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Starting the School Year During COVID-19: Action Items for K-12 Administrators

In addition to figuring out the complexities behind general reopening details, the COVID-19 pandemic has led to a number of new priorities for education leaders.

Jordan Friedman
Former Shaped Editor

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Serving Students With Special Needs in an Online Era: Q&A With Suzanne Jimenez

A former director of special education weighs in on the challenges of remote learning and strategies for overcoming them.

Brenda Iasevoli
Shaped Executive Editor

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3 Assessment Challenges in a Remote Learning Environment

The pandemic poses challenges when it comes to how we acquire data through assessment and shines a spotlight on the inequalities that exist in our educational system.

Dr. Vytas Laitusis
Education Research Director, Supplemental & Intervention Math

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Teaching World Languages: The Co-Constructed Feedback Process (Pt. 2)

A Spanish teacher explores the benefits of implementing co-constructed feedback to promote positive classroom relationships.

Jori Greenhill
Spanish Teacher

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Teaching World Languages: The Co-Constructed Feedback Process (Pt. 1)

A veteran Spanish teacher shares how to build on a typical interpersonal speaking performance assessment in order to make it easy for others to implement co-constructed feedback in their own classrooms.

Jori Greenhill
Spanish Teacher

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Developing a Student Exit Slips Strategy for Formative Assessment

By developing an exit slip strategy in the classroom, you can more easily complete a formative assessment of your students' understanding of a given lesson.

Amanda Bratten
Senior Assessment Specialist, Learning Sciences, HMH

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What Is a Comprehensive Assessment in Education?

Comprehensive assessments in education are an integral part of learning that strengthen educators' ability to help students succeed academically.

Mary Dean
Shaped Contributor

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What Is the Purpose of Checking for Understanding?

Discover the purpose of checking for understanding in a lesspon. Learn strategies to gauge student comprehension and improve lesson effectiveness.

Mary Dean
Shaped Contributor

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62 Check for Understanding Strategies to Use During a Lesson

Explore 62 check for understanding strategies to use during a lesson that enhance student engagement, identify knowledge gaps, and foster effective learning.

Timothy Mugabi
Shaped Contributor

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How to Check for Understanding in a Lesson Plan

Learn how to check for understanding in a lesson plan. Let’s take a closer look at formative assessment and how it can help your students to achieve highly.

Marie Swan
Shaped Contributor

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3 Reasons to Go Digital for Formative Assessment

Learn why online learning environments are particularly suited to dynamic formative assessment.

Shaped Staff

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How to Promote Productive Struggle in Your Classroom

Through quizzing and self-testing, along with mixed practice questions or problems, you can encourage greater conceptual understanding of a subject.

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How to Use Big Data as a School or District Leader: Taking Action

Let’s take a closer look at how to successfully implement each of the three types of data as an education leader.

Dustin Bindreiff, Ed.D.
Special Education Coordinator, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools; Former Consultant for Mindset Works

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Address 3 Challenges to Teaching STEM as an International Educator

Examining these challenges is essential to establish a pragmatic foundation upon which a STEM program can be constructed.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

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How to Use Big Data as a School or District Leader: Common Hurdles

The strategic use of data can help schools define their vision, develop a plan to achieve it, and measure if they are executing the plan.

Dustin Bindreiff, Ed.D.
Special Education Coordinator, Nevada County Superintendent of Schools; Former Consultant for Mindset Works

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Dyslexia: Myths, Realities, and Diagnostic Best Practices

Presenting as a multitude of symptoms that range from poor spelling to comprehension difficulties, dyslexia can be easily overlooked.

Shaped Staff

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How to Monitor Student Progress During a Lesson

Learn how to monitor student progress during a lesson by using practical strategies to ensure effective teaching and student comprehension.

Jenny Fulton
Shaped Contributor

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What Are Evidence Notebooks in the Science Classroom?

Students use evidence notebooks to record observations and predictions, make sketches, and note questions that they have.

Michael DiSpezio
Author, ScienceFusion and HMH Science Dimensions Programs

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