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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). Writing-to-learn activities incorporated in math, science, and social science improved the quality of learning in those subjects (Graham, Kiuhara & MacKay, 2020). Kiuhara, S.

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Ways to Build Media Literacy in Your Students, and Why You Should

Waterford

The good news is that information is easier to come by than ever before—many students, even at an elementary age, have access to smartphones, the Internet, and a pervasive, never-ending flow of social media. In 2020, about 1 in 5 American adults said they got their political news primarily through social media.[6] July 30, 2020.

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PROOF POINTS: 10,000 student study points to kindergarteners who may become heavy screen users

The Hechinger Report

Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, teens were spending an average of seven hours a day on their phones, as the journalist Paul Greenberg points out in his 2020 book, “ Goodbye Phone, Hello World.” This 2020 review of the research confirms that. Some racked up considerably more hours.

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Popular Ebooks and Audiobooks Keep Students Reading All Summer Long

eSchool News

The Sora Sweet Reads titles are provided by 21 publishers and divided into elementary, middle and high school sections. Educators and students can also leverage valuable elementary , middle and high school resources for Sora Sweet Reads titles from TeachingBooks.net , the leading K-12 reading resources site.

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Want to Make Education More Innovative? Let’s Invest in R&D

Edsurge

It put that smartphone in your hand, that solar panel on your roof, and that COVID-19 vaccine in your arm. During the crises of 2020-21, we clearly saw that our education system needs to innovate to make it more equitable, agile, relevant and responsive. R&D is our nation’s engine of innovation. Why local communities?

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PROOF POINTS: Free, no frills programs lead the class in new federal study of remote learning

The Hechinger Report

When the coronavirus pandemic first hit in March 2020, the research unit inside the U.S. Another improves reading comprehension among older elementary school students. Researchers focused on learning programs that students could access through a computer, not learning games on a smartphone app.

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A Tiny Microbe Upends Decades of Learning

The Hechinger Report

Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., on March 18, 2020. At Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Julian Negron, left, and Jerrell Boykin, right, load laptops for distribution to students, on March 30, 2020. What works for a high school in a major urban area may not fit the needs of a rural elementary school.