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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Writing deepens learning and positively impacts academic performance, improves our students’ ability to establish and maintain relationships, and helps students manage their complex emotions. The lack of focus on writing in education is baffling, given the positive impacts of writing on learning. Graham, S., & Hebert, M.

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How Does Acceleration Research Help Schools and Kids Rebound?

The CoolCatTeacher

The US Department of Education Roadmap for Reopening Safely says that “accelerated learning provides opportunities for students to learn at grade level rather than through tracking or remediation….” Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.” Department of Education.

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One surprising barrier to college success: Dense higher education lingo

The Hechinger Report

Terrell Clark for The Hechinger Report. University administrators and officials across the country continue to produce instructions and forms — from handbooks and guides to syllabuses, websites and policies about everything from academic honesty to sexual harassment — that are puzzles of almost comically complex words and pedantic phrases.

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How an LMS Can Solve Professional Learning's Challenges—and Keep Master Teachers Engaged

Edsurge

It might seem more expensive up front, but there are studies out there showing how districts spend five to ten times more money on professional learning than they actually report. For example, we did a training for the Michigan Department of Education on how to administer state assessments.

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HyperDocs and the teacher librarian

NeverEndingSearch

According to the HyperDocs site , HyperDocs, a transformative, interactive Google Doc replacing the worksheet method of delivering instruction, is the ultimate change agent in the blended learning classroom. They are created by teachers and given to students to engage, educate, and inspire learning. HyperDoc Handbook (Amazon).