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Volume 11 | Issue 8 | December 23, 2015
Kierkegaard wrote, "Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." In this issue of ASCD Express, we reflect on the ideas and advice that inspired us over the past year. Keep these educators' words in your pocket as you embark on your wonderful work in the new year.
Barb Golub
The more routine you can create for students, the better you can teach them the how, what, and why of learning. Once you eliminate the question of how we will learn, you can focus more on what we will learn, and why it's worth learning. Try these three meta-strategies for managing time in the K–8 classroom.
Annette Breaux
When you look at the most successful teachers in your school, you'll notice that many of them are guided by a similar set of rules. Following these 10 proven practices can help ease new teachers into their roles and positively influence their professional success.
Charlotte Foster
To avoid differentiating on the fly, or spending hours scripting lessons to anticipate any possible student needs, make one simple change to your lesson planning: focus differentiation on three areas of weakness for two target students.
Donna Shrum
Follow these seven precepts to practice purposeful questioning that engages students and teachers in the dialogue of learning.
David R. M. Saavedra
Students need 12 to 20 meaningful exposures to a new word to incorporate it into their working vocabulary. That may sound daunting, but this guide breaks down the words to teach, the interactive activities to teach them, and the routines that will help sustain long-term acquisition.
Roxanna Elden
These common practices are making your job harder and pushing your stress through the roof. Here's how to kick them to the curb.
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