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PROOF POINTS: The lesson the arts teach

The Hechinger Report

Arts classes were further squeezed out after a 2001 federal law required schools to test children annually. Researchers randomly assigned 21 elementary and middle schools to receive arts education first and watched what happened to 8,000 of their students in grades three through eight. In the schools without art, 14.5

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Consider this post (light on analysis, heavy on the archiving of primary source material) one for the wonks, students, and historians. FY 2001: $450,000,000. Legislative Authorization: Title II, Part D (Sections 2401-2422) of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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Meet the Support Network Addressing Out-Of-School Challenges for Every Student

Edsurge

Last year, a student in Yvonne Steadman’s Kindergarten class began missing a lot of days. Steadman, who teaches at Mendell Elementary School in this highly-diverse Boston neighborhood, passed along her concerns to a colleague, Madeline Gillespie, a family support coordinator. ROXBURY, Mass.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

When the pandemic hit, Brunswick School Department, serving about 2,300 students, already had a laptop for every student in seventh and eighth grades through the Maine Learning Technology Initiative, which since 2001 has provided a laptop for middle grade students. Our world is digital literacy now.

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The ultimate guide to Bloom’s Taxonomy

Linways Technologies

In 2001 the Bloom’s taxonomy was revised by putting together a series of more dynamic concepts for the classification system by a team of. of Krathwohl’s and former student of Bloom’s. Here, students should be able to break down knowledge into it’s. elementary modules to draw connections between ideas and utilize.

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Improving Social-Emotional and Reading Skills

edWeb.net

SEL also decreases behavioral issues, dropout rates, drug use, and teen pregnancy, so the advantages of including it in elementary and secondary classes are clear. And, the goals for students engaged in this type of learning include self-esteem, empathy, motivation, and commitment.

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State and District Leadership Discuss Digital Learning Opportunities

edWeb.net

They are now in their fifth year of 1:1 with iPads for grades K-12, and have designed learning environments to create student engagement. Previously, Elizabeth worked as an elementary teacher in Nevada and a residential counselor in Montana. About the Presenters.