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May 2025
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EduTip 30: Do something after formative ...

JENNIFER GONZALEZ
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If I give my students an exit slip to check their grasp of a particular skill, and a third of them don't do well, just moving forward with my original teaching plan is a missed opportunity. Ideally, my next steps should involve some kind of targeted response. Let's talk about what that looks like.

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