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A System for Meeting Absent Students’ Needs (and Everyone Else’s Too)

Cult of Pedagogy

In 2018, approximately 15 percent of American students were considered chronically absent ; in 2022, that number had risen to 28 percent. The Pedagogical Challenge of Absenteeism Chronic absenteeism is a huge and growing problem. Rates of absenteeism have started to come back down since then, but are still far above pre-COVID levels.

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Edtech Has Grown More Common, More Global and More Sophisticated. What’s Next?

ED Surge

But there are still companies and investors who succeeded in 2022. Key happenings in 2022: Two edtech companies, Akili and Floreo , had millions of R&D dollars in efficacy pay off when their products gained clinical validation this year. Not financially—edtech funding is down from 2021 to 2022 —but geographically.

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Resources for Teachers and Instructional Coaches – August 2022

Edthena

We’ve rounded up the top resources for teachers and coaches from August 2022. Here are our top picks for the August 2022 reads to catch up on. This article outlines four ideas and resources for teachers to help prepare for more empathy in the classroom. Check out highlights, article links, and related content below.

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The Role of the Substitute Teacher Needs an Overhaul

ED Surge

In a deal struck between the New York City Department of Education and the United Federation of Teachers, a new position — paraprofessional classroom manager (PCM) — was created as a temporary solution to allow paraprofessionals (paras) like me to sub for classroom teachers. These are luxuries that are not afforded to most subs.

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Uncertified teachers filling holes in schools across the South

The Hechinger Report

11, 2022, in Athens, Ala. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala. Dallas’ uncertified hires — who must have a college degree — participate in ongoing district-specific training on classroom management and effective teaching practices. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala.

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‘Data days’ and longer math classes: How one district is improving math scores

The Hechinger Report

This story also appeared in AL.com and The Associated Press Piedmont City schools landed in the top spot among all school districts nationwide in a comparison of math scores in 2019 and 2022. The school also had to help teachers adjust classroom management techniques so that small groups and independent work could both occur effectively.

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How Teach for America Crushed My Passion for Teaching

ED Surge

With barely a month’s worth of virtual training on lesson planning, pedagogy, content specific best practices, assessment, DEI work and classroom management, I was nowhere near prepared to teach a culturally and linguistically diverse sixth grade class completely online during the height of a pandemic.

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