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Gifted classes may not help talented students move ahead faster

The Hechinger Report

In other words, smart third graders, those who tend to be a couple grade levels ahead, are largely studying the same third-grade topics that their supposedly “non-gifted” classmates are learning. The researchers did not disclose the names of the three states they studied but said they were located in the South and Midwest.

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In One of Connecticut’s Most Innovative Districts, Belief in Every Student Comes First

Edsurge

In 2016, our Anna Reynolds Elementary School was the recipient of the National Blue Ribbon Award for high performance , and every school in the district routinely outperforms the competing magnet school on standardized assessments. We’ve become a leader in STEM Education by changing the way we structure schools. Let me explain.

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How Some Chicagoans Are Unlocking the 'School Choice' Puzzle

Edsurge

When it first opened its doors in 2004 as a part of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the organization took a leading role in opening charter schools across the city—130 of them, to be exact. You can’t really tell from the website—every school has a different approach,” observed one study participant.

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Five Compelling Reasons For Teaching Spatial Reasoning To Young Children

MindShift

Below we offer our Top Five reasons why, as educators, we should care about spatial thinking when we plan, observe, and assess mathematics in our classrooms. There are numerous research studies that demonstrate the relationship between spatial reasoning and what we typically think of as mathematical ability.

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Fostering a STEM Mindset through Spatial-Temporal Reasoning

MIND Research Institute

The jobs of the future are in STEM. And according to the US Department of Labor and Statistics , the number of STEM careers is projected to grow by 8% by 2029. STEM is more than an acronym. Developing the skills essential for future STEM career success starts with a solid understanding of mathematics.

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Leveling Up: How Digital Game-Based Learning Is Altering Education

EdNews Daily

To put it in the words of an elementary student at the 2004 Serious Games Summit, “Why read about ancient Rome when I can build it?”. In the Journal of Social Studies Research , students in an 11th grade U.S. history class played Civilization III in conjunction with qualitative methods of assessment.

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Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven’t worked

The Hechinger Report

By that, the students knew, their teacher meant one of the psychologist Dr. Edward de Bono’s six “thinking hats,” specifically the one that called on thinkers to assess their ideas and look for potential flaws. “Black hat,” Valenti-Barone instructed them, “add a few more details.”.

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