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Art, A/V Technology & Communicatins Informaton Technology

Arts, A/V Technology & Communications

Providing Feedback to Students in the Classroom

feddback icon Feedback is defined as the "process of sharing observations, concerns and suggestions between persons or divisions of the organization with an intention of improving both personal and organizational performance.”  Providing feedback to learners is a highly generalizable strategy that can be applied in any learning situation.  This topic will help you improve the feedback techniques you and your students use in the classroom.

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Information Technology

Anticipation Guide - Reading Strategy

Anticipation guides are used to introduce reading activities and create motivation. Using similar strategies such as "Think-Pair-Share," the anticipation guide draws students into the reading activity and focuses their attention on important points.

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Using Online Discussion as a Teaching Strategy

Online discussion is a relatively new teaching strategy. It is, in simple terms, moving your classroom discussion to the Internet. This module provides an overview for migrating class discussions to an online format.

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Incorporating CTSOs

The field of Information Technology is comprised of careers seen in virtually every sector of our economy. These careers can be extremely challenging due to the fact that they are constantly changing and updating. The purpose of this podcast is to encourage you to help students enhance their skills and traits by incorporating the ideas and goals of career and technical student organizations into classroom instruction.

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