Beyond Bells and Whistles: Best Blended Learning Design

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 29 November, 2017
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Beyond Bells and Whistles: Best Blended Learning Design It’s all really about academic achievement. Susan Ruckdeschel, EDD/CI November, 2017 What makes blended learning for adult learners, in particular teacher professional development, so effective? With Internet access widely available, whether by subscription, café, or public wifi, the online playing field has been leveled in terms of […]

Blended Learning in K-12 Classrooms

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 27 March, 2017
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What is Blended Learning? If you like this article, check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the Flipped Classroom folder where you can purchase materials that support a blended learning classroom. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. Blended Learning is a student-centered approach to learning facilitated by the […]

Essential Questioning Resources

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 26 March, 2017
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If you like this article, check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the Questioning Strategies folder where you can purchase materials that support classrooms focused on effective questioning practices. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. Let’s pool and share the resources we already use, know about, or continue […]

What Are Essential Questions?

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 26 March, 2017
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If you like this article, check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the Questioning Strategies folder where you can purchase materials that support classrooms focused on effective questioning practices. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. The Characteristics of Essential Questions Open-ended; that is, it typically will not have […]

Common Core Resources to Share

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 20 November, 2016
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If you like these resources, check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the CCSS-Alignments folder to purchase materials that the teaching with a Common Core-aligned curriculum in K-12 classrooms. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. Share some Common Core resources you have found useful in implementing for the […]

Close Reading Resources

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 20 November, 2016
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If you like these resources, check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the Close Reading folders for K-12 and to purchase materials that support effective close reading practices in K-5 and 6-12 classrooms. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. Let’s share and blog about the close reading resources […]

Reading Lesson Sharing

Posted by Admin Website
On 5 November, 2016
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Check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the Reading Intervention folder to purchase materials that support effective reading and reading intervention practices in K-12 classrooms. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. Share your lesson or a resource used in a your lesson development here. Whether a differentiated resource, […]

Teaching Students to Flip

Posted by Admin Website
On 24 October, 2016
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If you like this article, check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the Flipped Classroom folder to purchase materials that support flipped K-12 classrooms. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. How do teachers deliver content in the most meaningful way possible? What will students do in the classroom […]

Flipped Classroom Tips and Tricks

Posted by Admin Website
On 24 October, 2016
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If you like this article, check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the Flipped Classroom folder to purchase materials that support flipped K-12 classrooms. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. Tips and Tricks: Keep the content short. Students are not used to viewing, reading, and scanning through long […]

Flipped Mastery

Posted by Admin Website
On 24 October, 2016
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If you like this article, check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the Flipped Classroom folder to purchase materials that support flipped K-12 classrooms. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. The flipped mastery model teaches a number of objectives as students learn and work toward predetermined objectives at […]

Formative Assessment Resources

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 2 June, 2016
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If you like these resources, check out our Shop at www.literacysolutions.net and go to the Assessment folder to purchase materials that support formative assessments. Materials can be purchased for as little as $3.95 per folder. Let’s pool and share a resource that helps us use formative assessment successfully, and discuss its application in this blog. […]

Classroom Management Resources

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 17 December, 2015
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Let’s share some differentiated resources for inclusive classrooms, focused specifically on research-based classroom practices. First, tell us why you chose the resource. Next, provide us with a link to the resource and a brief description of it. Explain how the resource works effectively, or has the potential to work effectively, with struggling readers. If […]

Autism Resources

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 11 December, 2015
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Let’s use this blog to share and talk about resources that help teach to autism. First, tell us why you chose the resource. Next, provide us with a link to the resource and a brief description of it. Explain how the resource works effectively, or has the potential to work effectively, with students who have […]

Bullying Prevention Resources

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 2 December, 2015
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Let’s pool and share resources that support bullying prevention, and talk about it in this blog. First, tell us why you chose the resource. Next, provide us with a link to the resource and a brief description of it. Explain how the resource works effectively, or has the potential to work effectively, as a bullying […]

Share and Blog a Content Area Resource

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 8 July, 2015
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Let’s share some content area resources. They can be those to differentiate with, resources for inclusive classrooms, or resources focused specifically on struggling readers. Organizers, rubrics, checklists, strategy aides – anything that has research or field-testing behind it to show that it works. Let’s share a research-based resource that you’ve used in your classroom and […]

Inspirational Teaching Blog for Math

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 26 June, 2015
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Inspirational Teaching Videos Go to The Teaching Channel here, or paste https://www.teachingchannel.org into your browser. Locate some math video and find three strategies, or approaches, used in the video that are related to what you teach, and evaluate them based on the following criteria: The extent to which student understanding is increased. The extent to which the […]

Out With The Old and In With The New

Posted by Susan Ruckdeschel
On 14 March, 2013
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Out With The Old And In With The New! Susan Ruckdeschel, MS Ed. In Who Moved My Cheese? by authors Spencer Johnson and Kenneth Blanchard, characters Hem and Haw each deal with change differently. One of course is successful, the other not as successful. Aside from a life-changing circumstance they each faced, they had one […]