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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

The CoolCatTeacher

Understandably, kindergarten and elementary teachers need to reach every student where they are on their learning journey, but it isn't always easy. Episode 793 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast How to Differentiate Math Instruction in the Elementary Classroom Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. eSpark is free forever for teachers.

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PROOF POINTS: Schools staff up as student enrollment drops

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift In the past decade, the population of elementary, middle and high school students in Massachusetts dropped by 42,000 while the number of school employees grew by 18,000. That’s because Americans made fewer babies after the 2008 recession. What’s behind the apparent imbalance? Follow the money.

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Play is crucial for middle schoolers, too

The Hechinger Report

In Fairfax County, Virginia, thousands of middle school students experience what most of their peers leave behind in elementary school — recess. Middle school students in Robert Lane’s STEM class dig through a box of supplies for a class project. Lane the STEM Guy.” CHANTILLY, Va. – This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

Digital Promise

I suspect this may stem from knowledge of the fact that English is widely spoken and studied throughout the world. In his book, “Educating Global Citizens in Colleges and Universities,” historian Peter Stearns has written that Americans are “legendary” for being reluctant to learn another language. Most students in the U.S.

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Osmo From BYJU’s Names Peter Glovin Senior Vice President of Educational Sales

eSchool News

While we’ve seen tremendous support from kindergarten and elementary teachers in the past five years who individually purchased Osmo to use inside classrooms across the country, we’d love to build sales and begin support for the education community at the district level.”.

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20 Texas Education Leaders to Follow on Twitter

MIND Research Institute

Brian Bushart is an elementary math curriculum coordinator. Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association (TESPA) @TEPSAtalk. Northside ISD Elementary Math Department @NISDElemMath. UT STEM Center @utstemcenter. UT STEM Center @utstemcenter. October 21, 2019. Brian Bushart @bstockus. May 17, 2019.

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PROOF POINTS: Inside the perplexing study that’s inspired colleges to drop remedial math

The Hechinger Report

When Alexandra Logue served as the chief academic officer of the City University of New York (CUNY) from 2008 to 2014, she discovered that her 25-college system was spending over $20 million a year on remedial classes. The confusion stems from the study design.

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