Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

A study by the International Workplace Group estimates that 50 percent of people globally work outside their headquarters for at least 2.5 A study found that remote workers can feel shunned and left out , which is why video conferencing and an inclusive culture are crucial components. (It days each week. We did semi-annual ones.)

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

My four years in college studying to become an educator did not prepare me for what I encountered. I was coming to teach the masses, full of hope and determination – how quickly I had to change focus. Next door, there was a halfway house filled with young men, some of whom were fathers to the students I would be teaching.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

“Everyone’s worried about people having to learn how to code,” notes Eileen Murphy. Like how to write an email.” Each lesson, Murphy shares, will “break down academic standards around literacy into discrete subskills.” (For For example, how do you create a claim and counterclaim?)

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Hapara

AUGUST 16, 2023

The Cambridge Dictionary defines pedagogy as “the study of the methods and activities of teaching.” Britannica explains that pedagogy is a science focused on “the study of teaching methods.” In simple terms, pedagogy is how educators approach instruction and learning, use curriculum and plan to meet goals.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2018

In the past few years, researchers have begun exploring how to take advantage of that powerful preschool bump, especially in math, while also ensuring students who didn’t go to preschool could catch up. The post How to boost math skills in the early grades appeared first on The Hechinger Report. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2017

And for many, amid the tangle of conflicting needs, disparate perspectives, and frustration over circumstances, lies the worry that discussing an ethical dilemma with colleagues will implicate you as not knowing how to make the right choice — or as already having made the wrong one. The Case of the Failing Eighth Grader.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

In fact, many of the documents, like Massachusetts’, explicitly state that the standards should not impact the state’s child care regulations. We know how to provide good child care, we just don’t insist on it. 9.77 – national average wage for child care workers (Center for the Study of Child Care Employment). Unapologetic. •

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2018

The LTSC is also working on related standards for mobile learning platforms, adaptive instructional systems and augmented reality learning environments. Open Registry of K-12 Learning Standards State academic standards help define the learning objectives for U.S. K-12 learners.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 10, 2015

How To Add Rigor To Any Lesson, Unit, Or Assessment. And more importantly, how can you use to promote understanding? Study nuance. The post How To Add Rigor To Anything appeared first on TeachThought. by Terry Heick. Rigor is a fundamental piece of any learning experience. What does it mean? What are its characteristics?

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

Half of all principals quit during their third year , and districts nationwide are trying to figure out how to better support principals and improve their effectiveness. Principals can also be critical in retaining effective teachers: one study found that teacher turnover rates increased when there was a change in principals.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2019

“You can’t actually function in a purely academic zone without also developing the sensibilities, orientations, behaviors and strategies that all of us use to navigate our everyday lives.” Toddy Dickson Consider Valor Collegiate, a small network of three high-performing charter schools in Nashville, Tennessee.

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MindShift

JULY 9, 2018

In the past few years, researchers have begun exploring how to take advantage of that powerful preschool bump, especially in math, while also ensuring students who didn’t go to preschool could catch up. Read about reading , science and social studies. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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PlagiarismCheck

MAY 8, 2023

Academic honesty promotion is crucial for student success. Students who understand academic integrity principles are more likely to produce high-quality work that meets academic standards. After all, they learn to develop their own ideas and think critically, studying other people’s or AI sources.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In a study of 140,000 classrooms in K-12 schools across 39 states, more than half showed no evidence of students using technology to gather, evaluate, or use information for learning. The problem is that many schools haven’t figured out how to leverage technology to accelerate and enrich learning. Tackling these challenges pays off.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

But while standardized test scores might improve, a recent study found that in 63% of classrooms, students aren’t using technology to “solve problems, conduct research, or to work collaboratively.” Teachers need help planning lessons that meaningfully contextualize academic standards. Explore a demo of Frontier.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2016

As we collectively elevate teaching so that it may sit comfortably alongside other highly respected and important professions, we must think carefully about how to provide higher-quality, effective continuing education for teaching. But we’re not there yet. They deserve every opportunity to excel and grow. image via AP ].

