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In the Spotlight: Loughborough University on Partnering with the Student Union

Turnitin

An annual summary report of all major and minor cases is presented to the University Teaching Committee which reports to the Senate and Council. Do you have difficulties communicating academic standards to international students at your University? Learn more about Turnitin Originality. Products Why Turnitin?

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OPINION: New leadership at the top should mean big changes for English language learners

The Hechinger Report

One included academic standards for my state. The other was filled with the English language development (ELD) standards. My job was to ensure that my students, all of whom were categorized as English learners (ELs), met these grade-level and proficiency standards by the end of the year.

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Making Is Great Because It’s Chaotic. But Not Everyone Is Looking for Chaos.

Edsurge

Elementary school educators were more likely than secondary school educators to allow students relatively unstructured time to experiment with physical materials, often in the form of manipulatives. For example, some insisted on the importance of the process, while others believed that making ought to include some fabricated output.

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Not enough students have mentors, and we must change that

The Hechinger Report

The non-profit organization Mentor, which works to ensure that everyone “has the supportive relationships they need to grow and develop,” conducted a national survey in 2014 of youth aged 18 to 21 and found that one in three reported growing up without a mentor of any kind. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?

EdNews Daily

They deliver specific chunks of knowledge that are outlined by academic standards and required by school policy in the curriculum, not random tangents of knowledge. It’s librarians that are supposed to curate and guide further studies and deeper dives or sideways jumps to secondary topics. Paying attention to group dynamics.

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How a dropout factory raised its graduation rate from 53 percent to 75 percent in three years

The Hechinger Report

Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. In this ongoing series, The Hechinger Report is visiting high schools that have beaten the long odds to learn what’s behind their success in improving graduation rates and sending more students to college. Photo: Amadou Diallo for The Hechinger Report. Research found that a $3.5

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Six Steps to Project Based Learning

eSpark

The new legislation urged districts to embrace project based instruction aligned to academic standards and 21st century skills. When conducting research around an essential question, students should utilize a variety of primary and secondary sources. Project based learning occurs over weeks and, in some cases, months.