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Innovative Schools Find Lessons — and Opportunities — in Remote Learning

Edsurge

ATI teachers are used to sending and receiving assignments digitally and because of that, the transition to online learning has been smooth so far, principal David Hyman tells me, as he awaits a call from a mentee on day two of closing. His focus right now is on helping Latitude High School’s teachers have grace for themselves.

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How Teacher Language Can Build a More Democratic Classroom

Cult of Pedagogy

Children must learn how to construct learning communities in which participants take each other’s ideas seriously, grow knowledge, and solve problems together so they are not dependent on the teacher to arrange such communities for them. A read aloud is something a teacher does while students listen. “What are you thinking?”

Language 111
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The Fight to Preserve—and Teach—African-American History

Edsurge

We would not be in this room, I would not be able to speak with you today, if there wasn’t perseverance, courage, creativity, intellectual development—all of these things that people of African descent have been and continue to be in this country, and the power of the spirit of African Americans is being celebrated today.

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Teaching Logic and Sequencing through Narrative

Faculty Focus

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. Storytelling gives teachers many ways to teach logic. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved.

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Teaching Logic and Sequencing through Narrative

Faculty Focus

As a writing teacher, I’ve discovered that counseling writers to sequence details logically does more for their writing, their readers, and their intellectual development than encouraging them to take risks or to make art. Storytelling gives teachers many ways to teach logic. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved.

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Enhancing Access, Engagement, and Inclusion in Online Education

Faculty Focus

Research from the University of Kansas Center for Research in Learning identifies key conditions for successful inclusion, including teachers’ philosophical commitment to meeting the needs of all students and collaboration with institutions to assess student needs and monitor progress. Relational competence in teacher education.

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

Ask a Tech Teacher

A child’s emotional well-being and self-confidence is essential to social and intellectual development. Many parents and teachers do not fully understand social and emotional learning (SEL). Technology used for education personalizes the learning process, engages students and develops essential skills for the workplace.