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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

Digital Promise

Government Accountability Office, nearly one in four Foreign Service officers do not meet the language proficiency requirements that they should meet to do their jobs. For the purpose of the Modern Language Association study, programs are course offerings during a given semester, not entire departments. Yet, according to the U.S

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The Most Popular Post in 2009.

The Web20Classroom

As 2009 comes to a close I wanted to take a look back and see what post did people visit the most. So here, in all it''s glory (or lack there of) is the most popular post of 2009 on my blog. Use the same strategies as with students - meet them where they are. 2009 Most Popular Post edchat' What a year it has been!

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Most families have given up virtual school, but what about students who are still thriving online?

The Hechinger Report

The second grader attends SpaRRk Academy, a virtual learning program for elementary students created in 2021 by the Rio Rancho School District in New Mexico. A longtime administrator in Rio Rancho, Aaker led the district-wide transition of elementary students to online learning when Covid struck. It wasn’t just a mother’s intuition.

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David, Goliath, and the Future of the U.S. K-12 OER Movement

Doug Levin

K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. As compared to past years, this year’s Hewlett OER meeting seemed more inclusive of voices serving, supporting and working in U.S.

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Using Learning Science to Create Action on Equity

edWeb.net

In other words, the school leaders are continuously developing new approaches to their equity issues and engaging in cycles of iteration and innovation to meet their goals. In addition to educators meeting and discussing their challenges and successes, it’s important for school leaders to do the same. Identify the root cause.

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PROOF POINTS: When parents got involved in schools, kids did no better

The Hechinger Report

Of course, the Mexican school system is very different than the American one. In one experiment, 80 schools were randomly selected to give parents a five-session workshop in supporting their children’s education during the 2009-10 school year. However, none of this translated into improvements in educational achievement.

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To increase and maintain teacher diversity, listen to teachers of color

The Hechinger Report

While the percentage of white students has steadily decreased nationwide in recent decades — from 54 percent in 2009 to 47 percent in 2018 — nearly 80 percent of public school teachers are white, according to the most recent federal survey. We have lengthier discussions in this course, and this has revitalized my excitement for teaching.”.

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