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What lessons does special education hold for personalized learning?

The Hechinger Report

The day’s professional development for these Chicago Public Schools teachers, alumni of the program, was a refresher, a way to strengthen their teaching practice, share ideas and return to the classroom newly inspired. LEAP is a nonprofit organization that trains schools and teachers to use personalized learning in their classrooms.

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PROOF POINTS: Four new studies bolster the case for project-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Developer: Michigan State University Research. Developer: University of Michigan and Michigan State University Research. Related 2018 Hechinger coverage. Developer: Stanford University Research. Developer: University of Washington Research. Curriculum. 2nd grade social studies. Curriculum. 6th grade science.

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A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Studies Weekly

A Teacher’s Guide to Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 2, 2024 • Studies Weekly Diverse perspectives strengthen education, according to Heather Singmaster’s EdWeek article from November 2018. They broaden students’ view of history and teach them to respect people from different cultures.

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What should new teachers know before they set foot in a classroom?

The Hechinger Report

Veteran or master teachers like Eckhoff, who often have rated highly under the new teacher evaluation standards and agreed to share their classrooms with aspiring teachers, are advising them on issues from the soft skills teacher candidates need to how to keep professional development useful and relevant once they’re on the job.

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Teaching Broke My Heart. That's Why I Resigned.

ED Surge

In North Carolina, where I live, teachers are paid for “show time” with students, but there is little regard—and certainly no reward—for the hours of unpaid preparation and lesson planning it takes to keep a classroom running. In 2018 and 2019, teachers in my state were ready to strike. It’s just a reality of the job.

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

The Hechinger Report

New EL schools must first go through several months of professional development, classroom observation and co-teaching — both at the schools and at three-day intensive “institutes” off-site. Young gets the utility of online lesson plans geared to math standards and targeted to students at any level.

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Vermont’s ‘all over the map’ effort to switch schools to proficiency-based learning

The Hechinger Report

Related: When math lessons at a goat farm beat sitting behind a desk. Schools used their professional development budgets, and were able to use federal money, for teacher training to support work toward the switch. School data shows college placement rates have remained roughly steady between 2013 and 2018.