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GUEST POST: What’s Missing in Professional Development and Educator Preparation
Educators are well-trained professionals. Preparation programs and ongoing professional development ensure skills like instructional planning, assessment, data use, classroom management, technology integration, and culturally responsive teaching are firmly in place so that all learners have the opportunity to progress and succeed…
GUEST POST: Using Knowledge Organizers as Effective Study Tools (Repost)
One of my approaches to teaching (and to work in general) is to impose organization and structure for my students. It helps to decrease uncertainties, but it also makes tackling tasks more efficient and manageable…
GUEST POST: How Risk Measures Shape Public Understanding of Science
News and media headlines seem to be filled with hope and dread these days, with fast-spreading articles with bold claims of new research that proves a miraculous outcome of a new treatment or an increased change in harm linked to …
GUEST POST: Bridging the Gap: Using the DIGPA Framework to Connect Teaching Practice and the Science of Learning
This article explores a reflective practice tradition that has evolved in English language teacher education. We begin by looking at Practice-Based Teacher Education (PBTE), and then show how a structured reflection process—DIGPA—can connect these practices…
GUEST POST: Scaffolding Speech: A Mother’s Journey into Language Development Without a Therapist
It was a hard hit knowing that my second son’s speech was not conventional. I had done well with my 1st son, teaching him to read before age 3 but I didn't track his progress intentionally to know how many words he spoke at what age so, I was looking forward to …