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Nepal says students have a right to learn in their native languages —but it still isn’t happening

The Hechinger Report

BANKE, NEPAL — English and health studies are 14-year-old Dilip Godiya’s favorite subjects. Despite the presence of a nearby government school, Sodi’s son and two daughters study at the Assembly of God Church in the Indian border town of Rupaidiha, where Sodi himself once studied. were non-Nepali speakers.

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Culturally Responsive Teaching: Tips and Strategies for Educators

Waterford

Yet, there is hope: over 96% of elementary school teachers view culturally responsive teaching as important when working with diverse students.[7] Picture books for early elementary students: Drawn Together by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 2002, 15(6), pp.

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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

Schools that foster trust among parents, teachers, and school leaders are more likely to see academic improvement than schools that do little or fail to foster trust ( Bryk and Schneider, 2003 ). Lesson study. Teacher leadership is also critical for school improvement efforts to succeed. 2008): Successful Collaboration.

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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 Being Part of a ‘House’ Within a School Helps Students Gain A Sense of Belonging

MindShift

30, 2016 was a big day for Lake Canyon Elementary. Lake Canyon Elementary School ceremony assigning students to a house. Each Hillsdale ninth-grader spends five periods a day—math, English, social studies, science and advisory—with their 111 housemates. After a drum roll, cannons sprayed confetti over each cluster of students.

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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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May 31 - Interview with James Bosco on Digital Media and Participatory Learning

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

James Bosco is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Educational Studies at Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1961. 2003); “Is it Possible to Reform Schools? The LearnCentral event page is [link].