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Behind the Data: Uncovering New Truths in School Librarian Employment

ED Surge

Together, they applied for a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences, as part of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. In 2014, I was involved in a study in South Carolina, the only state where we could get test score results by individual standards, as opposed to overall scores.

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How to build an engineer: Start young

The Hechinger Report

Alessandra, a student at Pioneer Elementary School in rural Quincy, Washington, spent part of the fall term in an enrichment class focused on teaching elementary-age students the principles of engineering design through a curriculum designed by educators and scientists at Boston’s Museum of Science. “I Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report.

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For many Mississippi students, summer meant one last chance to be promoted to fourth grade

The Hechinger Report

Issiah, 9, completes a worksheet at the Read to Succeed summer program sponsored by the Mississippi Children’s Museum. That need for help is where organizations like the Mississippi Children’s Museum step in. Connie Williams-May, a Jackson teacher, works with students at a reading camp sponsored by the Mississippi Children’s Museum.

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Can $10 million build the ideal high school?

The Hechinger Report

Since they opened in 2014, Brooklyn LAB has embraced the idea of “personalized learning,” a trend in schools intended to tailor learning to students’ individual needs and interests. School leaders wanted to include their input as they plan the opening of a new high school in 2017 (check out the story here ).

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Powerful Learning is Collaborative and Connected

Digital Promise

Connected learning can happen on a local scale by fostering connections with businesses, places of worship, government agencies, and museums where students can reach an authentic audience. 2014 Oct;42(7):1038-48. Try playing a quick round of Mystery Skype with your classroom as a first experience with a virtual exchange. Mem Cognit.

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How you talk to your child might make them smarter

The Hechinger Report

Two studies in 2014 found that the quality of interaction between parents and babies was a better predictor of language skills. But a new generation of researchers has been questioning whether the quantity of words really matters. “But there hasn’t been a lot of emphasis on how these explanations affect children’s learning.”

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Neanderthals and Modern Humans: A Shared Past Revealed Through DNA

Anthropology.net

The Kennis brothers, courtesy of The Natural History Museum, London New Insights from Ancient Genomes A groundbreaking study analyzed 58 ancient Eurasian genomes alongside the DNA of 275 contemporary humans. Journal : Nature , 2014. DOI : 10.1016/j.ajhg.2014.10.003