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The History Coach: 10 ways to differentiate learning…
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No History Teacher Left Behind! 10 ways to differentiate learning…. Barbara Bray - March 31, 2012. Once upon a time in the olden days, the teacher stood out front and taught the whole class the same material in the same way. Everyone was expected to do the same tasks, some passed and some failed and were labelled ever after. The focus was on teaching, not on learning. One size was supposed to fit all and if you learned in a different way, too bad for you. 10 ways to differentiate learning…. 8230;all prov...
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The History Coach: Do You Check for Understanding Often Enough with Students?
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No History Teacher Left Behind! Do You Check for Understanding Often Enough with Students? By Elena Aguilar 3/21/10. A few months ago, I wrote for Edutopia.org about the power of focusing on a few, high-priority standards as a strategy to improve student learning. Many other elements also need to be in play in a classroom in order to produce the results that we all want to see for our students. It is the teacher's role to make sure this happens. 8226; How well did they learn the objective? A lot has been...
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The History Coach: Inquiry: A Natural Strategy for Social Studies
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No History Teacher Left Behind! Inquiry: A Natural Strategy for Social Studies. Michael M. Yell / Social Education Vol 66 No 3. Imagine that an American history teacher begins a lesson by telling the following story. Following the telling of this puzzling story, the teacher poses the question: “Why did John and his family leave their beautiful home in Tennessee and take a hard journey to a hot and barren land? Did John’s dad move to get a better job? Why did they move? Did they have to move? Teachers can...
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The History Coach: Five Skill Sets For a 21st Century World and Their Instructional Implications
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No History Teacher Left Behind! Five Skill Sets For a 21st Century World and Their Instructional Implications. While a critical knowledge base and positive attitudes and behaviors are important for future living, this commentary, along with others I have written in the past (see figure one, below) focuses on five skill sets students must develop if they are to adapt to. Previous ASCD Edge Commentaries about Five Skill Sets. Teaching the Right Skills For a New Age- Inquiry Based Instruction. Thoughtfulnes...