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 10, 2021

How To De-Industrialize School: An Agrarian Learning Model. How To Design A School That Would Never Fail. We could even get more specific–a possible goal being ‘to expose students to academic content in groups of 30,’ we’d still be doing exceptionally well.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

These tools help us identify and then address -- through intervention or enrichment -- individual students' needs around each of the major academic standards. But follow-up studies showed a bigger problem. Third, know how to generate buy-in from schools. Individuals have belief systems. So do school districts.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Whatever you call them, a growing body of research suggests these non-academic, social-emotional competencies deserve our attention. Studies have linked social-emotional learning (SEL) programs with improved focus, stronger relationships, lower anxiety and higher test scores. We take a look at how it’s going.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

Explore ways to bring design, computational thinking, coding, robotics, electronics, engineering, and other elements of making into the regular classroom day in support of academic standards across the school in every subject. science, social studies, and the fine and applied arts.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

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 a foundational literacy program for grades PreK-1 that teaches children how to read in an engaging, online environment.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 16, 2015

In the TeachThought Learning Taxonomy , we approached this idea, and did so again with How To Add Rigor To Anything. Using “Universal Strategies” So how can this help you as an educator? If they have trouble, offer them three choices that align with your curriculum or given academic standards.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

Rethinking Success in a Supportive Climate As a first step, Sanborn ditched its traditional, letter-based grading system and instead adopted a set of rubrics that reflect a student’s competency on state and district academic standards. They dubbed the behaviors “Work-Study Practices” (WSP).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In the past, student work has ranged from the cutting edge to the routine, from creating a measuring tool that uses lasers to estimate the length of great white sharks to teaching officials in Longmont, the district’s main city, how to better use smartphones in their jobs. It’s made me realize how a small group can do such big things.”.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 9, 2015

This is just one example of how the Common Core requires teachers and students to spend extended amounts of time on one topic. The problem is there simply is not enough time to spend days or weeks studying one topic unless changes are made. ” The big idea?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Rather than being challenged, he was allowed to use a teacher-made study guide while taking exams at his California high school. He said he never had to study or actually learn anything to get an A. high school with a traditional diploma, proving that his disability didn’t prevent him from meeting the same standards as his peers.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 1, 2015

Even in today’s age of standardized testing and emphasis on academic standards, perhaps even because of this recent emphasis, educators are increasingly aware of the need to nurture students’ complete development. Music, drama, and other arts should be integrated into daily academic work. by Mike Anderson.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2016

“It’s a complicated question, how to measure that achievement gap,” said Eli Beardsley, JCPS’ ESL coordinator. It said JCPS should “create a clear vision for the academic progress” for these students. “There’s a front that says this is a good thing because it’s raising standards.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

But in those early days, Fair had no idea how to handle her students with disabilities, whose educational challenges ranged from learning deficits to behavioral disturbance disorders. Over time, Fair figured out how to navigate these situations and talk students “down from the ledge.” Educators say little has changed since then.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

million 12- to 17-year-olds still met the criteria for a substance use disorder in 2014, and studies find that 9 in 10 adults with addiction problems began their chemical dependency before age 18. “My Here’s how to help them. Related: Violent beginnings: How to help preschoolers who witness violence and trauma.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

Studies show that kids as young as seven can start grasping basic money concepts. Whether you teach economics, business, social studies, or career readiness, these financial literacy lessons have a place. These financial literacy skills include comparison shopping, avoiding online scams, effectively using credit, and investing.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

What is studied. Yes, you’ve got a pile of academic standards that have to be mastered. Grant Wiggins has a great analogy for standards—building code. They only provide a framework for what the building has to look/feel/perform like, but don’t tell you exactly how to build it. Or even a classroom in Bombay.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 30, 2021

At the time, I thought of it as a way to support students in understanding how to learn. The what is decided by academic standards, and the when by curriculum maps and pacing guides–and all of it by anyone but the student. Compelling Models: What’s already out there that I can study and learn from?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2016

The controversy about the revealed PARCC questions also highlighted another dilemma: How to devise a test that meets Common Core’s requirement to challenge children, but that is also fair. Regardless of how effectively Pinheiro incorporates the Common Core academic standards into her classroom, challenges will remain.

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MindShift

APRIL 27, 2015

Carlsson-Paige is professor emerita of education at Lesley University and co-author of the study “Reading Instruction in Kindergarten: Little to Gain and Much to Lose,” which criticizes the Common Core standards for kindergarten. “There’s a wide age range for learning to read,” said Nancy Carlsson-Paige on KQED’s Forum program.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2022

As a professor of psychology at Cornell University, Sternberg has long studied standardized tests, and concluded they don’t provide much useful information on whether students are learning to think critically and creatively, enabling them to be successful in college, careers and life in general. Subscribe today! Really frustrated.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 21, 2021

Combination: Right triangles + Bridge Constructor + Structural Analysis + Flipgrid (see How To Use Flipgrid: A Guide For Teachers ). Citizenship; self-knowledge; stuff you’re curious about; the kinds of things other people study; family or community needs; academic standards; where you feel incomplete or underdeveloped.

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