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5 Ideas for Developing Real-World Thinking Skills
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Silver, Harvey F.; Boutz, Abigail L.; McTighe, Jay – Educational Leadership, 2022
Infusing five processes into assignments can help students hone the skills they'll need to address complex problems. The world students will enter is full of complex, unpredictable problems--and students will need sophisticated thinking skills to cope. The authors unpack five thinking processes students need to internalize through opportunities in…
Descriptors: Thinking Skills, Cognitive Processes, Inquiry, Design
The Two Purposes of Teacher Evaluation
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Marzano, Robert J. – Educational Leadership, 2012
States, districts, and schools all across the United States are busy developing or implementing teacher evaluation systems. One can trace this flurry of activity to a variety of reports and initiatives that highlight two failings of past efforts: (1) Teacher evaluation systems have not accurately measured teacher quality because they've failed to…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Educational Strategies, Teacher Evaluation, Measurement Objectives
Connecting Patterns through Environmental Education.
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Johnson, Phillip – Educational Leadership, 1983
Through environmental education, educators can integrate all subject matter into the story of our struggle to adapt to a world we are forever transforming. (Author)
Descriptors: Ecology, Elementary Secondary Education, Environmental Education, Holistic Approach
A Systems Perspective on Effective Schools.
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Clauset, Karl H., Jr.; Gaynor, Alan K. – Educational Leadership, 1982
Computer simulation makes it possible for researchers to test the potential effects of alternative school improvement policies. (Author)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Computer Oriented Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs