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OPINION: How can teachers help students grapple with the chaos surrounding us?

The Hechinger Report

No matter whether elementary teachers return to physical or virtual classrooms, this will be a year for the history books. What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context. What’s less clear is how prepared elementary school teachers are to put these seismic events into context.

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What Is Prior Knowledge and Why it Matters?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Elementary Mathematics in Advanced Math Classes : In advanced math classes, students’ understanding of elementary concepts like multiplication tables and basic algebra is crucial for grasping higher-level concepts like calculus or trigonometry. Journal of Research in Science Teaching , 18, 291–294. Thompson, R.

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As schools reopen, will Black and Asian families return?

The Hechinger Report

The student-to-teacher ratio at her twins’ East Austin elementary school was higher than what state law mandated, she said. Meanwhile, Asian families in New York City opted for in-person learning this spring at the lowest rate of any demographic , a pattern that holds true elsewhere in the country.

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

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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How School Districts Are Shaping the Edtech They Use

eSpark

Over 1,000 Mineola elementary school students are using eSpark in four buildings throughout the district, while a team of Mineola middle schoolers helped us build new product features to better engage and challenge students. At eSpark Learning, we make tools that empower teachers and delight students. Piedmont, Alabama.

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

The Hechinger Report

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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Implementing Innovation Strategies to Make School Districts More Equitable

edWeb.net

From 2001-2003, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner. Previously, he served as Chief Academic Officer (Norwalk, CT), Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning (Willimantic, CT) and Principal of Augusta Lewis Troup School (New Haven, CT).