Simply setting aside time for collaboration doesn’t always lead to better outcomes for teachers or students. Effective collaboration requires skilful leadership and a common language.
Only to the untrained eye do the artefacts children create in a play-based learning activity look simple and straightforward: perhaps like play itself.
Kindergarten educators are like detectives who investigate alongside their students and who use students’ creations to gain insight into their development and interests.
Language matters in every class: English, math, history and science.
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In English and science alike, every student and teacher brings his or her own language patterns to class. But how can educators make sure that language bias doesn’t harm student achievement?
Can Twitter improve students’ engagement with course materials?
Lauren Ann JImerson