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A Student and a Teacher Try to Untangle Why Group Work Is, Well, Terrible

Edsurge

Educator Jen Manly, left, and EdSurge reporter Nadia Tamez-Robledo address the audience during a discussion about the challenges students face while doing group work. Why does group work suck so much? The first question I'm gonna answer is the second one, which is, why do people assign group work?

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

However, we have often been frustrated by the lessons proposed in our language textbooks for learning about culture; these lessons usually come in the form of disconnected short readings with comprehension questions. This is exactly what our colleague in Spanish chose to do through a group work activity. link] Mugnai, M.

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Using Mind Maps to Improve Assessment and Group Work

Faculty Focus

However, we have often been frustrated by the lessons proposed in our language textbooks for learning about culture; these lessons usually come in the form of disconnected short readings with comprehension questions. This is exactly what our colleague in Spanish chose to do through a group work activity. link] Mugnai, M.

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Distance learning for students with dyslexia

eSchool News

So much of the support we offer our students with dyslexia is centered around small group work during our intervention block. Related content: 3 keys to teaching students with dyslexia to read. As the dyslexia coordinator for my district, I’m a big believer in individualized, in-person interventions. Staying connected.

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

eSchool News

Here are a few tips and tricks for integrating technology into your reading lessons. The most effective technology works with you to enable or extend the instruction you’re providing. Teachers spend so much time outside of work doing things like grading and trying to find appropriate activities for differentiated instruction.

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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. If teachers have ample access to technology, they can design multiple stations that incorporate technology. Makerspace station. Computer time with adaptive software.

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How controversial topics inspire deeper learning

eSchool News

Group work vs. cooperative learning. When I was still in the classroom, I called lots of activities “group work,” but some students hid from the learning while others carried the group, and that is not true of cooperative learning. In short, the platform has PIES.

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