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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Historical Context in Social Studies : When discussing the Civil Rights Movement in a history class, students draw on their prior knowledge of earlier historical events like slavery and the American Civil War to better understand the context and significance of this movement. Prior Knowledge: What Does the Research Say?

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Why haven’t new federal rules unleashed more innovation in schools?

The Hechinger Report

Sanborn Regional High School student Jailee Thibeault does research during her social studies class. Each year, districts and schools were rated based on whether their elementary school kids performed better than the prior year’s students in math and English. Each student chose a different figure from the American Civil War to profile.

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School counselors keep kids on track. Why are they first to be cut?

The Hechinger Report

Aimed at curbing dropouts, improving graduation rates and sending more kids to college and other postsecondary programs, the corps is designed to offset a growing achievement gap in this relatively affluent but increasingly diverse state. “When there’s a budget cut, counselors are the first to go.”.

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