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Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

The Hechinger Report

On a recent morning, the children used plastic red and yellow dots for a counting exercise: One student tossed the coin-sized dots onto a cookie sheet while another hid her eyes. Four dots next to a printed number 6, for example, meant that students had to draw in two extra dots — an important precursor to learning addition.

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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.

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Schooling has changed forever. Here’s what will stay when things go back to normal

The Hechinger Report

Tulsa Public Schools is one example of a district thinking about education solutions outside the classroom box. The “menu” will also include social and emotional supports and instruction by trained counselors; art and music lessons; and access to the district’s online textbooks and instructional materials.

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Those Darn Knowledge Gaps!

Knowledge Avatars K-12

One summer, when I was in elementary school, I was terrified! Our teacher, to her credit, tried to help students to review and learn last years' concepts, but alas had to abandon the effort because the of the pressure to cover new material. For each concept, you need to have instructional materials to teach and to test the concept.

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Those Darn Knowledge Gaps!

Knowledge Avatars K-12

One summer, when I was in elementary school, I was terrified! Our teacher, to her credit, tried to help students to review and learn last years' concepts, but alas had to abandon the effort because the of the pressure to cover new material. For each concept, you need to have instructional materials to teach and to test the concept.

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Shaping K-12 Learning Experiences with Online Mapping Activities

edWeb.net

Elementary students can participate with activities that track and map noise levels across schools, or predict and study migration patterns of animals. Middle and high school students can engage using exercises to explore Darwin’s observations on the Galapagos islands, or learn more about the battles fought during the Civil War.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

Schools have relied on those funds for the creation or expansion of summer programs and tutoring services, the purchase of high-quality curriculum and instructional materials, and a plethora of other efforts to address learning gaps students experienced through the COVID-19 pandemic. They need the power to exercise their skill sets.

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