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The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

ED Surge

They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials carefully crafted to meet the needs of diverse learners and facilitate meaningful learning experiences. The C3 Framework was released in 2013. We really waited for the phones to ring the day it was published.

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What happens when two separate and unequal school districts merge?

The Hechinger Report

In July 2013, the Mississippi legislature mandated the consolidation of Starkville and Oktibbeha County school districts in an effort to save money and ensure a better education for students in the low-performing Oktibbeha County schools. Related: Is consolidation the answer for Mississippi’s struggling schools?

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Game Changer: When teachers prove they can teach all kinds of students

The Hechinger Report

Educator preparation is moving in this direction and taking a major step to becoming a profession governed by agreed upon standards that are both enforced and regulated by a system of assessment that is reliable and valid. It focuses on lesson planning, instruction, assessment and academic language – all in support of student learning.

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What if personalized learning was less about me and more about us?

The Hechinger Report

After three years in an expeditionary learning school, students outpaced traditional school peers by 7 months in reading achievement and 10 months in math, according to a 2013 study by Mathematica Policy Research that EL commissioned. Young gets the utility of online lesson plans geared to math standards and targeted to students at any level.

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Four Trailblazing Native American Scientists

Studies Weekly

He implemented the American Indian Telecommunications Satellite Demonstration Project, linking the All-Indian Pueblo Council and the Crow Indian Reservation with the federal government at Washington, D.C. In 2013, she was a nominee to become the U.S. Surgeon General.

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The messy reality of personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Kristen Danusis, a former school psychologist who became the principal in 2013, tells me that many of her students live “off the grid,” in households that earn little regular income. Today, nearly every DelSesto lesson plan unspools from a Summit-brand “playlist,” a menu of personalized activities. The George W.

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When kids pick their ‘trusted adult,’ it pays off

The Hechinger Report

Federal and state governments have allocated extra money for mental health services and school districts across the country are scrambling to beef up supports. Superintendent Rico Munn made mental health a priority when he came to Aurora Public Schools in 2013. The new focus has paid off.

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