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Curriculum Design is Emotional Work—This Teacher Makes It Easier

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I knew three days of planning wouldn’t be enough to design flexible curriculum that could empower every student to have an “aha!” Unfortunately, the feeling that there’s never enough time to write and adjust curriculum is a major source of frustration and a bitter reality for teachers across the United States.

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4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking

Catlin Tucker

If the teacher is the only person thinking critically about learning goals, progress, skill development, curriculum design, and assessment, that is a missed opportunity. Teaching metacognitive skills that encourage students to become more aware of their learning can help them shift from passive to active participants in the classroom.

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Use Tech to Reassess Assessment

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I write this book to support a critically important conversation that helps teachers to be more informed and conscious of the impact of our traditional grading practices, and that prepares them with the understanding and strategies to implement more equitable practices.

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Are gifted students now an underserved population?

eSchool News

The students choose from 26 academic research areas covering STEM, social sciences, humanities, and pre-professional; and each study culminates with an undergraduate-level research paper that showcases students’ originality, articulation, analytical skills, and writing. As a result, gifted students can end up as an underserved population.

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Class Size Matters: Understanding the Link Between Class Size and Student Achievement

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Tyrone Howard, a professor of education who writes about research into students’ relationships with their teachers, said “I think schools in many ways have put the cart before the horse. For a student, individual attention can make the difference between effectively developing skills and just coasting along.

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Lean In and Stand Out: The Do's and Don'ts of Resume Writing

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DON'T: Drone On, But Do PROD Here, then, is your resume-writing acronym: PROD. A hiring manager would much rather have those core elements in a simple, cleanly presented fashion than a beautifully designed resume that lacks information. Are you looking to expand as a Curriculum Designer? What’s your dream role?

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4 Steps for Humanizing Personalized Learning

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We even interviewed residents to learn about challenges they face, resulting in my students writing letters to local aldermen, advocating for change. Complex instruction leverages open-ended tasks, specifically designed for diverse groups of learners.

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