These Kids Don't Want to Stop Reading

Rewarding Reading; Why Don't We Differentiate PD?; Alternatives to "Popcorn" Reading; Text Structure in the PBL Classroom; Schoolwide Design Thinking |

View Online  |  Update Your Preferences February 17, 2016   Fostering a Love of Reading How to Inspire Passionate Readers  VIDEO   Every one of the fifth-grade students at this school are reading at or above grade level. Watch how they do it. Photo credit: US Department of Education via flickr (CC BY 2.0) 12 Ways to Nurture a Love of Reading Simple ideas to start them off early and keep them coming back for more. ADVERTISEMENT   Alternatives to "Round Robin" or "Popcorn" Reading Eleven better approaches that can encourage young readers. And who doesn't like the Crazy Professor Game? ADVERTISEMENT Don't Miss Talking About Text Structure in the PBL Classroom Why Don't We Differentiate Professional Development? 7 Things Parents and Teachers Should Know About Teens 6 Teaching Tools for Black History Month  COMMUNITY   Sustained Silent Reading in High School   A SPECIAL SERIES PRESENTED BY  Photo credit:Thomas Riddle Improving Schools Through Design Thinking Learn how you can improve the overall effectiveness of your school through this human-centered approach.   FOLLOW EDUTOPIA                         ABOUT US  |  CONTACT US  |  ADVERTISE  |  PRIVACY  |  SUBSCRIBE © 2016 George Lucas Educational Foundation, PO Box 3494, San Rafael, CA 94912 To ensure delivery of Edutopia's Weekly Enews, please add edutopia.org to your address book. You can always UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES or UNSUBSCRIBE.

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Full STEAM Ahead

STEAM + PBL (Edutopia Video); A STEM to STEAM Toolkit; Feeding the Teacher's Brain; Differentiate Professional Development; 12 Awesome Ed Tech Apps |

View Online  |  Update Your Preferences February 3, 2016   Integrating STEM and the Arts Teaching STEAM Through Project-Based Learning See how one school is using PBL to prepare 3rd graders for the next "Snowpocalypse." Photo credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Why Should We Integrate the Arts in STEM? One educator makes the case that creativity and design should be required 21st-century skillsets. ADVERTISEMENT   Photo credit: U.S. Department of Education via flickr (CC BY 2.0) STEM to STEAM Toolkit The BIG list of resources to help you integrate STEAM and maker programs.   Most Popular Why Don't We Differentiate Professional Development? Feeding the Teacher's Brain: Nutrition Tips for Busy Educators 6 Strategies for Differentiated Instruction in Project-Based Learning 12 Awesome Edtech Apps Equity vs. Equality: 6 Steps Toward Equity FOLLOW EDUTOPIA                         ABOUT US  |  CONTACT US  |  ADVERTISE  |  PRIVACY  |  SUBSCRIBE © 2016 George Lucas Educational Foundation, PO Box 3494, San Rafael, CA 94912 To ensure delivery of Edutopia's Weekly Enews, please add edutopia.org to your address book. You can always UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES or UNSUBSCRIBE.

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Do They Get It?

Tech Lit and Relevant Learning (Video); Exit Tickets; Tech-Friendly Formative Assessment Tools; Big (Printable) List of Assessment Strategies |

View Online  |  Update Your Preferences January 27, 2016   Strategies to Check for Understanding Exit Tickets for Quick Check-Ins Watch how you can use ungraded assessments to find out how students are doing. Photo credit: F Delventhal via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Tech-Friendly Formative Assessment Tools Tips for selecting the right tool, collecting data, and using it to plan better lessons. ADVERTISEMENT   53 Ways to Check for Understanding  DOWNLOAD   Use this big, printable list of assessment strategies to discover new ways of verifying what students have learned.   Most Popular Education Research Highlights From 2015 When Helping Hurts Teaching Good Study Habits, Minute by Minute Recognizing and Overcoming False Growth Mindset 12 Ways to Avoid Student Humiliation ADVERTISEMENT Using Content to Teach Tech Literacy  VIDEO   See how this elementary school embeds technology into the curriculum to create real-world connections. FOLLOW EDUTOPIA                         ABOUT US  |  CONTACT US  |  ADVERTISE  |  PRIVACY  |  SUBSCRIBE © 2016 George Lucas Educational Foundation, PO Box 3494, San Rafael, CA 94912 To ensure delivery of Edutopia's Weekly Enews, please add edutopia.org to your address book. You can always UPDATE YOUR PREFERENCES or UNSUBSCRIBE.

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