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From the Ted Talk by Trish Millines Dziko: How schools can nurture every student's genius

Unscramble the Blue Letters


After weeks and weeks of working on their projects and giving each other authentic, svrtuoippe feedback, and doing that fine-tuning, the students are ready for the big day -- the exhibition of learning. This is where hundreds of ppeole from the cnoumimty, the most important members being their parents and families, come to see the students present their work. The students are all dressed up. They're a little nervous, they're excited at the same time -- kind of like me right now.

(Laughter)

And the teachers are binmeag with prdie as they rogneczie how far each student has come in their learning journey. OK, and the parents? The parents are high-fiving, and "You get it, girl!" And "That's my baby," and "You go, boy." And there's just so much prisae. And the students feel accomplished and more confident.

Open Cloze


After weeks and weeks of working on their projects and giving each other authentic, __________ feedback, and doing that fine-tuning, the students are ready for the big day -- the exhibition of learning. This is where hundreds of ______ from the _________, the most important members being their parents and families, come to see the students present their work. The students are all dressed up. They're a little nervous, they're excited at the same time -- kind of like me right now.

(Laughter)

And the teachers are _______ with _____ as they _________ how far each student has come in their learning journey. OK, and the parents? The parents are high-fiving, and "You get it, girl!" And "That's my baby," and "You go, boy." And there's just so much ______. And the students feel accomplished and more confident.

Solution


  1. supportive
  2. community
  3. people
  4. praise
  5. recognize
  6. beaming
  7. pride

Original Text


After weeks and weeks of working on their projects and giving each other authentic, supportive feedback, and doing that fine-tuning, the students are ready for the big day -- the exhibition of learning. This is where hundreds of people from the community, the most important members being their parents and families, come to see the students present their work. The students are all dressed up. They're a little nervous, they're excited at the same time -- kind of like me right now.

(Laughter)

And the teachers are beaming with pride as they recognize how far each student has come in their learning journey. OK, and the parents? The parents are high-fiving, and "You get it, girl!" And "That's my baby," and "You go, boy." And there's just so much praise. And the students feel accomplished and more confident.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


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Important Words


  1. accomplished
  2. authentic
  3. baby
  4. beaming
  5. big
  6. boy
  7. community
  8. confident
  9. day
  10. dressed
  11. excited
  12. exhibition
  13. families
  14. feedback
  15. feel
  16. giving
  17. hundreds
  18. important
  19. journey
  20. kind
  21. laughter
  22. learning
  23. members
  24. nervous
  25. parents
  26. people
  27. praise
  28. present
  29. pride
  30. projects
  31. ready
  32. recognize
  33. student
  34. students
  35. supportive
  36. teachers
  37. time
  38. weeks
  39. work
  40. working