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Mentoring Minds - instructional materials to develop critical thinking skills

Educational Technology Guy

Mentoring Minds is an educational publishing company that develops K-12 instructional materials to help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we welcome Billy Krakower, a nationally recognized educator with 16 years of experience and a passion for bringing technology and creativity into the classroom. Training and Founding Partner at Evolving Educators.

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Carnegie Learning Middle School Math Solution Receives Perfect Scores from EdReports.org

eSchool News

EdReports.org is an independent nonprofit that evaluates instructional materials for quality and standards alignment. It is a gold-standard leader in helping teachers and administrators identify the highest-quality instructional materials.

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Does Ownership of Instructional Materials Matter?

Doug Levin

. – I want to focus instead on one aspect of how we are shifting from print to digital: the procurement decision schools make about whether to license digital instructional materials or purchase them outright, because I think ownership of instructional materials matters.**. Image credits. Image credits.

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CoSN 2019: K–12 Schools Address Digital Equity with Curriculum Framework

EdTech Magazine

JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Follow @EdTech_K12 on Twitter for continued COSN 2019 coverage. Teachers spend seven or more hours per week, or 250 hours per year , creating or finding instructional materials for the general classroom, said Clark. 3 Challenges of Digital Design for K–12 Classrooms. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Carnegie Learning Picked by CT State Department of Education for High-Dosage Tutoring

eSchool News

Instruction that aligns with districts’ standards, scope, and sequence. Standards-aligned, high-quality instructional materials to support grade-level learning. For more information, visit carnegielearning.com and follow us on LinkedIn , Twitter , and Instagram. Bilingual and multilingual tutors.

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Louisiana Department of Education Rates Lexia Reading Core5 as Highest Tier of Efficacy

eSchool News

To support local school districts’ decisions on purchasing instructional materials, the LDOE evaluates products on program design, instructional design, usability and support, and other criteria for high quality. A committee of Louisiana educators reviews the materials.