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Constructivism is simply an idea -- based upon scientific study and observation -- about just how folks learn. It claims that individuals construct...
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"True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over which they invite their students to cross; then, having facilitated their crossing,...
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Effective classroom teachers tend to have strengths in classroom management efforts. Teachers who know how to manage their classrooms create an...
Spoken Discourse Analysis in the Classroom
~~It can be said that a lot of what happens during the lesson in the act of teaching is unknown by the teacher, this is because teachers are often...
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