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Data science under fire: What math do high schoolers really need?

The Hechinger Report

Students chat about the data analysis they’ve performed on their cellphone usage over a week, while Perizzolo walks around the room fielding their questions. They also determined the research questions they’d ask of the data — such as whether social media use during class reduces comprehension and retention.

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3 reasons creativity is essential for the future of education

eSchool News

Yet despite all the evidence of the critical role of arts education and the efforts by the federal government to ensure its integration in public schools, new data from the Arts Education Data Project (AEDP) from September 2022 shows that more than 3.6 million children who attend public school in the U.S.

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7 TCEA 2023 sessions we want to attend

eSchool News

From Stigmas to Selfies: The Power of Using Social Media in the Classroom. Break through the stigma surrounding social media and learn how you can utilize it to foster communication with parents, develop and model digital citizenship skills with students, and grow personally in your field as an educator. Get started here.

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PROOF POINTS: Stanford’s Jo Boaler talks about her new book ‘MATH-ish’ and takes on her critics

The Hechinger Report

Ted Cruz on social media. Nearly 2 out of every 5 eighth graders don’t even have the most basic math skills, according to the 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). Critics disparaged the findings and hounded her to release her data. In 2022 and 2023, it gave Boaler’s organization more than $560,000.

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National Engineering Week Observances in K-12 Classrooms Get a Boost from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners

eSchool News

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, February 17, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support National Engineers Week nationwide. Competition entries are accepted until April 26, 2022. .

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7 TCEA 2023 sessions we want to attend

eSchool News

From Stigmas to Selfies: The Power of Using Social Media in the Classroom. Break through the stigma surrounding social media and learn how you can utilize it to foster communication with parents, develop and model digital citizenship skills with students, and grow personally in your field as an educator. Get started here.

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OPINION: Can we please stop talking about so-called learning loss?

The Hechinger Report

In recent weeks, news outlets and social media have been filled with depressing stories about “declines” in student achievement, in both reading and math. But teachers were heroic during the pandemic, and data shows that students continued to strive toward meaningful learning, even with many forms of chaos erupting all around them.

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