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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

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All I remembered was trying not to sound like an idiot and feeling like a failure. And when John hit me with rapid-fire comprehension questions, it was clear that I had derived no meaning from the text. To make meaning from a passage, John told us, a person needs to be able to read 95-98% of the words.

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Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers now

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All I remembered was trying not to sound like an idiot and feeling like a failure. And when John hit me with rapid-fire comprehension questions, it was clear that I had derived no meaning from the text. To make meaning from a passage, John told us, a person needs to be able to read 95-98% of the words.

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Let Students Learn From Failure

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Too often, students–and teachers–believe learning comes from success when in truth, it’s as likely to be the product of failure. Here are ten ways to teach through failure: Use the Mulligan Rule. The teacher won’t be surprised by a failure or a question they can’t answer. Revise your mindset.

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John King: ‘The Failure of National Leadership Is Being Visited Upon School Leaders’

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So again, the failure of national leadership is being visited upon school leaders who face this impossible dilemma. When we talk about how we teach history, we have to teach an honest account of history that grapples with the role systemic oppression has played in our history, the gap between our values and our reality.

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Design thinking in the 21st century is an imperative

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The use of design thinking can foster a healthy relationship with failure within students. Research by Dorland (2023) shows that design thinking training may enable students to embrace, rather than struggle with failure in their work. The History of Design Thinking. References Dam, R. and Teo, Y. 2022, May 20). link] Daniel, A.

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7 elements of successful special education programs

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California’s students with disabilities often have faced significant disparities in the quality of their education–a problem exacerbated by a focus on compliance over results, lack of autonomy, and a failure to truly individualize student supports. Creating communities where everyone feels valued and accepted begins in our schools.

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Are microschools the future of education?

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To start, we first need to take a quick dive into the history of the steel industry (and yes, and I promise it relates). So, could microschools eventually become the new normal in schooling? Well, let’s see what innovation theory has to say about this question. From the mid 1800s until the 1960s, steel came from massive integrated mills.

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