6 Small Instructional Changes Teachers Can Make for Big Results (Opinion)

Increasing "wait time," offering students more choice, and differentiating instruction in simple ways are a few manageable changes. Advertisement [Ramsey Solutions -- Advertisement](7rb4LnEaN:m:1:3125711346:2F91D6F6D615631BD7A060116155BA9A:r) Weekly news and resources for teacher leaders - October 21, 2021 [1920 258 max (1)] Teacher Update [First lady Jill Biden hugs Juliana Urtubey, 2021 National Teacher of the Year, at a ceremony to honor the 2021 State and National Teachers of the Year, on the South Lawn of the White House Oct. 18.](7rb4LnEaN:m:1:3125711346:2F91D6F6D615631BD7A060116155BA9A:r:2303973) [Teaching Profession](7rb4LnEaN:m:1:3125711346:2F91D6F6D615631BD7A060116155BA9A:r:2303973) [Joe and Jill Biden Honor Teachers at Long-Delayed White House Ceremony](7rb4LnEaN:m:1:3125711346:2F91D6F6D615631BD7A060116155BA9A:r:2303973) The president, with the first lady in attendance, called teachers the "single most consequential people in the world beyond our parents." 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