MC POP THE BOOK - Developing Literacies in All Content Areas
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NEW BOOK: A Teacher's Guide to Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning
@RichardCash calls A Teacher's Guide to Flexible Grouping and Collaborative Learning by @DinaBrulles and Karen Brown a "go-to resource" for every teacher.…
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RESEARCH: Why can’t more than four people have a conversation at once?
If you want to have a single conversation, don't include more than 4 people. That's maximum number, according to evolutionary psychologists. https://t.co/KfsL2LS3W3— Daniel Pink (@DanielPink)…
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VIDEO: NEW 60-Second Strategy - Discussion mapping
NEW 60-Second Strategy: Discussion mapping gives students a way to immediately reflect on a classroom discussion. pic.twitter.com/JGqIYf17v6— edutopia (@edutopia) October 7,…
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RESEARCH: Complicating the Narratives - My Vote for Best & Most Useful Long Read of 2018!
I've had the good fortune of taking a class in Peter Coleman's Advanced Consortium on Cooperation, Conflict and Complexity (AC4) @ Columbia University. After that course, I immediately read two of his excellent books…
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VID / RESEARCH: Learning and the Social Brain
This preoccupation with the face has its origins in human evolution, according to Kuhl, and is explained by a complex neural network designed to interpret social cues—what neuroscientists call the social brain. Operating throughout our lifetimes, the social brain is responsible for making sense of…
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IDEA: 3D graphic organizers “Writing an essay is like building a house”
“Writing an essay is like building a house.” This week are creating 3D graphic organizers/text structures to build our literary essays up before we write them down. @ncte…
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OP-THREAD: Alfie Kohn on Classroom types
Doing-to classroom: "There'll be a test on Friday." Working-with classroom: "What are some ways you could show me what you know & what you still need help with?" 1/3— Alfie Kohn (@alfiekohn) October 15,…
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RESEARCH: When Kids Have Structure for Thinking, Better Learning Emerges
If educators can make #thinking more visible, and help students develop routines around thinking, then their thinking about everything will deepen, says…
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Research: When Employees Work on Multiple Teams, Good Bosses Can Have Ripple Effects
This relates to the #mcpop book becauseThe most straightforward — and perhaps obvious — advice is to help leaders learn the skills it takes to boost employee empowerment. Specifically, leaders should be trained to empower their followers by delegating authority to them on important tasks, giving…
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INFOGRAPHIC: What does Cooperative Learning look like in your classroom?
What does Cooperative Learning look like in your classroom? Your answer matters. pic.twitter.com/fLhj27tg9t— DisruptED TV (@DisruptedTv) September 17, 2018
