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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

So, it should not be surprising that only 27% of 8th and 12th-grade students earned a score of proficient in writing in the last report published in 2011 by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Writing improves reading skills (Graham & Herbert, 2010; Shanahan, 2016). Plus, it works across all subject areas!

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PROOF POINTS: Gifted programs provide little to no academic boost, new study says

The Hechinger Report

Against this political backdrop, a new study raises big questions about whether gifted education benefits the kids who are lucky enough to be in it. Related: Gifted classes may not help talented students move ahead faster. The study, “Do Students in Gifted Programs Perform Better? Redding and his co-author, Jason A.

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Tech Access in Schools: Making Edtech Accessible to All

Digital Promise

Research suggests that when technology is effectively used in schools, access may help to bridge educational and social gaps (Warschauer & Matuchniak, 2010; Eccles, 2009; National Science Foundation, 2017). Foundry10’s 2018 study focused on technology usage in U.S. middle and high schools for 1,700 students across 22 schools.

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10 Strategies to Strengthen Instruction and Learning

A Principal's Reflections

In his meta-analysis of over 300 research studies, John Hattie found that direct instruction has above average gains when it comes to student results, specifically an effect size of 0.59. Another meta-analysis on over 400 studies indicated strong positive results (Stockard et al., Bransford, J. & Cocking, R.

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30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In the dynamic world of education, keeping students engaged and attentive is a challenge every educator faces. 2010) linked boredom to attentional problems in class, while Maroldo (1986) noted its association with lower GPAs and a decreased motivation to learn. 2010; Ziv, 1988). Boredom, as Vogel-Walcutt et al.

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6 Practical Blended Learning Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This approach allows for a personalized learning journey, accommodating different learning styles and needs, and often involves some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace of learning. Auster ‘s Study In an innovative approach to blended learning, Carol J. Fabbian et al.’s Luna and Stephanie A.

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Teaching and Learning in a Project-Based World – #6 Evaluating Project-Based Learning

100mentors

In PBL, we have our students solving real-life problems and we intend to empower their 21st-century skills; in other words, we establish meaningful connections between school and life beyond school. It goes without saying that we should assess both students and these outcomes in an equally “authentic” way (Bell, 2010).

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