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Would You Rather: Transfer and Apply

Catlin Tucker

Option 1 Science: Design a new experiment to test a scientific hypothesis Science: Write a research paper on an environmental issue Math: Solve a set of problems and explain your solutions in a video tutorial Math: Develop a math game that helps others learn about a mathematical concept or process English : Write an essay analyzing the symbolism in (..)

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Explicit instruction: Students need more of it

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As an assistant principal in a public school in Manhattan, I have begun to use explicit instruction more in my own teaching and have focused on explicit instruction in my professional development with the history and physical education teachers I supervise.

Students 281
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Systemic Change Means Rethinking College and Career Prep. We’ve Done It Before.

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The only way to achieve another revolution in innovation is through complete transformation of our system As we write this, humanity is in the midst of multiple emergencies. Unfortunately, due to our looming crises, the conditions in which all our systems, including education, exist have changed. The crises that loom over the U.S.

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Stanford Experiments with Virtual Reality, Social-Emotional Learning and Oculus Rift

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It is difficult to imagine a teenager volunteering to participate in such a stilted interaction. Other scenarios make use of commonplace and overwrought trust exercises—selpractices.org advocates for “Minefield,” in which one blindfolded participant walks through an obstacle-laden field guided by shouting team members at a distance.

Learning 151
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The Greatest Enemy of Creativity in Schools Isn’t Testing. It’s Time.

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A former art teacher, White is now an education consultant who criss-crosses the continent giving workshops, coaching teachers in her local Saskatchewan district and writing books. The same is true in highly performance-based environments like physical education and practical and applied arts. We would never ask in a P.E.

Testing 168
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How to Assess Learning in a Pandemic

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Tony Crider: I came at it from the perspective of the physics education research, and looking at it as a way to say, How do we give tests at the beginning and test at the end to try to gauge what they learn over time? So the approach that has emerged from that is something that I and others call “ungrading.”

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What I Learned About Math(s) Education In Australia

Robert Kaplinsky

I have three big goals for writing this: I want to reflect on and process my own experiences in a place where I can come back and read. I hope that Australian educators might value an outsiders perspective on whats happening in Australia. Conclusion I felt very conflicted about writing these reflections.

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