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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. Those statistics recently prompted the U.S.

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eBook details key strategies to manage digital curriculum

eSchool News

According to the Consortium for School Networking’s 2015 IT Leadership Survey, 84 percent of school technology officials expect that at least half of their instructional materials will be digitally based within three years,” said itslearning vice president of sales and marketing, Matt Dobosh.

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Report: 41 percent of schools are under-connected

eSchool News

Access to reliable, high-speed broadband is essential to creating and delivering the deeper learning experiences for students for college and careers, and to compete in a global economy,” said Dr. Tracy Weeks, SETDA’s executive director, in a statement. K-12 broadband and wi-fi connectivity. State Broadband Implementation Highlights.

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Formative Assessment

Graphite Blog

Students still attempting mastery could receive additional guided practice or additional instructional materials like multimedia resources or smaller "chunks" of content. The above recommendations are general rules of thumb, but your school or district may have specific guidelines to follow around teaching and reteaching.

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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Maybe you’re ready to verbally spar because of genuine concerns you have about the content being pushed to young children in the wide range of media accessible to them. Putting a policy about book choice into your school syllabus Emailing parents before giving students access to your classroom library with your sorting options (ex.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The New York Times : “ Trump Drops Defense of Obama Guidelines on Transgender Students.” Via Education Week’s Market Brief : “ Amazon Joins With Purchasing Group to Give Schools Access to Online Marketplace.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “2017 Survey of College and University Chief Academic Officers.”