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Yes, Schools Need to Hire More Counselors. But They Also Need to Work on Themselves.

Edsurge

Of course, the lack of mental health support in schools predates the pandemic, but because of the obvious mental health toll the pandemic caused on students, coupled with the influx of federal dollars into school districts , the chorus grew louder.

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On the Relationship Between Adopting OER and Improving Student Outcomes

Iterating Toward Openness

Leveraging the “No Significant Difference” Effect for OER Advocacy. Without conceptualizing an explanatory mechanism—a reason to believe a difference might exist—they simply compare the outcomes of students whose required course materials are openly licensed with those whose materials are traditionally copyrighted.

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Report: The 4 models of blended learning in action

eSchool News

A new paper by advocacy and policy org iNacol explores how blended learning is being used in practice and traces its history from 2008 to today. Students might rotate in the same physical classroom space, move to a computer lab, or independently switch activities based on personal learning goals.

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For ed-tech success, why schools use technology is just as important as how

The Hechinger Report

Many public school districts don’t have the resources to partner with an education technology company to develop customized digital learning tools for their classrooms. For example, in early 2008, LPS noticed that students were falling behind in math. But they often miss the bigger picture: the incentive structures.”.

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Ideas for Student Civic Action in a Time of Social Uncertainty

Educator Innovator

Many outstanding teachers guide student civic action in their classrooms, and some have been at it for a long time. The teacher facilitates the work, of course, but leaves as much of the decision-making as possible to the students. Of course, a few quick lessons on how to find and evaluate information may help.).

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Using vocational education to teach academic courses

The Hechinger Report

Kate Allender, of Tesla STEM High School, has designed a course integrating AP Psychology with a hands-on study of forensics. It’s not until the second-period bell rings, however, that you begin to see how different this is from a traditional psychology course. Photo: Amadou Diallo, for The Hechinger Report. REDMOND, Wash. —

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Inside Maine’s disastrous roll out of proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

The amount of time they’ve spent in the classroom (“seat time”) doesn’t matter, nor does the number of credits they’ve accumulated. But one district has been steadfast in its commitment, staying the course through three superintendents: RSU 2. Staying the course in Portland. A local success story.

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