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Indiana University

Indiana University: Benefits of Cooperative Learning [Pdf]

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Article describing the benefits of cooperative learning, and the positive effect that this classroom and schoolwide approach has on student learning, as well as how cooperative learning benefits students with special needs.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Why Students Think They Understand When They Don't

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students often think they understand a body of material and, believing that they know it, stop trying to learn more. But come test time, it turns out they really don't know the material very well at all. Can cognitive science tell us...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Extended Discussion of Text Meaning and Interpretation

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Teachers should provide opportunities for students to engage in high-quality discussions of the meaning and interpretation of texts in various content areas as one important way to improve their reading comprehension.
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LD Online

Ld Online: Giftedness and Learning Disabilities

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"How does one identify the learning disabled gifted?" "What are the major classroom problems and how can they be solved?" Find the answers to these questions and also find tips for parents and resources for parents and children.
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FNO Press

From Now On: A Questioning Toolkit

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
What exactly is a "questioning tool kit"? This resource provides techniques for asking essential questions, hypothetical questions, telling questions, planning questions and organizing questions.
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Organization for Community Networks

Ace: Appropriate Use of Helping Verbs

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Check out this activity to sharpen your helping verb skills. Students and teachers will benefit from this unusual lesson plan.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Improve Performance on Reading Comprehension Tests

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article describes some of the thought processes that can help students perform well on standardized tests of reading comprehension. It includes two reading passages along with sample test questions that call on skills that eighth...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Creating Podcasts With Your Students

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Creating podcasts in the classroom has many educational benefits, including strengthening skills in research, writing, and collaboration - and podcasting is easy to do. This article walks you through the steps of preproduction,...
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Reading Rockets

Reading Rockets: Rti & Reading: Response to Intervention in a Nutshell

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article provides a quick overview of response to intervention (RTI) as it relates to reading. RTI is not a particular method or instructional approach, rather it is a process that aims to shift educational resources toward the...
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Other

Types of Differentiated Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From veteran teacher and author of Enhance Learning, Priscilla Theroux has combined years of research and experience into the resource pages of this site. This page outlines the four different ways of differentiating instruction: in...
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English Club

English Club: Teach English: Animal Adventures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
A teaching activity where students participate in creating a story to practice listening and speaking skills.
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Other

Sun Associates: Making the Most of the One (Or Few) Computer Classroom [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
What's required to successfully integrate one computer into the classroom? Teaching issues, hardware factors, and software are discussed in this concise page. This is a PDF file.
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TES Global

Blendspace: Running Records

For Students 1st - 8th
Links to eleven websites, videos, charts, and activities that teach how to collect and interpret information from running records.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Use Inductive Teaching Methods to Enhance Effectiveness

For Teachers 1st - 9th
A step by step explanation of how to structure and use inductive teaching methods in a lesson. Example questions are provided.
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Question Answer Relationship (Qar)

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Question-Answer relationship (QAR) is a strategy to be used after students have read. QAR teaches students how to decipher what types of questions they are being asked and where to find the answers to them. Four types of questions are...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Classroom Strategies: Word Hunts

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Word Hunts are used to enhance students' vocabulary growth. Teachers ask students to look for words and patterns in reading materials based upon selected features. Word Hunts focus on the structure and meaning of words by turning...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Enhancing Outcomes for Struggling Adolescent Readers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
With so much required of high schools today, there is little time or money to spend on the students who lack basic skills. This article presents important factors leading to success for struggling adolescent readers, taken from...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Expect Students to Activate, Connect and Summarize Daily

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The activate, connect, and summarize daily routine can help struggling adolescent readers acquire new content. It consists of asking students to activate (what did we learn yesterday?), connect (draw a connection between your life and...
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AdLit

Ad lit.org: Do Learner Types Need in Style Instruction?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
How does the mind work - and how does it learn? Teachers' instructional decisions are based on a mix of theories learned in teacher education, trial and error, craft knowledge, and gut instinct. Such gut knowledge often serves us well,...
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Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Give Every Student a Stake in Group Work

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Can we organize group work so that every student has ownership over their learning? This is a collection of resources that highlight some tips on how to make students' group work more relevant and impactful for everyone involved.
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Strategies Increase Participation, Interest, Motivation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...
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Daily Teaching Tools

Daily Teaching Tools: Strategies Increase Participation, Interest, Motivation

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Strategies and downloadable content to use while motivating students in your classroom. Includes topics such as: Establishing a Framework for Achieving Success, Establishing Class Identity, Work as a Team to Achieve a Common Goal, Make...

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