5 Ways to Make Vocabulary Instruction More Effective
When readers know many words, they can read more complex texts. There are many ways to help our students build up their vocabulary. Research tells us that the most important one is by doing lots of reading. Be sure that you do not teach vocabulary in isolation, much less have students copy out dictionary definitions. Engage students in peer discussions and provide the scaffolding they need to be successful.
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Taking Care of Yourself over Vacation Time – with “CRAAP”
Taking care of yourself can be more than healthy food, exercise and Mindfulness. It can also involve being careful with the news and information you receive and pass on to others. CRAAP can help you do that!
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Getting Ready for Group Work. Yes, on line!
Online group work is not going to be very easy in distance learning or even in a blended learning situation. There are ways to have an effective learning community where the goal is to have a positive classroom environment where all feel welcome and all engage in meaningful learning. Start off with such tried out tips as “i’ve Never Done this” or “Weird Things for Sale” .
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Communication Skills in times of a Pandemic
In this blog, BE+Live provides school owners, principals, coordinators and teachers with some tips to ensure effective internal and external communication with all school stakeholders: engage, plan, be flexible, communicate regularly, be creative and pick up the phone. We also ask readers to let us know what topics or ideas would be most helpful.
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