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How Building Bonds in the Classroom Can Motivate Better Teaching

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Researchers believe it may be in part due to their age and development, and partly because secondary school teachers are content specialists who can dive more deeply into their subjects. In addition, as course content becomes more challenging in higher grades, teachers may tend to use these complex strategies more often.”

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5 educators share insights into teaching and learning

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Inspiring district leaders, classroom teachers, and school staff have found unique and innovative ways to engage students in learning, motivating students to see beyond classroom walls and truly immerse themselves in learning. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development.

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The importance of agency in successful edtech adoptions

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Teachers attuned to their classroom culture understand when their students are engaged, and they seek to activate more and more of those coveted light-bulb moments–indicators of high motivation to learn more. Seek forward-thinking educators online, where professional development, webinars, blogs and videos on AI are abundant.

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To Be Ready for Kindergarten, Teachers and Researchers Say Social-Emotional Skills Are Key

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These include following instructions, sharing, listening and participating during lessons, using writing utensils and craft materials, and toilet training. One is physical development, including gross motor skills, which allow kids to run, hop and skip, as well as fine motor skills, which help children hold a pencil or use scissors.

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Helping Students Improve Their Handwriting

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The Importance of Good Handwriting Research suggests that writing by hand engages the brain more than if you were typing on a keyboard. Understanding the Purpose To foster neat handwriting skills, students need to understand the purpose behind their writing. It also improves your memory and understanding of what you are learning.

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Why Are Colleges Hesitant to Train More Early Childhood Educators?

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Pima Community College in Arizona offers students Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training instruction—a model that helps students strengthen their math, reading and writing skills while they prepare for a career—only in subjects that lead to jobs with “family-sustaining wages,” such as information technology and construction.

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The benefits of active learning

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about half the teachers who responded said their [Massachusetts] districts had adopted scripted programs in math and writing – and 60 percent in phonics and spelling – which reduce a teacher’s autonomy in instruction. Strauss noted in her article that researcher R. Clarke Fowler found that .