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Behavioral engagement is the easiest to identify, but it doesn't always tell you whether your students are actually learning. Our latest article covers the three main types of engagement and 15 strategies you can use in your classroom.

Read it here: https://t.co/HVKClyNncG

#studentengagement #teachertips

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To get started, choose an upcoming lesson where your students need to talk or work hands-on, then plan it together with the same objective, materials, and exit ticket for both groups. Read the article here:
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#coteaching #specialeducation #teachertips

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Smaller groups give each of your students more chances to respond, ask questions, and talk through ideas, and parallel teaching is one method to provide that.
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In parallel teaching, each of you teaches the same content to half the class at the same time, toward the same objective and standard, while your delivery can differ with each group's needs. It fits lessons where you both know the content well and have two teaching areas.

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Our article delves into learning styles, what the research says, and stronger alternatives to teaching your students for improved academic performance:
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#learningstyles #teachingstrategies #edchat

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Your students' preferences are real, but research has not found that teaching to a student’s preferred learning style actually improves what they learn.

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For example, a map is easier to understand as an image than as a spoken description, even for a student who prefers an auditory learning style. A better teaching strategy is to let the content dictate the format you use to introduce concepts.

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To get started, request your pension benefit estimate and check your district's notice deadline so you stay on top of your retirement planning. The article walks through all the stages of planning for your retirement, from money and benefits to life after teaching: https://t.co/jHiZanS2Ne

#teacherretirement #teachertips

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The Social Security Fairness Act, signed in January 2025, repealed the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset. If either one reduced your benefits, confirm your current estimated numbers with the Social Security Administration, since older estimates may be lower than you expect.

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Make sure you know when to sign up for Medicare, too. Medicare Part B will add a permanent charge of 10 percent for each full 12-month period when you could have enrolled but did not; for example, enrolling 30 months late adds 20 percent to your premium. Your Initial Enrollment Period is open for seven months around the month you turn 65, so it is critical you plan to sign up within the right window.

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Most teacher pensions are defined benefit plans, where a formula sets your payment: years of service times a state multiplier (often around 2 percent) times your final average salary. You may also have other investments to consider as you plan for your income after retirement.

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Our latest article lays out a teacher retirement roadmap, from 12 months out to the months after your last day, with a checklist you can work through as you go: https://t.co/YbmIJDAPsD

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To get started, pick one math lesson this week and enter its standard in the free Math CFU Lesson Builder, which generates questions, answer keys, and reteach plans.

The article explains how to plan each check: https://t.co/9kn7OmtiVZ

#checkingforunderstanding #mathteacher #teachertips

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You have likely graded a stack of exit tickets and found that half the class missed the same question. If you instead plan for multiple checks for understanding throughout your lesson, you can catch those misconceptions early.

A free lesson builder is here: https://t.co/9kn7OmtiVZ

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For example, before a lesson on finding a missing side length, use whiteboards to see if your students can still find the perimeter. Pause twice during the lesson for quick checks related to your instruction, then close with a 3- to 5-question exit ticket to see whether students understood the day’s concepts.

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Start with the need your data shows, then identify which PD options align with the seven characteristics it covers. The article includes the planning sequence and the full ESSA definition to help guide you in your PD decisions: https://t.co/1qu1YUpFVB

#professionaldevelopment #schoolleadership #titleii

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Every fall brings decisions about how to spend PD dollars. Research points to seven characteristics of professional development that truly improve classroom practice, and the ESSA definition for Title II funds aligns with that same research.

A review of both in our latest article: https://t.co/1qu1YUpFVB

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ESSA Section 8101(42) requires Title II PD to be sustained, intensive, collaborative, job-embedded, data-driven, and classroom-focused.