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60 Ways To Help Students Think For Themselves

TeachThought - Learn better.

How does this happen–especially when you have a very specific daily learning target you’re trying to meet in pursuit of an academic standard? They may not lead to the precise mastery of the standard or objective in your Carnegie unit or Hunter’s lesson plan, but they’re thinking.

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Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?

MindShift

Research has shown that a majority of the educators who teach English-language learners (ELLs) are creating their own instructional materials — often with little oversight — that don’t necessarily match the student’s grade level or the rigor required by state academic standards. Those statistics recently prompted the U.S.

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High schools fail to provide legally required education to students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

The department did not respond to a request for comment on the rescinded transition guidelines or the administration’s plans for IDEA oversight. Certificates of attendance are designed for students with severe cognitive limitations who cannot meet high school academic standards. McLaughlin said Michael likes the program.

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

Edsurge

The San Francisco-based company is best known for its rostering technology that provisions user accounts for software, and a single sign-on service that makes it easy for students and teachers to log into and use tools purchased by district officials. This latest effort builds on an earlier attempt by Clever to help districts test new tools.

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What’s New

techlearning

Combined, Faria and Rubicon will serve over 10,000 schools in 130 countries with curriculum support for over 600 academic standards. FARIA EDUCATION GROUP AND RUBICON ( fariaedu.com ) & ( Rubicon.com ) Faria Education Group Limited has acquired Rubicon.