Using Success Criteria to Spark Motivation in Your Students

Please find the link here.  If students know the outcome of the learning, know what the goals of the learning are, and are able to communicate how they’ll get there, then they have taken ownership of their learning. But how do we help…
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Is it Time to Drop "Finding the Main Idea" and Teach Reading in a New Way?

Please find the article link here. Are reading tests “knowledge tests in disguise?" Researchers and educators argue that the way schools have taught reading—heavy on skills development—hurts kids from disadvantaged backgrounds. …

Distracted? These Four Learning Strategies Can Help

Please find the article link here. Students can pay attention and carry out different learning tasks as long as the cognitive load is not more than their available mental effort. If the cognitive demand is too much, students will…

How to Find, Read and Use Academic Research

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