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Want a stronger workforce? Make reading initiatives multigenerational

eSchool News

Since 2013, according to an analysis , policymakers in 37 states have passed laws or implemented new policies related to reading instruction and stakeholders from scholars and journalists to teachers and parent coalitions have weighed in.

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Is it the school, or the students?

eSchool News

This post originally appeared on the MIT News site and is reposted here with permission. A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality ratings reflect the preparation and family background of their students as much or more than a school’s contribution to learning gains.

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. This edited book is the perfect primer on self-determined learning or heutagogy. The Basics.

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Why Language Learning Apps Haven’t Helped Struggling ELL Students

Edsurge

When asked what technology he used while learning English, Bryan Estrada fidgeted nervously as he contemplated whether or not he should share a personal story with a stranger. That was the first thing I did to learn English.”. Waves of language learning apps like Babbel and Duolingo have hit the market. There was this girl.,”

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How to Teach Divergent Thinking Skills in the Classroom

Waterford

Divergent thinking is defined here as a learning strategy that encourages students to come up with many different solutions to a problem.[9] Although divergent thinking is not synonymous with creativity—here defined as the ability to have new ideas or make something new—the two skills are closely related.[3]

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As states adopt science of reading, one group calls for better teacher training, curriculum

eSchool News

Wisconsin is creating a new literacy office and hiring reading coaches. Indiana is requiring new teacher training. Some of the states that got good ratings from NCTQ in its new report have been at it for years. Illinois is poised to adopt a new literacy plan this year. New York Gov. New Jersey Gov.

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2014 Was One Wild Ride

A Principal's Reflections

The year began like so many others had in the past with me as Principal of New Milford High School. The year began like so many others had in the past with me as Principal of New Milford High School. Social media really did open up a door to a whole new world that I never knew existed.