ED Surge

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

When a public school system in the San Francisco Bay Area explored replacing traditional grading practices with a form of “standards-based grading system” meant to eliminate bias, it sparked widespread opposition from parents. They signed petitions and showed up in force at school board meetings to rail against the changes. The proposal, which leaders of the Dublin Unified School District began testing with a cohort of teachers last year, was pitched as a way to shift emphasis from winning point

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning. Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: In some states, child care can cost as much as college tuition.

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Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

There are so many expressed powers of Congress listed in the Constitution it can be overwhelming to cover them all without feeling like you’re rattling off a never-ending list. And then what do you have students do after you’ve covered them? The first step of introducing content like this is always easy—give students a lecture, a textbook reading, or a video to watch.

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Edthena

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

An important element of supporting teachers effectively is having instructional coaching conversations. And at the core of those effective conversations between coaches and teachers? Strong questioning habits. Jim Knight, author of “The Definitive Guide to Instructional Coaching,” shared three key habits that teacher coaches should practice to improve their questioning techniques, and as a result, their coaching conversations.

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Professional Development 52

Let's Cultivate Greatness

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Your Civil Liberties or Judicial Branch unit isn’t complete without spending a few days teaching about landmark Supreme Court cases. However, many cases have this distinction, so deciding which ones to include can be hard. Below, I share how I select the cases we cover in my high school Civics and Government class and the poster project gallery walk we do to learn them in a way that matters.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The post 5 Tips to Design More Accessible Micro-credentials appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Ben Newmark

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Five or so years ago schools began talking more about misconceptions. It was a part of the greater focus on curriculum. It became an on-trend word – appearing on documents, lesson plans, quality assurance, lesson observation forms and lots of other places too. It still pops up everywhere. What misconceptions will children have and how we can identify them?

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