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5 ways to help students struggling with algebra due to learning loss

eSchool News

Key points: Students need algebra, but many get “stuck” as they learn Offering tutoring, particularly high-dosage tutoring outside of school hours, could help See related article: 5 ways virtual tutoring reinforces our after-school program Since the pandemic, students have struggled markedly in math, particularly algebra.

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EdSurge Article Recommends Edtech Efficacy Portfolios - Here's Ours

MIND Research Institute

A few weeks ago, EdSurge published an article that echoed many of those same sentiments, most specifically that the overreliance on “gold standard” RCT studies is the wrong approach for edtech. In the article, titled “ Debunking the Gold Standard Myths in EdTech Efficacy ,” writers Jennifer Carolan and Molly B. Formative Research.

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Strategies for Surviving All Types of Assessments

edWeb.net

Whether you are a first-year teacher or a veteran teacher, classroom and system-wide assessments can be a time of high anxiety and stress for everyone involved. in School Counseling Program, Freed-Hardeman University, TN, lays out strategies and ground rules for what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to assessments.

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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

ViewSonic Education

We explore these controversies in our article Is Esports a Sport? A 2003 analysis of 15 cases of school shooters found all but two suffered from social rejection. Sports require students to set goals, assess the competition and consider their individual strengths and weaknesses. The Benefits of Esports in Schools.

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This Neuroscientist Wants to Know Your Brain On Art—and How It Improves Learning

Edsurge

My first book was in 2003 (1*), and that book was all about connecting research with effective teaching. At the time, our state test was based upon performance assessment, and learning the thinking skills framework. Not assessing of knowledge but assessing for knowledge. So many more people are writing books and articles.

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This Texas college’s focus on mental health helps students work through trauma, stay on track

The Hechinger Report

All students start their academic journey at the college by sitting with counselors who assess their mental health needs. During orientation, incoming Paul Quinn students learn about the clinic, campus services and the mental health assessment they can opt out of if they choose. Now that rate is about 36%, school officials said.

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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. Choice—students want to have choices in their education from deciding what articles to read to investigating their own year-long projects. Tech that works beyond the school—they want to be able to do self-directed learning.