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How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom

Cult of Pedagogy

” Rather than engaging in a ‘read aloud,’ we engage in “thinking together about a book (or science, math, etc.).” Her question requires the students to construct the causal relationship between inviting in the quiet student and the quality of the ensuing experience — a self-interest motive.

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Beyond Digital Literacy: How EdTech Fosters Children’s Social-Emotional Development

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These include acquiring 21st-century skills, stronger peer relationships, and a greater motivation to learn. A child’s emotional well-being and self-confidence is essential to social and intellectual development. Technology also helps to prepare students for the future and improves the retention rate of information.