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Has everyone understood?
Has everyone understood? With that question you rarely find out what students have mastered and what not.
In this article, Saskia Vandeputte gives fifteen ways to evaluate formatively, divided into three categories:
- at the beginning of the lesson …
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Help students to reflect on their work
The students deliver their task in the appropriate drawer:
- green (went very well),
- yellow (it took some effort),
- red (too difficult).
The students do self-assessment via this return system with three return containers.
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Ten tips to learn
In recent years, we know more and more about the brain and learning. This knowledge is useful to have and to share with your students. That way you can teach them to learn.
To help with that, this article contains a poster with ten learning tips that …
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Dealing with weak executive functions
Executive functions are less developed in people with ADD. This is referred to as 'weak' executive functions.
In the article you can read more about executive functions, dealing with weak EF and training EF.
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Five effective learning strategies to permanently remember your learning material
Learning to learn is one of the most important skills to master as a student. Simply reading the subject matter is not enough to remember it permanently. You need to actively get started with storing them in the long-term memory, and thereby help …
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The computer, my surfboard when learning
On Monday, November 12, 2007, all schools (lower and secondary) in Flanders received the folder The computer, my surfboard during learning - A lever as an instrument to integrate .
This folder grew out of the conviction that more and better …
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Museums open their doors digitally with adapted teaching materials
All museums are closed, but you can explore the collections in so many educational ways.
Just at moments like these, you can introduce children and young people to museums.Many employees have also developed adapted teaching materials and tips to …
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Working with jokers: Activating work form
Students use a joker during an assignment or test. You determine in advance what that joker means: extra support, a question that is omitted or an evaluation criterion that weighs double.
In the screencast Saskia Vandeputte explains more about …
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Mark mistakes as an improvement strategy
In this video, Leah Alcala tells how she adjusted her improvement strategy as a mathematics teacher.
Initially, all students were immediately shown their marks when they got their test back. The result was often that students only had eyes for this …
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The System of the Houses
Kassim, a teacher from a school in Rwanda, introduced The System of the Houses there.
There the students are not only divided into grades, but also into houses , each with their own color.
Jan Royackers wrote an article about this.
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Why every teacher should teach about fake news
'Fake news is everywhere, and young people are falling for it with open eyes'. Is that right? And what can you do as a teacher? Annelore Deprez (UGent and Artevelde University College Ghent) explains the rise of fake news and tells you how you …
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What is the best way to repeat learning material?
This article explains the best way to repeat your learning material. You will receive various tips to help you remember the material better.
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