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EdSurge’s Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories of 2021

ED Surge

And there were plenty of outliers, too, including a fascinating look at what Amazon founder Jeff Bezos really wants from education, and the educators taking aim at Teachers Pay Teachers. Read on for the full list of the stories most popular with readers in 2021. Then, Public Education. Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon.

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PROOF POINTS: Free, no frills programs lead the class in new federal study of remote learning

The Hechinger Report

Department of Education, called the Institute for Education Sciences, commissioned a report to wade through all the studies on education technology that can be used at home in order to find which ones were proven to work. Teachers don’t have to change their existing lesson plans or textbooks to incorporate it.

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The science of catching up

The Hechinger Report

Educators will have to do something different for the 2021-22 school year to make up for those losses. One 2021 study found tutoring led to strong math gains for even high school students , enabling those who started two years behind grade level to catch up. Educators have a lot of work ahead of them.

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What Does the End of ESSER Funding Mean?

Studies Weekly

Many schools used ESSER funding for: New learning materials Educational technology Improved and repaired physical facilities Student mental health resources Expanded summer school and after-school programs Can I Still Use ESSER Funds? Department of Education. References U.S. District seeks input on how to spend Esser Funds.

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Teaching Was My Dream. Now I Wonder If It Is Stunting My Other Passions.

ED Surge

Teaching is about more than curriculum and lesson planning. In 2017, while teaching fifth grade language arts and social studies, I took my love of radio and started a podcast on teaching and education. It’s about more than tests and grades. It’s about helping kids discover themselves and the world around them.

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Our 10 Most Popular K-12 Stories of 2022

ED Surge

By Jennifer Yoo-Brannon When a proposed bill in Iowa suggested putting cameras in classrooms, teacher and 2021-22 Voices of Change writing fellow Jennifer Yoo-Brannon wondered what such devices would actually capture. Could a shorter work week prevent educators from quitting? Teaching Broke My Heart. That's Why I Resigned.

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How the Substitute Teacher Shortage Is Impacting Teacher Professional Development

ED Surge

It’s 7:00 am, and I’m on my second trek from my car to our centralized district meeting space, lugging snacks, supplies and chart paper as I prepare to lead a workshop on best practices for technology integration for a group of 15 elementary teachers in my district. Teachers trickle in as I set out muffins and candy at each table.