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Never Stop Asking

Teaching Students to be Better Critical Thinkers

By: Nathan D. Lang-Raad

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Never Stop Asking

Teaching Students to be Better Critical Thinkers

By: Nathan D. Lang-Raad

The modern K-12 teacher's must-have guide to teach students how to ask questions, weigh the evidence, and think critically and independently Students and teachers alike face a dilemma: Why think deeply when we can just take a shortcut by googling something? Why read an article when we can learn from a social media headline? If, as educators, we want to encourage our students to value thoughtfulness and to embrace the effort it takes to reach deep understandings, we must model that behavior ourselves. In Never Stop Asking, author Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad shows K-12 teachers how human brains like to take mental shortcuts, known as heuristics, that allow the brain to save energy and perform more efficiently. These heuristics, however, can lead to illogical thinking, cognitive biases, and fallacies that can hinder critical thinking. Never Stop Asking: Teaching Students to be Better Critical Thinkers is the armor we need to defend ourselves and our students against the all-too-tempting shortcuts that the digital age has to offer, employing strategies to consistently and explicitly support teaching critical thinking and weaving it into the everyday landscape of your classroom. Let’s ensure that the students of today will be the skilled thinkers of tomorrow. Learn about common psychological shortcuts and biases that hinder students and teachers alike Discover the logic and the science behind critical thinking and why it leads to better outcomes Gain strategies to bring critical thinking into the classroom and help students build patience, discipline, and skill Acknowledge and embrace the digital age in your teaching—without falling victim to its downsides This is an engaging and important book for K-12 teachers and instructional coaches. Teacher training programs can also be enhanced by the practical wisdom and easy-to-implement strategies inside.

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1119887569

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The Boundless Classroom

Designing Purposeful Instruction for Any Learning Environment

By: Nathan Lang-Raad,James V. Witty

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The Boundless Classroom

Designing Purposeful Instruction for Any Learning Environment

By: Nathan Lang-Raad,James V. Witty

Discover how to plan effective blended instruction with purpose and intention with help from this definitive, practical guide to lesson design. A global pandemic hit our world and education has forever changed. But have your instructional practices changed? Teachers must now leverage technology to provide students with high-quality teaching and learning experiences that transcend a traditional classroom’s walls. This is a historic opportunity to abandon antiquated teaching practices and reimagine instruction in ways that boost learning outcomes and prepare students for living and working in the digital age. This book offers guidance for creating and sustaining rigorous and engaging blended learning solutions. Opening with lessons learned from the pandemic, the book addresses impacts on lesson design and delivery, student engagement, assessment, and teacher training and PD. The following chapters build on and address these experiences, with each chapter featuring strategies and examples of how to implement effective approaches to lesson design for blended and online instruction. This book: • Explores seven different blended learning models, with strategies and suggestions for implementing each one. • Provides detailed guidance for planning a blended learning curriculum, from establishing a digital infrastructure to integrating students into a learning management system (LMS) to mapping a course scope and sequence. • Provides step-by-step design essentials for developing a pacing guide and creating effective blended and virtual lessons. • Features downloadable templates, checklists and guided professional learning tasks in every chapter to help design virtual and blended lessons. • Includes strategies for implementing authentic, student-led assessments. The book is sure to meet the needs of varying practitioners who are eager to learn about designing successful blended learning courses and understanding what makes each course work. Audience: K-12 teachers and instructional designers; faculty in higher education programs

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International Society for Technology in Education

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1564849368

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WeVideo Every Day

40 Strategies to Use Video in Every Class

By: Nathan D. Lang-Raad

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WeVideo Every Day

40 Strategies to Use Video in Every Class

By: Nathan D. Lang-Raad

Activate Learning with WeVideo! Instead of assigning boring worksheets and tedious tasks or practice problems, teachers today can design active and fun learning experiences that build on students' strengths and interests by using exciting edtech tools--like WeVideo. In this easy-to-follow guide, educator and WeVideo expert Nathan Lang-Raad provides 40 strategies using WeVideo to create engaging content that encourages students to practice real-life problem-solving skills. Using a student-centered learning approach, you can employ this powerful platform to ... Create an environment where students feel safe and empowered. Clearly communicate goals in a fun and engaging way. See learning in action. Provide a structure for students to share their voice with their peers, the community, and the world. Engage students at deeper learning through critical thinking and creativity. Take learning further with WeVideo! "For video to really impact learning and outcomes, active use should be the goal. What is even more important is how learners are empowered to use their own devices to capture video as a means to showcase what they have learned. Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad addresses these critical components and more in a practical guide that will pave the way to unleash the true power of video in the classroom." --Eric Sheninger, ICLE senior fellow, award-winning principal, and best-selling author of Digital Leadership "As educators, how do we encourage, support, and promote creativity in the classroom? Students naturally crave ways to express themselves creatively, and this book gives practical ways for teachers to help students do just that." --Jennie Magiera, chief program officer at EdTechTeam and president of The Student Voice Foundation "This book provides helpful strategies to support student growth and learning by giving learners a place to play, discover, wonder, be heard, solve problems, and create. Thank you for writing this, Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad!" --Alice Keeler, educator, speaker, and author of 50 Things You Can Do with Google Classroom

