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Top 10 Reasons to Sign Up for Summer Learning with Ask a Tech Teacher

Ask a Tech Teacher

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available.

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GED and other high school equivalency degrees drop by more than 40% nationwide since 2012

The Hechinger Report

Red states are where the annual issuance of new high school equivalency diplomas has fallen by more than 50 percent between 2012 and 2016. Specifically, the annual number of test takers who completed one of the three exams has fallen more than 45 percent from more than 570,000 in 2012 to roughly 310,000 in 2016. Data source: Thomas J.

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2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our founding sponsor International Education Resources Network (IEARN) will continue to support us for the 2016 Global Education Conference. Contact Steve Hargadon (steve@hargadon.com) about opportunities to get involved with our community. See our other sponsors, supporters, and partners on the conference website. . Barrios, Ed.D.;

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McGraw-Hill Education launches free project-based literacy instruction

eSchool News

Released in conjunction with the 2016 National Title I Conference, the complimentary 15-day lesson plan covers all five stages of the SRA FLEX Project Experience in an easy-to-follow sequence, aiming to boost literacy skills through reading, writing-centered activities and group collaboration.

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Free K-2 Earth Environmental Education Curriculum Now Available

TeachThought - Learn better.

The Think Earth Environmental Education Foundation, a leading non-profit provider of environmental education for primary and secondary schools, is making its award-winning curriculum available free online. Each unit is aligned with Common Core State Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the McREL Standards Compendium.

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Going Schoolwide with Reading Engagement: How We Got to Now

Reading By Example

The Common Core State Standards were a primary focus. Staff members who have spouses teaching in other schools sometimes mention that the student writing produced is comparable with secondary level work. We will continue to examine and own those beliefs where we find common ground. Structure and Style.

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The upside, and the downside, of working ‘as fast as you want and as slow as you need’

The Hechinger Report

We celebrated our first graduating class of students in June of 2016. Related: Personalized learning and Common Core: Mortal enemies? A social studies class at Manchester School of Technology Photo: Manchester School of Technology. Nellie Mae is a funder of The Hechinger Report).