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How the NSA’s post-9/11 hiring might address the teacher shortage

eSchool News

I am not a native speaker and I had not been in a classroom for a few years. Although I did my best to study in advance, I learned via an email that I had passed the reading part of their tests, but had not passed the listening component. A month later I was flown there to have my language skills tested. I was devastated.

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The Science Behind Spatial-Temporal Math

MIND Research Institute

A new white paper published by MIND Research Institute, “ Spatial-Temporal Math: Underlying Scientific Concepts and Mechanisms ,” explores the concept of spatial-temporal learning, and describes the design concepts and mechanisms behind MIND’s award-winning ST Math program. Spatial-Temporal Game-based Learning. Summary of Efficacy.

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Despite popularity with parents and teachers, review of research finds small benefits to small classes

The Hechinger Report

A small classroom in Richton, Mississippi. Experts have long known that the research evidence doesn’t consistently support the notion that smaller classes increase how much students learn. “The available evidence points to no or only very small effect sizes of small classes in comparison to larger classes.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

The prior year, my former chief Bill Gates headlined ASU GSV and received a standing ovation for championing technology’s power to transform teaching and learning. LMS and Digital Learning topped the hype cycle in 2001 (a few years before Blackboard went public). A small but mighty movement was building – and it needed time to grow.

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How Mindfulness Can Help Teachers and Students Manage Challenging Situations

MindShift

Excerpted from “ Mindfulness in the Secondary Classroom: A Guide for Teaching Adolescents ,” (c) 2019 by Patricia C. Let’s imagine that this is the moment a parent challenges you in a meeting or the moment you learn that a colleague was diagnosed with a serious illness. Used with permission of the publisher, W. cut answers.

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Schools in the poorest state become even poorer

The Hechinger Report

A child rides a bike on the playground at Global Connections Learning Center in Jackson. By comparison, the national average is about 20.4 The challenge with persistently low funding is to make cuts while minimizing the effect on the classroom, said Cormack, of the Barksdale Reading Institute. Photo: Jackie Mader. JACKSON, Miss.

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The dark side of education research: widespread bias

The Hechinger Report

And that may be leaving teachers and school administrators in the dark about the full story of classroom programs and interventions they are considering buying. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. Department of Education launched in 2002 to help educators decide which educational products to buy. Weekly Update.

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