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Never Stop Asking

Teaching Students to be Better Critical Thinkers

By: Nathan D. Lang-Raad

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The AI Assist

Strategies for Integrating AI Into the Very Human Act of Teaching

By: Nathan D. Lang-Raad

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The AI Assist

Strategies for Integrating AI Into the Very Human Act of Teaching

By: Nathan D. Lang-Raad

In The AI Assist, Nathan Lang-Raad presents a groundbreaking guide for teachers who are navigating the frontier of artificial intelligence in education."We must recognize the value of human connection in teaching, ensuring that AI tools serve as supplements to-not replacements for-human teachers. This approach will help maintain a balance where AI enriches human interaction, creativity, and empathy in the classroom." Teachers need to not only keep up with technology but also harness its potential to create more engaging, personalized, and effective learning experiences for their students. Inside, you'll discover * How to use the innovative HAIL model (Humanize, Augment, Integrate, Leverage) as a guide to seamlessly incorporate AI into your teaching practice.* More than 40 practical AI tools and templates, ready for classroom implementation.* Strategies for maintaining the irreplaceable human touch in an AI-enhanced environment.* Real-world examples of AI integration across various subjects and grade levels.* Essential processes to evaluate the effectiveness of your AI integration and assess student progress. Whether you're already using AI tools or are just starting to explore their potential benefits, Lang-Raad provides the insights and practical knowledge you need to confidently integrate this technology into your teaching practice. Embrace the future of education. Let The AI Assist be your guide in creating a classroom where technology and a very human connection work in harmony to unlock every student's potential.

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The Boundless Classroom

Designing Purposeful Instruction for Any Learning Environment

By: Nathan Lang-Raad,James V. Witty

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Designing Purposeful Instruction for Any Learning Environment

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Renaissance Thinking in the Classroom

Interdisciplinary Learning, Real-World Problems, Intellectually Curious Students

By: Nathan D Lang-Raad

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Renaissance Thinking in the Classroom

Interdisciplinary Learning, Real-World Problems, Intellectually Curious Students

By: Nathan D Lang-Raad

To meet the pressing challenges of their rapidly evolving world, students must get a 21st century renaissance education-one that equips them with key interdisciplinary skills for understanding various disciplines and solving complex problems. Former STEM educator Nathan D. Lang-Raad has witnessed the power of an interdisciplinary approach to K-12 education that breaks down barriers between traditional subject areas. And in Renaissance Thinking in the Classroom: Interdisciplinary Learning, Real-World Problems, Intellectually Curious Students, he details nine specific habits of thinking and a challenge-based framework that educators should systematically integrate to promote students' academic knowledge and lifelong learning. This comprehensive guide consolidates supportive research and provides teachers with strategies for designing lessons that foster the nine necessary habits. Equipped with the traits of the great Renaissance polymaths, who exemplified interdisciplinary learning, students will be able to solve the problems they encounter in life and contribute to a more equitable future"--

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1958590258

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The New Art and Science of Teaching Mathematics

By: Nathan D. Lang-Raad,Robert J. Marzano

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The New Art and Science of Teaching Mathematics

By: Nathan D. Lang-Raad,Robert J. Marzano

In The New Art and Science of Teaching Mathematics, authors Nathan D. Lang-Raad and Robert J. Marzano describe, in detail, how the New Art and Science of Teaching model should be used in the mathematics classroom. Recognizing that the New Art system was originally created as a general model of instruction, the authors adapt the model to the instruction of mathematics in order to address how instruction changes in a particular subject area. Thus, the authors explain each of the ten design areas and the forty-three elements of instruction within those design areas originally laid out in Robert Marzano's The New Art and Science of Teaching, as well as how they should be addressed in the mathematics classroom. In addition to explanation of the design areas, the authors also provide numerous strategies and methods for implementation that mathematics instructors will find invaluable in their own use of the New Art model in the classroom. In this book, readers will find a detailed and well-researched guide to the implementation of the New Art model of instruction that will allow them to pursue implementation of improved student outcomes"--

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Book's by Nathan D. Lang

Never Stop Asking

Never Stop Asking

The Boundless Classroom

The Boundless Classroom

WeVideo Every Day

WeVideo Every Day

Never Stop Asking

Never Stop Asking

The AI Assist

The AI Assist

The Boundless Classroom

The Boundless Classroom

Renaissance Thinking in the Classroom

Renaissance Thinking in the Classroom

The New Art and Science of Teaching Mathematics

The New Art and Science of Teaching Mathematics

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