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Considers strategies to apply the tools of Visible Learning to guide my students to succeed in math beyond their own expectations. The precision of my learning targets sharpens and streamlines my lesson plans, and allows me to create formative assessments that shape my planning going forward.

A detailed discussion on the merits of inquiry learning that includes an introduction, authenticity, deep understanding, performances of understanding, assessment, appropriate use of technology, connecting with peers, student success and ethical citizenship. The blog is not active.

"Getting kids to contribute in virtual classrooms takes some work, it turns out. "We keep calling this generation digital natives as if they are simply whizzes at everything computerized. They aren't," wrote Tim O'Brien on Facebook. "They need personal support, scaffolding, and reassurance that technology does not provide. It is simply a tool, not a teacher.""