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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

Schools and districts The move toward aligning literacy instruction with the science of reading has largely been a grassroots movement without federal support. If they do, I also predict that they will be rewarded progressive and worthwhile growth in student literacy outcomes.

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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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Turn the Page: Looking Beyond the Textbook for Culturally-Responsive Curriculum

Edsurge

We must conduct critical analyses of our instructional materials to identify bias, ensure representation, and embed responsive practices. In the hands of a skilled teacher, however, it can transform outcomes for all learners. This work has to be more important than our sales or overall bottom line.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

In 2024, developing more meaningful school-home relationships and partnering with families to support better student outcomes will be imperative. Research shows that the average student would need more than 4 additional months of instruction to catch up to pre-COVID reading levels. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

eSchool News

In 2024, developing more meaningful school-home relationships and partnering with families to support better student outcomes will be imperative. Research shows that the average student would need more than 4 additional months of instruction to catch up to pre-COVID reading levels. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St.

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OER: Some Questions and Answers

Iterating Toward Openness

A growing number of peer-reviewed studies and other research reports are demonstrating that when faculty who previously used commercial products as their core instructional materials replace them with OER, student learning either stays the same or increases. But who chooses the core instructional resources students will use?

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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. Is 8th grade too young to look at police brutality?