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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.

Reading Assessment Tips: Measuring Accuracy and Fluency
This excerpt offers simple equations for measuring students’ reading accuracy and fluency so that educators can provide instruction at the appropriate reading level. Be sure to read another excerpt from this book: Daily Formative Reading Assessment.

"Magic" Sentences Prevent Conflict
In a tense situation, the wrong words can be like throwing gasoline on a fire. In contrast, “Magic Sentences” (or key phrases) are practical ways to use language to prevent, minimize or de-escalate conflicts with students. These statements represent a win-win approach to relationships with young people and can be equally effective in interactions with other adults.

Are App Development Classes in Your School’s Future?
Think app development classes are beyond the reach of your high school? They’re more feasible than you think, said the director of a tech academy that’s teaching teens this marketable real-world skill.

Guidelines for Informal Classroom Observations
All teachers can benefit from informal classroom observation. Refrain, however, from “overobserving” particular teachers (e.g., only teachers having difficulty, beginning teachers, teachers who teach subject areas that are heavily tested). Informal classroom observation should last between 15 and 20 minutes; therefore, conduct only as many observations in a day as can be followed up on with a postobservation conference either the same day or the next day. Teachers need and deserve some type of immediate feedback.

iPad App Review: Bento
This app promises to organize contacts, track projects, plan events and manage things—all in one easy-to-use iPad personal database.

 

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