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PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

The Hechinger Report

Students, he said, are often being taught through a “bricolage” of materials that teachers assemble themselves from colleagues and the internet. More than 75 percent of elementary school math teachers said they used their school’s recommended materials, but fewer than 50 percent of high school math teachers said they did.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024. What are the projections for edtech?

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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

Here are a few specific predictions about what that could look like in 2024 for policymakers, schools and districts, educators, and publishers. Schools and districts The move toward aligning literacy instruction with the science of reading has largely been a grassroots movement without federal support.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024. What are the projections for edtech?

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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

The Hechinger Report

26, 2024, in the peer-reviewed journal Developmental Psychology, now provides stronger causal evidence that building background knowledge can translate into higher reading achievement for low-income children. It cost about $400 per student in instructional materials and teacher training. A new study, published online on Feb.

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PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

In January 2024, five researchers from Texas A&M University published their findings online in the journal Scientific Studies of Reading. hours of auditory instruction in small group or tutoring sessions, but continued to make progress if visual displays of the letters were combined with the sounds.

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Curriculum Associates Launches Extraordinary Educators™ Leadership Collaborative to Support the Professional Growth of Rising School Principals Nationwide

eSchool News

“I am thrilled at the opportunity for greater professional development and collaboration around my own leadership, and particularly my leadership in growing and expanding our data culture in my building and district,” said Tim Baynes, principal of Sunny Hills Elementary School in Sammamish, Washington, who was selected for the 2023 class.