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Math Problems that Unlock Student Thinking

The CoolCatTeacher

Artwork submissions for this free youth art contest are accepted this year from November 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020. Toyota Dream Car Art Contest invites youth, ages 4-15, to submit their original hand-drawn artworks that answer the question, “If you could design a car to make the world a better place, what would it look like?”

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The Science Behind Spatial-Temporal Math

MIND Research Institute

Games have the potential to be perceived as an enjoyable and fun activity and, with that, might provide a preferred means to teach math (Bragg, 2003). ST Math's educational content is conveyed in a game-like format. & Wang, S. ST Math: Nonregulatory ESSA Standards Evidence Review & What Works Clearinghouse Standards Review.

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Virtual School Tips and Recommendations

The Thinking Stick

NCCE 2020 here in Seattle has just wrapped up. 2003 – In Saudi Arabia due to terrorism in the country, I helped my school set up and run Moodle to do Virtual School. Classroom, Canvas, Schoology, etc) before now, you’re too late. One of the sessions I ran was titled “ Tech Coaches Unite ”. Lessons Learned: 1.

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Teacher licensing rules are one reason small schools don’t have enough teachers

The Hechinger Report

Maggie Anderson never considered a career in teaching until she stepped into a classroom at Fairfield, Montana’s Greenfield School. In total, 137 Montana schools — 65 percent of which were classified as rural — employed unlicensed teachers during the 2020-21 school year. Anderson has worked at Greenfield School for nearly a decade.

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Maximizing COVID Relief Funding and Its Effectiveness

edWeb.net

This approach can be especially important when afterschool and summer school programs are being integrated with classroom instruction during the regular school day, and when funds are being used to meet the unique needs of English learners and other students with special learning requirements. Federal Programs and Processes.

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How a $40M Investment Aims to ‘Mainstream and Modernize’ Montessori Education

Edsurge

Girn started his Montessori career in 2003 as a math and science teacher at LePort Schools, then a chain of three Montessori schools in southern California. It also provides teacher training and the physical materials used in classrooms. In 2020, Higher Ground added 27 campuses to its network of schools.

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Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Lessons Learned from a Year of Virtual School

edWeb.net

Since 2003, Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up has collected data on the important issues facing schools. Key asks from students include: Real-world experiences—they want to know how the skills apply outside the classroom. She was named in 2020 as the winner of EdTech Digest’s National Leader award.