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Through the Midwest Teachers Institute , I offer college-credit classes that teach how to blend technology with traditional lesson plans. They include all the ebooks, videos, and other resources required so you don’t spend any more than what is required to register for the class. Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting.
In places like New York City students as young as four-years-old can take high stakes entrance exams for gifted and talented programs. To help their children get in to the gifted and talented programs, parents may pay for expensive test prep to give their child an edge. While this is one approach, there is a more inclusive approach that provides opportunities for all students including those with disabilities, those for whom English may not be their first language, and those of all socioeconomic
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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
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At the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, we see the inherent problem of putting out 25 (!) different sets of standards , but we don’t always do a good job of helping districts see how to integrate and simplify these guidance documents. One area of connection we’re currently working on is STEM – discussing a goal of transdisciplinary STEM literacy that we hope all students gain by the time they graduate from high school.
In the past, learners took in information through books and lectures. Presentations and texts started at the beginning of a theme or topic and proceeded in a linear fashion to the end. Teachers who wanted to enrich the learning experience led real-time live discussions, labs, or other forms of interactive collaboration. While this approach served the needs of some students, many were left behind.
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Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. September 25th-30th. Grades 2, 4, 5, and 8th student workbooks include 3 teacher manuals. enough for your entire grade-level team. Email us for the information. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.
In the past, learners took in information through books and lectures. Presentations and texts started at the beginning of a theme or topic and proceeded in a linear fashion to the end. Teachers who wanted to enrich the learning experience led real-time live discussions, labs, or other forms of interactive collaboration. While this approach served the needs of some students, many were left behind.
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