Summarizing is actually a really difficult skill. Kids are told repeatedly to take out the main ideas of a passage. But this instruction is not enough. It can be very vague. We need to give more specific directions that will help them differentiate between important and unimportant details.
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It takes more than just pressing “play”. Proper lesson planning and delivery can make any film into an interactive experience that promotes critical thinking.
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Researchers have identified two other effective learning methods in addition to retrieval and spaced practice. Do you use them in your teaching?
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If retrieval practice gives us the method of how we should spend our time when we study, then distributed practice tells us when we should study.
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What can we do when our students have studied for hours, even highlighting and rereading, and still do not know the material?
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