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Oct 2022
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199: How to Personalize Instruction with...

JENNIFER GONZALEZ
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Offering small group mini-lessons that students only sign up for if they are interested is another great way to offer personalized instruction. Author and writing instructor Melanie Meehan returns to share how she has used this strategy in her classroom.


Thanks to EVERFI and Today by Studyo for sponsoring this episode.

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