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Get Students to Interact with Difficult Texts for Every Subject
Getting some students to read anything just one time can be a challenge. When you know that the text is one that is going to require multiple readings, finding ways to convince reluctant readers to re-read can seem like an impossible feat.
With that in mind, I was thrilled to discover this simple strategy that “tricks” readers into transacting with a text IN ANY SUBJECT... not once, not twice, but three times in a way that won’t leave them wanting to throw their papers at you.
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Using many teaching modalities, especially visualization, has been linked to greater comprehension in learning and reading.
Graphic organizers are important and effective pedagogical tools for organizing content and ideas and facilitating learners’ comprehension of newly acquired information.
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Teaching tools, tricks, and ideas are an essential component of a teacher’s ‘arsenal’ when it comes to having engaged students and strong teachable moments.
The one tool that I rely heavily upon is a concept I termed as ‘Teach Me.’ Simply, Teach Me is when the teacher lets the student teach a concept to them.
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Recycling: everyone knows they SHOULD do it; not everyone does. What better place to start green habits than in the classroom?
We’ve all heard (and used) the excuses: it's not a practical option in all areas; it takes more energy to recycle some materials than it does to create new ones; the sorting process is too confusing, or takes too long; my students need to be the priority, not their garbage.
Though it may not be a question on standardized tests, recycling, energy conservation and green living are crucial factors in our world. Students need to know about these issues in order to be informed citizens, as well as responsible Earth-dwellers.
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Created by a high school student, this animated Science Fair Guide video is a student-friendly guide to science experiments that will ease science fair stress for students of all ages.
Find the video and a text guide that you can also share with students.
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