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Standardized Tests Aren’t Going Anywhere. So What Do We Do?

Cult of Pedagogy

After all, framed that way, teachers give hundreds of standardized tests a year, even those who do learner-centered assessment, project-based learning, or otherwise collect evidence of student learning in ways that are considered alternative or non-traditional. Testing Wars in the Public Schools: A Forgotten History.

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Teaching kids not to be scared of math might help them achieve

The Hechinger Report

In 2015, a mere 25 percent of high school seniors were proficient in the subject, according to the National Center for Education Statistics , which produces the most reliable data on academic competency. In fact, down the hallway from his algebra class, two industrious history teachers were trying out their own strategies.

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Two studies point to the power of teacher-student relationships to boost learning

The Hechinger Report

“These studies are important because they tell us that teacher-student relationships matter,” said Tyrone Howard, a professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles, who is writing a book on the research about students’ relationships with their teachers and how well they learn. ”I Sometimes the students moved classrooms.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

The Hechinger Report

Summit’s Basecamp is far from the only personalized-learning effort out there, but it’s among the most ambitious. Nineteen pilot schools participated in 2015; this year, the number skyrocketed, with 113 more joining the Basecamp ranks. Personalized learning is easy to bastardize. We need to set a strong foundation.

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Massachusetts districts now trade notes on best paths to personalized learning

The Hechinger Report

Students at Revere High School in Revere, Massachusetts, worked in groups in the school library in 2015. Revere hosted a learning tour for other schools last year, to share its experiences with personalizing learning. The learning tours have given her a glimpse of how other districts are approaching the same general goal.

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South Dakota Teacher of the Year Sees Teaching as a Team Effort

Teaching American History

George Hawkins , a 2019 graduate of TAH’s Master of Arts with a Specialization in Teaching American History and Government (MASTAHG) program , was named South Dakota Teacher of the Year in October. Interdisciplinary Learning Hawkins works closely with a teaching partner who specializes in English Language Arts.

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What If We Measured Learning Through Skills Gained, Not Time Spent in the Classroom?

ED Surge

At the K-12 level, there’s been a push to create more flexibility in the school day for “immersive experiences,” like internships and hands-on projects, from players such as XQ Institute, the nonprofit supported by Emerson Collective that since 2015 has poured millions of dollars into efforts across the country to “rethink high school.”

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