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PROOF POINTS: Many high school math teachers cobble together their own instructional materials from the internet and elsewhere, a survey finds

The Hechinger Report

Writing lesson plans has traditionally been a big part of a teacher’s job. Ideally, teachers are supposed to base their lessons on the textbooks, worksheets and digital materials that school leaders have spent a lot of time reviewing and selecting. But this doesn’t mean they should be starting from a blank slate.

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

The Hechinger Report

Four new studies released in February 2021 are helping to fill this void. The students not only scored 11 percentage points higher on a science assessment but also performed 8 to 18 percentage points better on state math and reading tests than similar students who learned science the traditional way.

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Kids are failing algebra. The solution? Slow down.

The Hechinger Report

At the beginning of 2021, The Hechinger Report’s members (individual readers who donated money to our nonprofit news organization) asked us if we would report on the best practices for helping the nation’s public school system recover from the pandemic. So he has no idea if they’re learning. Your stories. practices solving?algebra

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Competitive Coders Are the Future of Esports and the Rising Stars of Computer Science

ED Surge

The game does the heavy lifting, while the included lesson plans and student-facing lesson slides make in-classroom implementation turnkey and enjoyable. A 15 year-old going by the username Shininglice has dominated the competitive coding league since its launch in 2021. Venneth defeats three-time champion Shininglice.

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Accessibility Tools Can Be Transformative for Some Students. But at What Cost?

ED Surge

During virtual learning from 2020 to 2021, that was condensed to 60 minutes and we spent much of our time focused on reading texts, answering text dependent questions and writing essays. In my classroom, I usually teach English language arts in 70-minute blocks. John’s sharp intellect was apparent.

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What lessons does special education hold for personalized learning?

The Hechinger Report

The grant funding provided 35 city schools with two-and-a-half years of professional development and instructional coaching through LEAP, plus technology and classroom resources, via the school district’s Elevate Program , which aims to bring personalized learning to 150 Chicago schools by the end of 2021.

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

Studies Weekly

Yet Americans of Asian and Pacific Islander descent have been underrepresented in this country for years, according to Connie Chang’s article for Parents published April 2021. Traditional Foods Fascinate your students with not only what people eat in Asian and Pacific Island countries, but how they prepare their meals.