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Tuesday, June 19 • 12:15pm - 1:30pm
All Students Can Learn to Think: Teaching Complex Skills in Manageable Ways

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Do you ever feel like if you just made it easier, students would be more motivated? It may seem counter-intuitive, but securing a just-right challenge can lead to motivated learning. Before accommodation, aim for responsiveness.This session will look at how we can scaffold instruction for students in ways that don't reduce their learning, but open it up. With smaller steps and different pathways we can get them to complexity.

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Sarah Brown Wessling

Johnston Community School District
Sarah Brown Wessling is a 20-year veteran of the high school English classroom. While a member of the faculty at Johnston High School in Johnston, Iowa she has taught courses ranging from at-risk to Advanced Placement and has served the department and district in a variety of leadership... Read More →


Tuesday June 19, 2018 12:15pm - 1:30pm CDT
Birch Room