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eduConsulting Firm is a K-12 professional development agency committed to providing innovative research-based instructional solutions that are both engaging for students and practical for teachers.

Lesson Plan Road Map

by Madeline Hunter Hit the interactive Lesson Plan Road Map to join the journey! Learn tips and techniques to help you implement the classic, tried-and-true 8-step lesson plan designed by Madeline Hunter. Each road sign is clickable. Discover also how to use the Road Map strategy for teaching and learning! Lesson Plan Road Map Road…

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IA PD RECAP

1- SOFT SKILLS 2-CLASSROOM LEADERSHIP 3- FRAMEWORK FOR TEACHING & LEARNING 4- The Culturally Responsive Teacher

Brain Power: Note-Taking

TEACHING RESOURCE: Note-Taking 101 – This insightful infographic from Michigan Technologies University may be a great resource to engage students in learning about note-taking. Rather than just photocopying and handing out, have students engage with the information by identifying practices that already use, ones to consider, and others to grow on. FIVE NOTE-TAKING FORMATS WITH…

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Fun Friday Activities

Explore Fun Friday Activities using the links and lists below: A. 20 Instructional Strategies B. Strategy Cards C. 90+ Fun Formative Assessment Ideas More Ideas to Make Friday a FunDay! 1. ABC Review This fun game can be played in a number of ways to review content learned throughout the week or unit. 2. Open…

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90+ Formative Assessment Strategies

FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT POWERPOINT Formative assessment was brought to the educational forefront by Paul Black and Dylan William in 1998 when they conducted a meta-analysis on formative assessment (Popham, 2008). After examining 681 publications and thoroughly analyzing 250, these researchers concluded that “the consistent feature across the variety of these examples [was] that they all [showed]…

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