Showing students that teachers, too, are learners who struggle and persist through challenging work also models the importance of continuous growth.
Showing students that teachers, too, are learners who struggle and persist through challenging work also models the importance of continuous growth.
Showing students that teachers, too, are learners who struggle and persist through challenging work also models the importance of continuous growth.
Showing students that teachers, too, are learners who struggle and persist through challenging work also models the importance of continuous growth.
When educators integrate the linguistic and cultural funds of knowledge that learners bring into mathematical problems and projects, they help learners draw on their Background Knowledge to better understand and relate to the material, supporting Motivation and learning.
As learners learn how to draw connections while reading a text, they activate additional cognitive processes, build on their Background Knowledge, and strengthen their reading comprehension.
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