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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

” Yet, national surveys of writing indicate that teachers beyond third grade spend little time on explicit writing instruction. Handbook of Writing Research , 2, 194-207. Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). Shanahan, T.

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Using ESSER Funds Effectively for PBL and STEM: Advice From the Experts

edWeb.net

Found here , the ED COVID-19 Handbook provides a detailed path for how to distribute funding in order to comply with federal regulations and to ensure that all students are participating in career-readiness programs in an equitable manner. In the handbook, there are specific guidelines for districts to enact STEM and PBL initiatives.

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What Adults With Certificates But No College Degree Say About Their Job Experiences

Edsurge

That’s according to a new report out today by Strada Education Network, the Lumina Foundation and Gallup that draws on survey answers from nearly 50,000 people aged 25 to 64 who are working but who didn’t graduate from college. The report is the first in a series that examines survey responses collected with Gallup.

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Adding a Computational Boost to Your K-8 Lessons

Digital Promise

Teachers who responded to the participation survey shared that the CT Booster sessions helped them see that this work is “not such a heavy lift” as they had initially thought. Tackett carefully selected example lessons and conveyed them in ways she thought might be welcoming, encouraging, and exciting to teachers.

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Pandemic May (Finally) Push Online Education Into Teacher Prep Programs

Edsurge

A 2016 survey of such programs found that only about 4 percent of respondents offered field experiences such as student teaching in K-12 online settings. For proof, check out the “ Handbook of Research on K-12 Online and Blended Learning.” There’s a lot left to learn about how to teach kids and teens online, the handbook acknowledges.

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The Pandemic Will Leave More Students Unprepared For College. Developmental Education Must Help.

Edsurge

This reality—combined with recent survey findings that metropolitan K-12 school districts are experiencing a 1-to-5 percent decline in student enrollments—is sure to negatively affect student success, college preparedness and workforce development.

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Epic Sketchnoting Resources: How to Get Started Teaching Sketchnoting

The CoolCatTeacher

The Sketchnote Handbook: the illustrated guide to visual note taking by Mike Rohde [BOOK]. . @ sachac Sacha Chua. Sketchnoting Resources and Books to Help You Dive Deep. The Doodle Revolution: Unlock the Power to Think Differently by Sunni Brown [BOOK]. What are Sketchnotes? Great sketchnotes explaining sketchnotes.) SKETCHNOTES].

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