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11 Fun Spring Activities for Elementary and Middle School Students

[ad_1] Spring is on the horizon, and with it, comes the arrival of sunnier days, flowers in bloom, and chirping birds. There are many ways to celebrate the arrival of spring with your students, like planting seedlings and reflecting on your students’ growth. But celebrating spring can also be an opportunity to build your students’ …

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7 Strategies for Educators to Promote Autism Acceptance and Inclusion in the Classroom

[ad_1] This post is an op-ed from Joy F. Johnson. Creating welcoming and inclusive classrooms for all students is paramount to meeting the needs of all students. As teachers, there are always opportunities to learn more deeply about how to facilitate acceptance in the classroom. Keep reading to learn strategies that you can implement to …

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Classroom Resources and Activities to Support Autistic Students

[ad_1] Understanding the diversity of your students — and finding ways to support their unique needs — is the foundation for building a positive learning environment where all students can thrive. While there’s no one-size-fits all approach for teaching any individual student or group of students, finding a wide variety of classroom resources to support …

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Discovery Education’s EdTech News Roundup – March 31

[ad_1] The Discovery Education blog is a free resource for educators to find time-saving teaching strategies and compelling content for their daily lessons. Full of timely tips, high-quality DE resources, and advice from our DEN community, these posts are meant to entertain and inform our users while supporting educators everywhere with new ways to engage …

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Project-Based Learning, Inquiry Teaching, and the Power of ChatGPT

[ad_1] by Drew Perkins (and ChatGPT), Director of TeachThought PD Inquiry-based learning (actuated by inquiry-based teaching questions) and project-based learning have long been recognized as powerful ways to engage students in meaningful, authentic learning experiences. By empowering students to ask questions, explore ideas, and create their own solutions, these approaches foster curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking skills …

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25 Resources And Ideas To Help Students Read More During The Summer

[ad_1] contributed by Dr. Kimberly Tyson Summer is here. Your child probably has a countdown posted on the refrigerator or hidden in their notebook. During the past school year, your child’s school has supported and encouraged independent reading to build your child’s fluency, vocabulary, and enjoyment of reading. And you’ve likely done the same thing …

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The Problem With Predicting The Future Education

[ad_1] With considerable trepidation, I commonly write about the future of education–the future of the classroom, the future role of the teacher, the role of robots (and whether or not robots can replace teachers), and AI and new models accommodate these technologies, such as Combination Learning, Self-Directed learning, and the Sync Learning Model, among others. …

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