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An Accidental, Systematic Attack on OER Sustainability Models

Iterating Toward Openness

However, inclusive access and equitable access aren’t the only models that automatically charge students a fee for their course materials. It had become enough of a concern by 2007 that the OECD convened a special meeting on the topic, which resulted in significant contributions from Downes , myself , and others on the topic.

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How The English Language Learning System Is Failing in America

TeachThought - Learn better.

For example, my ELL student who lit the trash can on fire witnessed his father’s murder. If the mental health screening identifies a problem, then professional resources such as a school counselor or a psychologist should be accessible to support the student. The Mainstream Classroom Environment for ELL. affiliate].

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Could a ROWE (Results-Only Work Environment) be right for your classroom?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Between 2005 and 2007, productivity increased by 41% and employee turnover decreased by 90%. We might think of the following as examples of student autonomy: Playlists and self-paced learning. For example, it is hard to focus on what choices we do maintain as teachers when so many parts feel inequitable.

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Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy?

Iterating Toward Openness

Flat World Knowledge began publishing “open textbooks” in 2007, and Connexions at Rice changed their name to OpenStax and started publishing open textbooks in 2012. For example, both the Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University and Lumen Learning use OER this way. 2016; Koedinger, et al.,

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How a growing number of states are hoping to improve kids’ brains: exercise

The Hechinger Report

The new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act , or ESSA, also provides increased access to funding for physical education by including the subject in its definition of a “well-rounded education.”. “At At least we’re at the table now,” said Carly Wright, advocacy director for SHAPE. “It Gina Dresang, fifth grade teacher.

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Can mental health training for teachers reduce preschool suspensions?

The Hechinger Report

It’s help teachers need: In 2016 , about 50,000 preschoolers were suspended at least once, and at least 17,000 were expelled, according to the Center for American Progress, a Washington-based liberal research and advocacy institute, which arrived at the estimate based on data from the 2016 National Survey of Children’s Health.

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Is teacher preparation failing students with disabilities?

The Hechinger Report

A study in 2007 found that general education teachers in a teacher preparation program reported taking an average of 1.5 Supports can include services, such as access to a special education teacher, or accommodations and modifications, such as having test questions read aloud, or being allowed to sit in a certain part of the classroom.