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Deena Meyer Deena Meyer

From Grading to Guiding

When students learn to evaluate their own work, teachers’ roles in assessment change for the better.

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Are Classes Rigorous?

When the ratio between failure and success tips to failure, students are less likely to take risks. In fact, they may disengage from the learning process to avoid repeated failures.

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Clarity and Practice Go Together Like Peas and Carrots

When our learning experiences, explanations, examples, and plan for generating evidence is clearly articulated, there is a greater potential that we engage in deliberate practice—a focused, systematic approach to accelerating learning.

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A Better Way to Read Aloud

Take a look at the tried-and-true instructional approach of the interactive read-aloud. We cover 7 key characteristics of interactive read-alouds and how a strategy used by primary teachers can enhance print awareness by drawing attention to the features of print. 

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