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New AI tool helps teachers tackle math

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As the new school year begins, elementary school teachers are now able to access a new, free online artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to strengthen their math instruction and help students learn at higher levels.

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To Close the Math Achievement Gap, We Must Recognize What Students Bring to the Classroom

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Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. A teacher who operates with a SOM can choose the most appropriate activities and tools for advancing students' learning from an asset-based perspective, taking students from what they know to what they can readily learn next.

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Arkansas Department of Education Names Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading™ Foundations an Approved English Language Arts Foundational Skills Program for Grades K–2

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The Arkansas Department of Education’s Division of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading Foundations to its list of high-quality instructional materials (HQIM) for foundational skills in English language arts. NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—

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How to Teach the Human Body and 16 Sites to Help

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When teaching about the human body, start with a tool students are familiar with: the fill-in-the-blank worksheet. First, students create their own template in one of several ways: draw it using the school’s drawing tool. An easier version — and well-suited to elementary age students — is Find My Body Parts.

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How to Qualify Online Tutoring Services

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However, if they are from a different country try to find out if that country’s educational system and academic standard is the same or at par with your own country. Also, evaluate their tools and method of teaching. Every tutor and tutorial company has different features, teaching styles and teaching tools.

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After Layoffs, Math Curriculum Developer Reasoning Mind Sells to Weld North Education

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curriculum market shifted towards purchasing materials aligned materials to Common Core and state academic standards, the organization began building new offerings based on these U.S. Much of this work was done by a team in Moscow, while those in the U.S. office adapted it for use by American students. Later, as the U.S. and Russia.

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Seesaw

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While Google Classroom and its accompanying suite of tools is immensely popular in education -- especially at the secondary level -- Seesaw is a fast-growing and user-friendly digital platform for teachers to assign work, engage with students, and provide feedback, among other classroom activities. Who can use Seesaw?

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