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Rediscovering @CK12Foundation Flexbooks And More!

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Something that could adapt with the ever changing knowledge base educators and students could pull from along with being more personal. There are Flexbooks for middle school and even some for Elementary Math. All the content is Common Core aligned so you can be sure its high-quality and timely. Still true today!)

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Four Ways You Can Use Data to Create a Personalized, Teacher-Driven PD Playbook

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For example, imagine that you are an elementary school principal who is looking for opportunities to strengthen specific third grade math skills in the new school year. In doing so, you accentuate the strengths of individual teachers and expose other teachers to new styles and ideas in bite-sized chunks. Build a PD playbook.

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What to Know About Miguel Cardona, Biden’s Pick for Education Secretary

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Background and Experience Prior to being appointed as Connecticut’s education commissioner in August 2019, Cardona spent two decades at Meriden Public Schools—the same school system he attended himself—first as an elementary school teacher, then for 10 years as principal and more recently in district leadership.

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