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Acceleration Is Better Than Focusing on Learning Loss. This Unique Summer School Shows Why.

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But for all the conversations in the news and on social media, one place we’re not seeing it as much is in schools themselves. The “Fate and Fortune” game used by Santa Fe embeds ten key standards that correlate most closely with Algebra I success. Embedding a social-emotional learning lens into instruction.

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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

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In the interest of helping other companies and school districts enable extraordinary teaching and learning at scale, we’ve highlighted the three main findings—and some solutions—that have come from these conversations: 1. Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards.

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Take Two: Clever’s Newest Effort to Help Teachers Try Before They Buy Edtech

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Soft-launched last summer, the library currently houses more than 100 educational apps, which teachers can browse by subjects or categories (like assessment or presentation tools). With the Clever Library, the company aims to give teachers more agency in finding and trying new products. Success has proven elusive.

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Big Tech Needs to Treat Our Children Better

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Technology is, in fact, already touching nearly every part of our public education system, from assessments to communication to professional learning. In an age where media options have exploded and consumption is at an all-time high, it’s more important than ever that we are nurturing citizens who are intellectually rigorous and independent.