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SplashLearn Announces ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021’

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The popular game-based learning program SplashLearn, announced the 7th edition of its massively popular SpringBoard Math Challenge today. SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021, open to all classes from grade 1 to grade 5, will run from March 1 – May 9, 2021. About SplashLearn.

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Blackbird Announces First Ever Educational Version of JavaScript

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MAY 12, 2021

PORTLAND, May 12, 2021 – Blackbird today announced the official release of the world’s first educational version of JavaScript. First Educational Version of a Programming Language Enables Middle School Code Education – Bridging the Middle School Gap.

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Blackbird Releases K-12 Computer Science Pathway

eSchool News

JULY 14, 2021

PORTLAND, July 13, 2021 – Blackbird, bridging the gap in Computer Science curriculum, today announced the availability of their K-12 Computer Science Pathway, designed to help school districts prepare students with the computer programming skills necessary to enter the workforce – or continue their education at the university level.

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Blackbird Announces First-ever Purpose-built Middle School Coding Education Platform

eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

PORTLAND, April 14, 2021 – Blackbird, creators of the world’s first educational version of JavaScript, today announced the official launch of the Blackbird education platform. Blackbird is a user-friendly system that enhances the autonomous learning experience – as well as group lessons.”.

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PROOF POINTS: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

Four new studies on project-based learning. Project-based learning, a popular practice that uses lots of poster boards and student presentations, is billed as an antidote to boring classrooms where teachers drone on. But it’s an open question whether students can learn every subject this way. 3rd grade science. Curriculum.

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Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

EdSurge recently chatted with Wheeler, as well as some of her colleagues across the district, to learn more about why they chose MidSchoolMath, how it fits into their evolving needs and how teachers and students have responded to the changes so far. Erica Wheeler EdSurge: Why did you decide to adopt MidSchoolMath's core curriculum?

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‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” Related : What parents need to know about the research on how kids learn to read. chorused a few voices.

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How to help struggling young readers

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. Children do not come wired to learn how to read: It is an acquired skill. That’s the foundation of learning.”.

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How little is too little money for schools?

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

A study by Brett Lane, president and founder of the Institute for Strategic Leadership and Learning, an education research and policy consulting firm, reported that the percentage of students in the district proficient in math increased by over 50 points and in reading by over 40 points between 1996 and 2008. Related: Schools on U.S.

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Reassessing Curriculum Development: Top 3 Factors to Consider

Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

It helps teachers adopt reasonable teaching approaches and it helps students study and learn in an organized manner. As technology is infusing more and more into education and students are being introduced to different learning styles, there is a need to reassess the curriculum with regard to new age requirements.

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What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2020

That would be by April 30, 2021.) That means, among many things, taking stock of the damage caused by long-term school closures, and creating plans for reopening amid steep budget cuts, increased costs for safety measures, and widening achievement gaps and learning loss that have hit low-income students and students of color the hardest.

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Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

The Hechinger Report

MAY 28, 2021

While most states use the Common Core standards for math and English, there are no national social studies standards detailing which facts and historical figures students should study, and state standards vary widely. 6, 2021, in Washington, D.C. As the old adage goes, “What gets tested, gets taught.”.

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SplashLearn Announces ‘SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021’

Blackbird Announces First Ever Educational Version of JavaScript

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Blackbird Releases K-12 Computer Science Pathway

Blackbird Announces First-ever Purpose-built Middle School Coding Education Platform

PROOF POINTS: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning

Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

‘The Reading Year’: First grade is critical for reading skills, but kids coming from disrupted kindergarten experiences are way behind

How to help struggling young readers

How little is too little money for schools?

Reassessing Curriculum Development: Top 3 Factors to Consider

What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

Can patriotism and criticism coexist in social studies?

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