Students actively engage in tasks that are doable and interesting—which frees up time for personalized instruction.

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Assigning students to represent class conversations visually—with words, drawings, and symbols—boosts engagement and agency.

More than two centuries later, with the subsequent threats of printed books, television, calculators, and computers behind us ...

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Students may take feedback from teachers or peers as a personal judgement unless it is intentionally focused on their work.