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🚀 Exciting News for Educators! This article from Tech & Learning delves into strengthening Tier 1 instructional practices, a crucial topic for educators striving for impactful teaching methods. https://lnkd.in/edfFcJxU The insights shared resonate deeply with our mission at QoreInsights. Our Classroom Education Plan (CEP) is tailored to address these very challenges. With cutting-edge decision-intelligence models, the CEP empowers educators with real-time, research-driven data by providing customized strategies for every classroom. Key takeaways from the article echo our approach: 1️⃣ High-impact instructional practices are pivotal for student success. 2️⃣ Customized strategies based on real-time data elevate teaching effectiveness. 3️⃣ Focusing on the "whole child" leads to comprehensive and equitable learning outcomes. When personalized learning strategies were used, stats reveal: 📈 A +5 percentile point gain in student achievement (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation). 📈 A +7 percentile point increase in student performance in classrooms implementing adaptive teaching methods compared to traditional teaching approaches (The Journal of Educational Psychology).  Let's meet to discuss how CEP revolutionizes education by going beyond traditional metrics and championing holistic student needs. Join the conversation! How do you envision personalized, research-driven teaching impacting the future of education? Share your thoughts below! 👇 #EducationInnovation #QoreInsights #CEP #EdTech

Embracing Differentiated Instruction: The Heart of Effective Learning In the evolving landscape of teaching and learning, the true essence of learning lies in differentiated instruction. This approach isn't just a methodology; it's a commitment to meet each student where they are, recognizing and nurturing their unique strengths, needs, and interests. At the core of differentiated instruction is the powerful tool of effective formative assessment. It's about understanding that these assessments are not mere checkpoints, but guiding lights that illuminate the path of learning for each student. They provide real-time insights into each student's understanding, allowing teachers to adjust their teaching strategies to foster better engagement and growth. Too often, the focus shifts to the rigidity of the program or curriculum we are using, sidelining the most critical component of the learning process: the student. Programs are essential, but they are scaffolds, not the end goal. The real magic happens when we pivot our focus from the generic to the specific, from the program to the student. Differentiated instruction, powered by effective formative assessment, is a reminder that learning at its best is a personalized journey. It's an invitation to teachers to look beyond the curriculum, to see the individual faces of learning, and to tailor their teaching so that every student can find their path to success. As we navigate the challenges and opportunities of educating in the 21st century, let's make a collective commitment to prioritize differentiated instruction. Let's invest in formative assessments that don't just measure learning but amplify it. With the assistance of AI we are creating learning environments where every student feels seen, understood, and inspired to reach their full potential. Join us in bringing coherence to our math curriculum!! #matheducation #Education #DifferentiatedInstruction #FormativeAssessment #TeachingStrategies #StudentCenteredLearning #ProjectAERO #teachingandlearning #educationalleadership #principals #equalitydiversityinclusion #aiineducation

🌟 Excited to share my recent article for the AMERICAN CONSORTIUM FOR EQUITY IN EDUCATION! "Creating Inclusive Learning Environments: Supporting the Diverse Needs of All Learners" emphasizes the power of digital tools like screen readers, dictation, and AI to foster equitable and accessible learning environments for all students. Let's empower educators to embrace these tools for inclusive education! Read more: https://lnkd.in/gCC86-de

🚀 Maximizing the Flipped Classroom Experience: Research-Backed Tips for Educators! Thrilled to witness the growing adoption of the flipped-classroom approach in education! As this innovative teaching method gains popularity, let me share some research-backed strategies along with a personal touch to enhance its effectiveness: Maximize In-Class Time: Don't compromise face-to-face interaction; use it for active learning, discussions, and personalized support. Prioritize Active Learning: Focus on engaging activities like collaborative problem-solving, discussions, projects, and timely feedback during in-class sessions. Curate High-Quality Pre-Class Materials: Ensure pre-class materials are clear, concise, engaging, and directly relevant to learning objectives. Consider Pre-Class Assessments: Use quizzes or assessments before class to gauge understanding and address any knowledge gaps effectively. Provide Clear Expectations and Support: Clearly communicate expectations for pre, during, and post-class activities. Offer robust support mechanisms for effective student engagement. Continuously Monitor and Adapt: Regularly evaluate your flipped classroom through student feedback, learning outcomes, and observation. Adapt your approach to cater to student needs. A Personal Note: When I embraced the flipped-classroom model, a highlight was providing students with material and interviews from dam engineers. I then handed over control of research and design, acting as the "guide on the side." The shift of control to the students not only fostered deep learning but also ignited their passion for the subject. Witnessing their enthusiasm during the collaborative research and design phase was an unforgettable experience! Remember: The flipped-classroom approach is one among many; evaluate your specific needs and objectives to see if it is right for a given unit, but I would strongly encourage all educators to add it to their pedagogical repetoire. #FlippedClassroom #EducationInnovation #TeachingStrategies #StudentEngagement #ResearchInEducation Further reading:

