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20 Types Of Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking

TeachThought

What Are The Best Questions For Teaching Critical Thinking? But we have to start somewhere, so below I’ve started that kind of process with a collection of types of questions for teaching critical thinking –a collection that really needs better organizing and clearer formatting. Turns out, it’s pretty limitless.

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Teaching Executive Functions to All Students

Cult of Pedagogy

Most of my teaching experience was in middle schools, so I spent a lot of time with kids who were going through one of the most tumultuous transitions of their lives. The challenge with teaching these skills, however, is time. In the middle is teaching a lesson however you might normally do it.

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Inclusion and Co-Teaching in the Personalized Classroom

A Principal's Reflections

One of the hallmark accommodations of inclusive classrooms is more adults, whether a certified special education teacher, a teaching assistant (TA), or both. Having more people in the room can be instrumental to student growth when effective co-teaching and personalized practices are in place, especially modified rotational models.

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Teaching the Industrial Revolution Inventions

Active History Teacher

Teaching the industrial revolution inventions can be so boring! What better way to teach the industrial revolutions inventions than with a station activity. The post Teaching the Industrial Revolution Inventions appeared first on Active History Teacher. When I put this lesson together, I wanted to get kids up and moving.

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Teaching Voting in the Social Studies Classroom

Passion for Social Studies

So, it is crucial to teach students about the voting process and its importance to our democracy. When teaching voting in the social studies classroom, students need to be civically engaged to understand how voting is essential to our democracy. Thankfully, incredible resources are ready to go when teaching about the election!

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The Art of Annotation: Teaching Readers To Process Texts

Cult of Pedagogy

I teach third grade, when young readers typically transition from developing readers to fluent ones, and it’s at this stage that they’re ready to begin to analyze texts on a deeper level. Whether you teach ELA or another content area, chances are your students read in your class. What I mean is I’m looking for annotations.

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8 Strategies Your Teaching More Enjoyable This Year

TeachThought

A few thoughts– Teaching is a lot work. It depends on factors, including building and climate, mindset, relationships with parents, student engagement, and classroom management, the function of various standards in your teaching and curriculum, the quality of the PLCs—if they are used in your building—and so on.

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