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Teacher Development Research Review: Keys to Educator Success

Digital Promise

2008; Webster-Wright, 2009 ; Accomplished California Teachers, 2012 ). On the other hand, one-shot, “drive-by,” or fragmented, “spray-and-pray” workshops lasting 14 hours or less show no statistically significant effect on student learning ( Darling-Hammond, Wei, Andree, Richardson, and Orphanos, 2009 ).

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

And then when they’re in class with the teacher, the teacher can work with one student or a group of students or even the whole class — depending upon what they’re trying to get at — to help them better internalize the direct instruction they’ve been watching. The essential element is one-to-one computing. Doug: Yeah.

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Five Compelling Reasons For Teaching Spatial Reasoning To Young Children

MindShift

Children were randomly assigned to one of two groups: one group engaged in spatial training involving mental rotations, and the other group spent the equivalent amount of time working on crossword puzzles. Both groups of children completed pre- and post-tests involving a range of math and spatial skills.

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Developing Systems for Effective, Equitable Education for All Students

edWeb.net

The president and founder of Bernstein Strategy Group, Jon Bernstein has been working on education, education technology and telecommunications issues since 1995 and running his own government relations firm since 2005. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by the National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training. About the Presenters.

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In 2003, before the existence of YouTube, she founded ProjectExplorer.org, a free multimedia website designed to educate primary and secondary school students about global issues and world cultures and histories. David Homa Teacher, Los Gatos High School David Homa has been a teacher for 24 years both at the University and Secondary level.

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A year in the life of a small-town superintendent shows the federal bailout won’t be enough

The Hechinger Report

Katie Ingles leads small group instruction for English language learners with Pedro Domingo Juan and Eduardo Corona at Fords Prairie Elementary School in Centralia, Wash. With suicidal ideation, it’s never been at this level” said Jennifer Polley, director of the Northwest Pediatric Center in Centralia and a member of the group.

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Will “school choice on steroids” get a boost under a Trump administration?

The Hechinger Report

As they have emerged in some states, these programs have been assisted by conservative groups such as Jeb Bush’s Chiefs for Change and the Koch Industries-backed American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). It remains to be seen whether a Trump Administration will boost them further, using federal policy.