Unlock the power of technology-enhanced feedback in the classroom! Explore our latest open access article where we explore how apps revolutionize assessment feedback dimensions, offering practical insights for educators keen on optimizing student learning experiences. https://lnkd.in/dzcDx4XR

We are thrilled to share an insightful article from The Journal highlighting the transformative power of AI in instructional coaching and its profound impact on promoting equity in education. Check it out: "How Can AI in Instructional Coaching Increase Equity?": https://lnkd.in/envR9Ukp: We are deeply committed to leveraging innovative solutions to drive positive change in education. This article resonates with our mission to foster inclusive learning environments where every student has the opportunity to thrive. Moreover, we're delighted to announce that through our microgrant initiative, we are empowering educators to harness the potential of AI by incorporating it into instructional coaching tools such as the Classroom Education Plan (CEP). Our microgrant program is designed to support educators by advancing equity and accessibility in education. If you are an elementary educator or a school or district-level administrator and could benefit from this microgrant, we encourage you to apply at https://lnkd.in/eQSkQW9V. Let's continue embracing technology as a tool for equity and empower educators to make a lasting difference in students' lives. #EducationEquity #AIinEducation #Microgrant #Innovation #EdTech #EmpoweringEducators

Adaptive Teaching vs. Universal Design for Learning: A Comparison

Educators and education products face a MASSIVE challenge! (and it's kinda hilarious 😂.) Learning science and pedagogy experts have long established: "active learning beats passive learning!” 💡 In simple terms, active learning is when you're not just sitting there passively “soaking up info like a sponge” but actually doing stuff – like discussions, problem-solving, projects, you name it. So, Harvard researchers were curious: Do students actually think active learning is more effective than the old-school lecture style? (research link in the first comment 👇.) The experiment was pretty straightforward. They had students learn under both conditions. Then, they asked them about which approach they found more effective. And lastly, they tested them to see which method led to more learning. And here's the fun part: 🤯: Despite students FEELING they learn more from lectures, the tests CLEARY SHOWED that the active learning approach led to better understanding and memory retention. I personally hated long teacher monologues, and I have no clue why students voted lectures as more effective, tbh. So, a crucial point for us, EdTech builders and educators: building an effective learning experience isn't just about the content or method. It's also about managing learner perceptions. Do they feel they're making progress? (Unfortunately, some of today's EdTech products exploit this mismatch between perception and reality, leading to minimal learning outcomes but that's a rant for another post 😉). Thoughts? #education #futureoflearning #harvard #learning #learninganddevelopment #edtech

Key points: Simply put, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that urges educators, policymakers, and all education stakeholders to think about teaching and learning in a way that.... #5th #best #Classroom #design #Education #educators #Friday #Learning #need #Students #teaching #Universal #Universaldesignforlearning

Underlying efforts to "teach for understanding" is the reality that it is highly unrealistic and unlikely (and arguably ineffective) to expect that students in all disciplines and classes can remember or memorize sufficient facts and information within their time in school to meaningfully transfer it all beyond the walls of the classroom. We know enough about learning and cognitive neuroscience to know that it is far more effective for educators to first "set the stage" for learning by activating students' bigger thinking regarding relevant concepts, conceptual connections and "big ideas" before then presenting the minutia of fact and detail. These bigger concepts and ideas serve as a foundation, a platform or container (which students are already familiar with, or have some context or sense of relevance around) within which more detailed definitions, facts, processes or skills can be embedded. The trouble is, as an "expert", the educator is susceptible to seeing these big ideas or concepts as obvious, apparent or commonly understood, when in fact they may not be. A novice learner must be led through more structured exploration of concepts and conceptual connection before they will be able to more naturally begin to see the meaning or relevance, make conceptual connections and then move into the transfer phase of bringing understanding into a new context or setting (the goal being beyond the course or classroom). It becomes the task of the educator to take on the perspective of a new learner and explore some of the gaps in understanding often faced when approaching these "big ideas". Many talented teachers and instructors even have tools and techniques for curating feedback from students about their previous learning, knowledge and understandings. With these tools, they can effectively plan for some of the scaffolding needed to facilitate interest, engagement and eventually, conceptual understanding of how the topics being addressed fit into the bigger picture and might one day be transferred out of the classroom. At the end of the day, the challenge for expert educators becomes helping students to understand why the goal goes far beyond the mere acquisition of content, anticipating ways to engage students with big ideas, then fostering a sense of importance and relevance around these larger concepts. This is a huge shift from the traditional approach taken throughout much of education where the focus has often been solely on communicating content which is composed mostly of isolated facts, lists or pieces of information. #understandingbydesign #conceptbasedlearning #learningfortransfer (Image Text: "The challenge of teaching for understanding is largely the challenge of making the big ideas ... big in the mind of the learner." -Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe)