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Heritage Elementary Students Soar

MIND Research Institute

In the wake of the Tustin hangar fires, Heritage Elementary students and educators faced a myriad of challenges. Despite displacement and disruption, the collective resolve of students, faculty, and local supporters propelled education forward and ensured that learning prevailed.

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As states adopt science of reading, one group calls for better teacher training, curriculum

eSchool News

Dozens of states are moving to align their teaching practices with the science of reading, a body of research on how children learn that emphasizes explicit phonics instruction alongside helping students build vocabulary and knowledge about the world. Other advocacy groups have laid out different priorities for reading instruction.

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How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies

The CoolCatTeacher

Teaching Writing in Small Groups A Teacher's Guide to Reading Conferences. In 2023, she launched her podcast To the Classroom: Conversations with Researchers and Educators. 2023), TEACHING WRITING IN SMALL GROUPS (March 2021), A TEACHER'S GUIDE TO READING CONFERENCES (2019), and UNDERSTANDING TEXTS AND READERS (2018).

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Learning Through Play Is Powerful – and Students and Teachers Agree!

eSchool News

Once you see students engaged and learning through play, it clicks and the question goes from how to how do we add more?” Track your play: Get your student(s) involved to see how much progress you’re making with a Color-By-Number template and “Learning in Progress” poster. ©2023 The LEGO Group. for LEGO Education.

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Why Summer Learning Programs Are Pushing More Fun Than Academics

Edsurge

Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 Last month, San Diego Unified began accepting applications from community partners to distribute $5 million for programs that give kids a chance to learn in small groups throughout the city. We seek to engage kids in ways that matter to them.”

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Preparing Students for the Future: Lessons from STEMpath's Industry Collaborations

MindSpark

Participants took away valuable knowledge to increase their productivity, student engagement, and their ability to prepare their students for a modern, collaborative and technology forward workforce. This year’s STEMpath cohort learned a lot during their externships.

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For many Mississippi students, summer meant one last chance to be promoted to fourth grade

The Hechinger Report

To prepare students for that last chance to take the test, the museum, in partnership with Jackson Public Schools, held a Read to Succeed summer reading camp this June — the eighth time it has held the now-annual event. During the camp, she uses all of her teaching skills to keep the students focused. “I