physical location in a classroom, but rather it is a learning activity. Instead, they shift from one learning activity to the next. History: Station Rotation Ideas. Students do not need to rotate physically.

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Online Summer Educational Activities

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Choose what works for you: iCivics —experience what it means to be part of a democracy Second Life —simulates just about anything if you can find it Coffee Shop —run a coffee shop business History Civilization- -Sid Meier’s Civilization game (fee required) History Mystery –play the game History Simulations –fee and free Mission US –students role play (..)

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7 Black History Month resources to use the whole year

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This year’s 8th most-read story focuses on Black History Month resources educators can use throughout the school year. During Black History Month, educators have the opportunity to delve into the difficult–and often uncomfortable–experiences of Black people in the U.S. and around the world.

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Interactive Field Trips Offered to Educators for Black History Month, President’s Day, Women’s History Month and Earth Day

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In preparation for several upcoming significant historical, cultural and societal events, the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) has curated a list of live, interactive virtual field trips that educators can access to enrich discussions surrounding Black History Month, President’s Day, Women’s History Month and Earth Day.

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4 ways to help students disagree without being disagreeable

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History loves to celebrate the lone geniuses, but most of the world’s biggest achievements–from the moon landing, to medical breakthroughs, to blockbuster films–happened because many people set aside their differences and worked together.

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What are the Three Active Strategies?

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So, what are the three active strategies? What are three active learning strategies? Active learning strategies for students in K-12 encompass a range of techniques designed to promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding. What are active study strategies?