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

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There, students are embarking on a quintessential hero’s journey—all about the high seas—that centers an asset-based approach to the teaching of math. In the course of the summer school program, students travel back in time to the 1600’s, where they face down their math fears in an immersive math experience called “Fate and Fortune.”

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Tomorrow’s New Normal: What It Means for Professional Development

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Research shows highly qualified teachers make a difference in student achievement. Hence, her district focuses on student engagement, implementing the best practices from the traditional environment, and adapting them to both hybrid and remote learning environments.

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Virginia district launches summer kindergarten readiness initiative

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It has helped millions of students worldwide to improve their reading and writing skills, master increasingly rigorous academic standards, and prepare for high-stakes assessments. “We Smarty Ants is not the only Achieve3000 solution currently implemented at Virginia Beach.

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Where in the World Is Planet3? An Educational Gaming CEO Seeks His Second Act

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But at an all-hands meeting at the company’s Washington, D.C. Some employees hoped the company could turn around and stayed on without pay. “We have adopted the standards while 21 states have standards based on the framework. Fundraisers Sidelined There was just one problem—the company needed more money.