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Are your lessons and units in need of some flavor? Spice up your instructional planning process with these fun resources!

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A third grade class asked why their state, Rhode Island, had no official state insect when 46 other states did. What happened next will inspire you to turn your traditional units of study into deeper learning experiences. Teaching Upper Elementary, Teaching Middle School, Beginning Of The School Year, Elementary Grades, Problem Based Learning, Project Based Learning, Student Learning, School Activities

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A third grade class asked why their state, Rhode Island, had no official state insect when 46 other states did. What happened next will inspire you to turn your traditional units of study into deeper learning experiences.

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"If differentiated instruction is viewed as part of the planning process, the additional planning time is not noticeably different." Differentiation Strategies, Differentiation In The Classroom, Differentiated Learning, Inquiry Based Learning, Differentiated Instruction, Teaching Social Studies, Teaching 5th Grade

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"If differentiated instruction is viewed as part of the planning process, the additional planning time is not noticeably different."

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Spoiler alert - The purpose of assessment is really to understand what our students have learned, and to present it to ourselves and our students in a way that we can all see who has learned what. Student Success, Formative And Summative Assessment, Feedback For Students, Philosophy Of Education

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Spoiler alert - The purpose of assessment is really to understand what our students have learned, and to present it to ourselves and our students in a way that we can all see who has learned what.

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Matt Davis highlights free and easy-to-implement classroom resources to celebrate Women's History Month in March.

By teaching students to "drive their own brain" through metacognition, we provide a concrete way to guide them to think about how they can best learn. Brain Based Teaching, Brain Learning, Teaching Social Skills, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Metacognition, Brain Science, Forensic Science

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By teaching students to "drive their own brain" through metacognition, we provide a concrete way to guide them to think about how they can best learn.

By inviting her class to choose their own subjects for a historical reformers project, this teacher learned a lot about her students' interests and passions. Teachers Toolbox, Social Studies Unit, Social Studies Middle School, Social Studies Teacher, 21st Century Learning, 21st Century Skills

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By inviting her class to choose their own subjects for a historical reformers project, this teacher learned a lot about her students' interests and passions.

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To ensure productive group work, teachers must communicate expectations, strategically build groups, structure activities, scaffold work with a supportive classroom culture, and stress individual accountability. Instructional Design, Education Issues, Education Humor, Physical Education, Teaching Methods

To ensure productive group work, teachers must communicate expectations, strategically build groups, structure activities, scaffold work with a supportive classroom culture, and stress individual accountability.

Hook students' attention by stimulating their hardwired need to know, and make it a satisfying experience so their brains recognize the value of energy spent learning. Brain Based Learning, Whole Brain Teaching, Educational Theories, Educational Technology

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Hook students' attention by stimulating their hardwired need to know, and make it a satisfying experience so their brains recognize the value of energy spent learning.

It's important to recognize that a growth mindset is an overall paradigm for personal development rather than a pedagogical tool for measuring academic accomplishment. Growth Mindset Carol Dweck, Teaching Growth Mindset, Social Emotional Learning, Habits Of Mind, Fixed Mindset, Metacognition

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In this collection, find resources that discuss some of the innovative strategies used by teacher educators, mentors, coaches, and other professionals to prepare and support preservice and new teachers and facilitate ongoing teacher development. Teacher Leader, Teacher Prep, Teacher Planning, Teacher Education, New Teachers, Coaching Teachers, Instructional Technology

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Teach the mindset of innovation through example, iteration, failure, and reflection, and cultivate your students' curiosity and determination to try something different. High School Activities, Math Activities, Little Academy, Professional Learning Network, Dear Students

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Teach the mindset of innovation through example, iteration, failure, and reflection, and cultivate your students' curiosity and determination to try something different.

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Maybe teaching isn't about delivering information. Maybe it's really about providing a landscape where curiosity takes root, growing a unique, vibrant, continual source of knowledge. Steam Learning, Learning Science, Math Connections, Makerspace Library, Ben Johnson, Positive Learning, Classroom Walls

Maybe teaching isn't about delivering information. Maybe it's really about providing a landscape where curiosity takes root, growing a unique, vibrant, continual source of knowledge.

STEM subjects are often put down as dry and lacking creativity, but we all know that when you have a great teacher who can inspire you to be curious, science and math can be interesting. And when they can convince you (and your teenage ego) that you are wrong, sometimes, that can be the best lesson of all. Osho, Best Business Quotes, Business Tips, Becoming Minimalist, New Things To Try, Fun Things, Mentally Strong, Transform Your Life, Epiphany

STEM subjects are often put down as dry and lacking creativity, but we all know that when you have a great teacher who can inspire you to be curious, science and math can be interesting. And when they can convince you (and your teenage ego) that you are wrong, sometimes, that can be the best lesson of all.

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