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Are Schools and Edtech Companies Ready for the Digital Accessibility Deadline?

ED Surge

His ambitions to learn were thwarted because his teacher had assigned handouts and a three-week-long lesson plan that relied on a website that wasn’t easy for him to navigate. The article cites Jacob’s story, though the author declined to provide further details to EdSurge, citing ethical concerns.)

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Lesson Plan for Letter-Writing Campaign Protesting TOPS Cuts

The Hechinger Report

NOTE: While this lesson plan was written to address funding cuts in Louisiana’s college scholarship program, it may be adapted to efforts to ensure access to postsecondary institutions outside the Bayou State. Please share your lesson plans and/or letters. Subjects: Language Arts, Social Studies.

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Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce

ED Surge

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking.

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OPINION: Three misunderstandings about open resources

The Hechinger Report

Of the 14 elementary school math programs, only two products were found to be standards-aligned across grades K-5, again both published by nonprofits. District sponsorship allows for the development of broader materials: entire units, rather than lesson plans.

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Lesson 5: Electing Congress and the President (Grades 4-5)

Studies Weekly

Lesson Plan: Review vocabulary words with the students and place the words/definitions on the word wall. Have students read the article “Electoral College” graphic organizer. Read “Amendment 12” together as a class. February 26, 2024 Lesson 5: Who Can Run For Office February 26, 2024 Lesson 6: How Do We Choose Leaders?

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Creative Computing

Digital Promise

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. There’s an introductory curriculum guide , lesson plans , and sample Scratch projects for teachers to replicate or use as inspiration. Meetups have from 20 to more than 150 participants from all sectors of K-12 education.

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When the entire class is a game

The Hechinger Report

But he maintains that teachers of all subject areas can build more student agency into their lesson plans. Sometimes group lessons are necessary to introduce new topics or assignments, but generally students can walk in and get to work wherever they left off the day before. Sign up for our newsletter. Choose as many as you like.

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