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ThinkCERCA Raises $10.1 Million to Build Critical Thinkers, Readers and Writers

Edsurge

This framework informs how ThinkCERCA designs its literacy instructional materials and lessons. Teachers can choose a lesson in the program, which guides students through a multi-step process to analyze the reading materials and write a response essay. Teachers teach writing to improve how kids learn.”

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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.

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3 Tips for Easily Implementing Social-Emotional Learning – by John Gamba

ViewSonic Education

standardized test results suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic reversed nearly two decades of progress in math and reading for K-12 students. Sixty-three percent said the use of video helped increase the relevancy and quality of instructional materials. 2 Ensure SEL Curriculum is Based on Industry-Recognized Academic Standards.

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Standardized tests in their current format are ‘incredibly antiquated’

The Hechinger Report

Tests should support high-quality instruction in the classroom: Modaffari said that well-designed tests do one of three things: “predict student performance, inform instruction, or evaluate learning and they should be aligned to the state’s academic standards.”. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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Council of the Great City Schools Names Congressman Bobby Scott as the Recipient of the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice

eSchool News

He has successfully worked to pass bipartisan legislation to reduce mandatory minimum sentences, reform the juvenile justice system, and require reporting and federal data collection of deaths that occur in police custody, jails, and prisons. To learn more about Curriculum Associates, visit CurriculumAssociates.com. About CGCS. See CGCS.org.