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PROOF POINTS: Learning science might help kids read better

The Hechinger Report

In 2021, students were still not attending school in person. It cost about $400 per student in instructional materials and teacher training. All 30 schools were using the same reading curriculum, Expeditionary Learning , which follows science of reading principles and teaches phonics. Covid hit in the middle of the experiment.

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

Snagit will enable teachers to grab text from a screen capture and paste it into another document without retyping the text. By watching instructional material beforehand, students come prepared to the classroom; if still confused, students can receive individual help during classroom time. Interactive Whiteboard Edtech Tools.

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PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

A 2021 article, “ They Say You Can Do Phonemic Awareness Instruction ‘In the Dark’, But Should You? ” These were small group or individual tutoring sessions on top of whatever phonemic awareness lessons children may also have been receiving in their regular classrooms, which was not documented.

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PROOF POINTS: Fixing online credit recovery remains elusive

The Hechinger Report

A December 2021 McKinsey report predicted that an additional 1.7 Journalists discovered cheating scandals and evidence of low-quality instructional materials. Researchers documented that students were often learning a lot less through these prepackaged online courses compared to repeating the class with a human instructor.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

ELMO’s document cameras offer various ways to help students visualize objects and see in detail. Teachers can turn static documents into rich learning resources, enhance learning and drive student engagement, and promote student choice. ELMO demonstrated the ELMO Ecosystem of Classroom Solutions.

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Why the Pandemic Forces Administrators to Rethink Attendance — and Interoperability

Edsurge

“Due to the pandemic, causing shifts in school to remote and hybrid environments, experts predict that already substantial gaps in student learning by race, ethnicity and household income will only widen during the 2020-2021 school year.” But not all hope is lost.

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Plunging NAEP scores make clear the long and difficult road ahead to pandemic recovery

The Hechinger Report

In our own reporting about the pandemic, The Hechinger Report has documented an array of factors contributing to learning loss, along with a decline in college readiness and an increase in mental health problems. Related: Pace of learning back to normal during the 2021-22 pandemic school year but student achievement lags far behind.

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