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How Academic Historians can be Useful to K-12 Teachers

NCHE

After Jessica Ellison invited me to participate in a conversation about how academic historians might be of use to K-12 teachers, I did a little research: I asked teachers at our state social studies council what they most needed for their work. The answers were clear: time and confidence, they said.

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Edtech Tools for SPED, Math, and Reading

A Principal's Reflections

The overall goal and focus of the partnership have been to help them get the most out of the devices that were rolled out a few years ago across the entire K-12 district as part of a 1:1 implementation. It was at this time that the decision was made for me to assist.

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Here Are the 10 Stories K-12 Readers Couldn’t Put Down in 2024

ED Surge

As we look back at the K-12 stories that resonated the most with our readers last year, a trend quickly emerges: 2024 was the year of the personal essay. But overall, EdSurge articles that highlighted educators experiences and called for more connection gripped readers all year. Here are the most popular K-12 stories of 2024.

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Crowdsourcing Your K-12 Innovations: Three Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Digital Promise

Using the process outlined in this article, we were able to organize our work and create crowdsourced resources through KeepMichiganLearning.org. Three lessons learned on crowdsourcing K-12 innovations Lesson #1 — You have more shared challenges than unique ones. Sometimes, you can get more done with fewer cooks in the kitchen!

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8 Of The Most Important Critical Thinking Skills

TeachThought

Research about cognitively demanding skills provides formal academic content that we can extend to less formal settings, including K-12 classrooms. 12(2), Article 16. 8 Of The Most Important Critical Thinking Skills Citations Butler, H. Enhancing critical thinking skills through decision-based learning.

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Portland’s Universal Pre-K Proposal Was Hailed as a ‘National Model.’ How’s the Rollout Going?

ED Surge

An article in The New York Times in November 2020 suggested the Multnomah County initiative could be a national model and a blueprint for the rest of the United States. Today, nearly halfway between its passage at the ballot box and its deadline to reach universality in 2030, Multnomahs Preschool for All initiative is well underway.

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When Reopening Schools Safety Must Come First

A Principal's Reflections

A separate poll of parents with at least one child in grades K-12 finds that 6 in 10 say they would be likely to pursue at-home learning options instead of sending back their children this fall. Nearly a third of parents, 30%, say they are "very likely" to do that. I want to take my original question a step further.

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