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How one district has diversified its advanced math classes — without the controversy

The Hechinger Report

Shannan Bittle, a secondary math specialist for Union, said new academic programs — like aviation and construction — could offer students more ways to apply higher levels of math in lucrative jobs. “We Miguel, right, helps Josue with an exercise on graphing coordinates during Kelly Woodfin’s sixth-grade math class.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

Edsurge

The federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, for example, limits the use of school-improvement funds to interventions that benefit student learning as documented by at least one well-designed and well-implemented research study. But that’s likely to change when budgets get tight. Poorer districts often paid the highest prices.

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Free K-2 Earth Environmental Education Curriculum Now Available

TeachThought - Learn better.

The Think Earth Environmental Education Foundation, a leading non-profit provider of environmental education for primary and secondary schools, is making its award-winning curriculum available free online. Materials include a teacher’s guide, posters, handouts, practice exercises, videos, and songs. by TeachThought Staff.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

They need the power to exercise their skill sets. Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. But that doesn’t mean everybody must do everything the exact same way. Teachers should feel free to put their marks on it.

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Breaking the Mold – How VR Can Help Teachers

Veative

A VR-based learning environment allows students to exercise their own imagination, involves them more fully in the learning process, and when properly integrated into the classroom under the tutelage of their teachers, holds the potential to revolutionize educational practices. Norton & Company, 2018. References.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

They need the power to exercise their skill sets. Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. But that doesn’t mean everybody must do everything the exact same way. Teachers should feel free to put their marks on it.

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Want Students to Get the Best From Technology? Improve the Learning Environment

edWeb.net

28% of secondary school educators said their students experience neck, back, or wrist pain and fatigue while using EdTech. Some solutions stem classroom noise to benefit instruction and learning: Amplifying, usually with a microphone, to make sure students hear. Calming students before class starts reduces tumult and noise.