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Kids can learn more from guided play than from direct instruction, report finds

The Hechinger Report

The studies that were excluded did not fit the review’s criteria of assessing child learning and development outcomes.) Last year, a report by the LEGO Foundation that looked at 26 studies of play from 18 countries found play is so powerful it can reduce inequality and close achievement gaps between children ages 3 to 6.

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How to write SMART learning objectives in your LMS

Neo LMS

We will walk you through the definition of these objectives, their advantages, and how to set and track them within a learning management system (LMS ). . The definition of good grades is vague and subjective. Finally, SMART goals will help you continuously optimize and improve your teaching and assessment. . Mastery coverage.

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Math Instruction Isn’t Working. Could Better Teacher Training Help?

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Barclay is a friend of mine, and his insight about the learning that is — or isn’t — happening in his classroom helped to shape my thinking about a question that’s been on my mind since I started reporting about recent efforts to change the way that math is taught. Those schools, Brown says, really focus on regular testing and assessment.

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Closing gap for immigrant students under Common Core in Kentucky is a moving target

The Hechinger Report

Strong language skills are key as part of the state’s Common Core standards. Yet it’s hard to determine from looking at the state’s testing data how successful schools have been in closing the achievement gap between these students and their peers since Common Core was implemented.

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3 Creative Tech Tools to Teach Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you look it up in the Free Dictionary, you find this definition: The act or process of producing and recording words in a form that can be read and understood. What they have defined as ‘writing’ is actually writing conventions, tools, and activities rather than its purpose, goals, and definition. More on Writing.

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Why We Need to Move Away from SMART Goals and Towards New Forms of Classroom Assessment

Edsurge

We have aligned English Language Arts curriculum to the North Dakota Common Core State Standards, and redesigned units to address possible gaps. The reconfiguring and implementation of these two areas—curriculum and assessment—undoubtedly costs money and time. However, these initiatives are becoming increasingly contradictory.

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Preparing Students for Online Assessments with Digital Literacy Skills

edWeb.net

Online assessments are becoming more common, and students who have strong digital literacy skills often score higher on them. Students who lack these skills may not be able to effectively demonstrate mastery of key concepts in math, reading or writing on online assessments.