PreK-5 Supervisor of PD, K-12 Supervisor of Bilingual/ESL, AVID National Staff Developer, Encourager, Wife, Friend, Mother of one multi-talented child
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Beth Benfer retweeted
That’s a wrap on 3 awesome days for @PCS_NC at @AVID4College Summer Institute. We are reenergized and ready to explore POSSIBILITIES in 23-24
Had a great first day at Baltimore Summer Institute w a great group of Participants
#AVID4Possibility
#AVIDRocks
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Beth Benfer retweeted
Ask, and you shall receive. ⭐
Students who studied a lesson and then wrote their own questions outperformed students who simply restudied the material by *33 percent* on a follow-on test.
ALT Did You Know? Students who studied a lesson and then wrote their own questions outperformed students who simply restudied the material by 33 percent on a follow-on test. Other research shows that students learn better when they are “trained to generate cognitively challenging questions.” Work with students to identify crucial themes or insights, and model how to write more complex, open-ended questions that start with “explain,” “why,” or “how.” Sources: Bugg & McDaniel, 2012; Ebersbach, Feierabend, & Nazari, 2020; Levin & Arnold, 2008
Beth Benfer retweeted
There’s something so exciting about brand new teachers’ classrooms and watching them get it ready all summer long. So much wonder. So much self-drive. So much innocence.
The sad part is when we see a new teacher lose that because they don’t feel supported during their first year.
Support your new teachers.
🔺Check on them daily.
🔸Model lessons for them.
🔺Provide them an automatic coaching cycle with the instructional coach on day 1.
🔸Provide specific feedback.
🔺Model the first phone call home.
🔸Pre-plan their first parent conf and do it with them.
🔺Simply ask, “How can I help?” And ask often.
Teachers will be more likely to stay in the profession when they feel supported. Plain and simple.
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