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Every week the EducationWorld team takes a look back at some of the new stories we've posted and picks out the five best. Here you'll find a weekly roundup of our top features.

How to Define Speaking, Listening and Thinking Goals
An individual participant contributes to thoughtful dialogue not only by speaking, but also by listening and thinking. Although speaking is fairly simple to track, measuring listening and thinking skills is much more complicated. It bears repeating that speaking, listening and thinking are all important habits we practice in dialogue. Therefore, all are skills that need to be coached and assessed.

Project-Based Lesson: Classroom Art Gallery
Using project-based learning, students create a fully functioning art gallery, featuring replicas, prints and original interpretations of famous works.

TechCHAT: Arturo Avina
The TechCHAT series invites teachers, media specialists and other educators from across the country and around the world to share how they're using technology to enhance instruction and student learning.

Five Low-Tech Skills Students Need for the Workforce
Technology has taken over the life of the average American student, and many teachers and administrators are struggling to keep up. About two-thirds of students report that technology helps them achieve their academic outcomes, according to a 2012 report from Educause Center for Applied Research, illustrated in this infographic. It’s a high-tech world, and educators who feel like dinosaurs are not alone.

Getting Emotionally Prepared for an Interview
“Good morning, this is Mr. Smith from XYZ school. We have received your résumé and would like you to come in and interview tomorrow afternoon." When people think about interviews, they usually think about the technical preparation that takes place from the time that phone hangs up until you walk into the office and shake hands with the administrative assistant. The intent of this article, however, is to help prepare candidates for the emotional wear-and-tear caused by the interview process and to do so using the analogy of an interview as a first date.

 

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