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Ensuring Equity for English Learners (ELs)

Catlin Tucker

Therefore, it is essential to assess their language abilities and design instruction that meets their needs. This ensures they are exposed to grade-level academic content while developing their English language skills. ELs need instruction tailored to their language proficiency level.

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What is pedagogy? Understanding the foundations of effective teaching and learning

Hapara

It includes teaching strategies, learning activities and assessments. They can reflect through observation, assessment data or feedback from learners. These dialogues should be focused on an academic concept and goal, and every learner should have the chance to participate.

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Can “playful assessments” tell us whether maker education works?

The Hechinger Report

With scarcely a month left in the school year, why was it worth spending time making videos rather than covering the next academic standard? Plus, evidence-based assessments could improve the overall quality of project-based learning by helping educators tailor projects to specific skills and vet a lesson’s overall effectiveness.

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The Definition Of Combination Learning

TeachThought - Learn better.

Remember, these are just examples. 7 Examples Of Combination Learning. Self-assess podcast (it can be unpublished) through self-created rubric. Below are some examples of these ingredients/pieces of the learning process. There are dozens for every category. Combination: Twitter + Spotify + Design.

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Council of the Great City Schools Presents Norfolk High School Graduate Ayana Askew with $10,000 Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Scholarship for Educational Courage and Justice

eSchool News

She is extremely deserving of this scholarship and is a prime example of the wonderful graduates our nation’s urban public schools produce. Founded in 1969, Curriculum Associates, LLC designs research-based print and online instructional materials, screens and assessments, and data management tools. See CGCS.org.

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Presuming Competence in Children With Unique Needs

N2Y

How might Stephen Hawking, one of the true geniuses of our time, have been judged if he were assessed without the benefit of his speech-generating device (SGD) and by someone who did not know who he was? An example. This results in lack of motivation to participate or perform in assessments or activities.

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OPINION: Four ways that Mississippi is teaching more children to read well

The Hechinger Report

Mississippi’s gains came as students in many states did worse in 2019 than they did in 2017 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — to the disappointment of leaders, educators and parents across the United States. As the example of Mississippi shows, the best course is one that is careful and consistent.