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Current anxieties about learning loss are guiding many educators’ decision making. But what if this moment presents an opportunity to advance the most important goal of all—deeper learning for all students. In this webinar, Matthew Perini will show schools how to use this opportunity to lay strong foundations that will ensure deep learning throughout this […]
Current anxieties about learning loss are guiding many educators’ decision making. But what if this moment presents an opportunity to advance the most important goal of all—deeper learning for all students. In this webinar, Matthew Perini will show schools how to use this opportunity to lay strong foundations that will ensure deep learning throughout […]
Presented by Dr. Harvey Silver: With challenge comes opportunity. If we take this opportunity to focus our instruction on deeper learning then we can help all of our students build lasting understanding and develop the powerful thinking skills they'll need in the world beyond school. In this new webinar, Dr. Harvey Silver will model practical […]
Current anxieties about learning loss are guiding many educators’ decision making. But what if this moment presents an opportunity to advance the most important goal of all—deeper learning for all students. In this webinar, Matthew Perini will show schools how to use this opportunity to lay strong foundations that will ensure deep learning throughout […]
Current anxieties about learning loss are guiding many educators’ decision making. But what if this moment presents an opportunity to advance the most important goal of all—deeper learning for all students. In this webinar, Matthew Perini will show schools how to use this opportunity to lay strong foundations that will ensure deep learning throughout this […]
With challenge comes opportunity. If we take this opportunity to focus our instruction on deeper learning then we can help all of our students build lasting understanding and develop the powerful thinking skills they'll need in the world beyond school. In this new webinar, Dr. Harvey Silver will model practical tools teachers can use right […]
Our ability to conceptualize is natural, yet many students often struggle with this way of thinking in the classroom. By simplifying the process to focus on Collecting, Connecting, and Concluding, we can help all learners build the capacity to unite facts and details into deep and lasting conceptual understanding. In this webinar, Dr. Harvey Silver […]
With challenge comes opportunity. If we take this opportunity to focus our instruction on deeper learning then we can help all of our students build lasting understanding and develop the powerful thinking skills they'll need in the world beyond school. In this webinar, Dr. Harvey Silver will model practical tools teachers can use right away […]
It’s not about “skill and drill.” It’s about equipping students with the test-taking skills they need to get more out of readings and break down math problems. In this webinar, Senior Director of Content Development, Matthew Perini, will share two tools that will quickly boost students’ test-taking know-how: Power Previewing teaches students the habits and […]
Problem-based learning and project-based learning place a higher premium on student collaboration than traditional classroom assignments. But students do not come to school with a fully formed set of collaborative skills. Compounding this problem is that the disruptions caused by the pandemic have limited students’ opportunities to work together as problem-solving teams. So, what can […]
Problem-based learning requires students to become researchers, as the ability to collect and organize large amounts information is central to successful problem solving. Of course, these critical information-management skills are not limited to problem-based learning. Students who know how to collect, organize, and make sense of information will be far more successful in today’s information […]
Proficient reading is perhaps the most critical of all academic skills. But what does it mean to be a proficient reader? Proficient readers engage deeply with texts, collect and evaluate textual evidence, and attend to important text features. Such readers are also self-aware: they understand that they need to make these processes conscious and that […]
In developing our award-winning Tools for a Successful School Year, we worked with hundreds of educators to uncover common classroom challenges and identify the Four Cornerstones—the foundational elements of any successful classroom. In selecting the "Top 20" instructional tools for our book, we wanted to directly address the most important challenges teachers face in developing […]
Wednesday— SEPTEMBER 14th 2022 — 3:30PM – 4:30PM ET Powerful classroom discussions can help teachers achieve so many goals: increased engagement, deeper understanding of content, the use of evidence to support positions, the development of key interpersonal skills that are so vital to success in today’s world. On the other hand, many teachers report that […]
TWO DAY PROGRAM— OCTOBER 25th 2022 & NOVEMBER 1st —12:00PM – 3:00PM ETLIVE ONLINE via ZOOM(Invite will be sent the afternoon prior)$399* for subscribers / $449** for non-subscribersWhat is deeper learning? How should curriculum be framed to promote deeper learning? What kinds of instruction are needed to help students learn deeply? How should deeper learning […]
TWO DAY PROGRAM— OCTOBER 25th 2022 & NOVEMBER 1st —12:00PM – 3:00PM ETLIVE ONLINE via ZOOM(Invite will be sent the afternoon prior)$399* for subscribers / $449** for non-subscribersWhat is deeper learning? How should curriculum be framed to promote deeper learning? What kinds of instruction are needed to help students learn deeply? How should deeper learning […]
— December 2nd 2022 —1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ETLIVE ONLINE via ZOOM(Invite will be sent the afternoon prior)We all know that it is good practice to develop learning targets to guide student learning. Yet, research shows that far too often, students have a shaky understanding of learning targets and rarely use them to advance […]