eSchool News
MARCH 2, 2021
As the largest study of its kind, What Kids Are Reading provides actionable insights and helpful tools to help educators guide their students toward “just-right” reading recommendations. The report features a foreword by Jewell Parker Rhodes, author of Black Brother, Black Brother, and an introduction by James S. About Renaissance.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
As most school systems have learned by now, assessing learning in a pandemic comes with all sorts of challenges, including but not limited to how (and where) to assess students and whether the data being gathered is even accurate. As assessment and curriculum leaders for two different districts, we’re still discovering the answers.
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The Hechinger Report
APRIL 24, 2023
In early April 2023, I started getting emails and messages urging me to take a look at a fresh reading study in Colorado. The study, a working paper that has not yet been peer-reviewed, came to two dramatic conclusions. For starters, the study took place at nine charter schools in Colorado, stretching from Denver to Fort Collins.
TeachThought - Learn better.
APRIL 4, 2024
Corriveau and Kurkul (2016) administered a study of preschool-aged students about how they choose from whom to learn. The purpose of the study was to see if a preschoolers’ preference in informer is related to SES (Corriveau & Kurkul, 2016). Their study involved 14,049 students across fifty-one middle schools.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 13, 2020
A study of 2,500 middle school students finds that the acquisition of scientific reasoning skills produces stronger learning gains. In September 2019, I wrote about a review of the research on how to teach critical thinking by University of Virginia professor Daniel Willingham. Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images).
Catlin Tucker
DECEMBER 17, 2023
Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling. ” Dr. Novak and I wholeheartedly agree! Kiuhara, S. A., & MacKay, M.
A Principal's Reflections
OCTOBER 31, 2021
In fact, several studies contradict this belief. None of the pathways above are meant to replace summative assessments, but using varied formative means caters to a learner's preference by giving them the best opportunity to show what they have learned. It is clear that people have a strong sense of their own learning preferences (e.g.,
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