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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016). Writing-to-learn activities incorporated in math, science, and social science improved the quality of learning in those subjects (Graham, Kiuhara & MacKay, 2020). Plus, it works across all subject areas! Graham, S., & Hebert, M. Kiuhara, S.

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OPINION: The pandemic challenged school administrators, but didn’t break us

The Hechinger Report

By 2020, stories of superintendents and senior administrators taking early retirement or leaving the profession were ubiquitous. A recent book by the American Association of School Administrators (AASA), “ The American Superintendent 2020 Decennial Study ,” sheds some light on this subject. in 2020 from 50.7

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The First Days of the School Year: It’s About the Learners Not the Content

User Generated Education

From Columbia University: Community building in the classroom is about creating a space in which students and instructors are committed to a shared learning goal and achieve learning through frequent collaboration and social interaction (Adams & Wilson, 2020; Berry, 2019; McMillan & Chavis, 1986).

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How to do online learning well? A California district has some answers.

The Hechinger Report

In mid-March 2020, schools in Lindsay Unified shut down in response to the coronavirus pandemic. to learn how to make the shift from traditional time-based systems … towards one that is truly organized around the learner.”. Her son, who graduated in 2020, has autism. So, what is competency-based education, exactly?

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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers

Waterford

Train: If you’re an administrator, schedule a faculty training session on how to use your school’s technology and answer any questions.[11]. Media-literate students should be aware how to combat misinformation, think critically, and evaluate their sources. March 2020. How to Teach a Room of Digital Natives.” Bowman, Sam.

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Research to Impact: Four Steps to Build a Successful Edtech Enterprise

Edsurge

Since 2010, it has awarded more than $2 million to ventures changing the face of education for learners worldwide. When schools shuttered in the spring of 2020, more than 1 billion students worldwide shifted to online instruction in less than one month. It’s been a wild ride. As you grow and scale, research remains your north star.

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Virtual School Tips and Recommendations

The Thinking Stick

NCCE 2020 here in Seattle has just wrapped up. For example, the iPhone was only 3 years old and smartphones were just taking off in 2010. In most cases, you will not have time to train both staff and students on how the LMS will work or does work before you find yourself in Virtual School. Lessons Learned: 1.

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