Wed.May 29, 2024

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Not Just for Math: A Tiered System of Learning Supports for Any Subject

Cult of Pedagogy

Listen to the interview with Sarah Riggs Johnson and Nate Wolkenhauer: Sponsored by Studyo and Scholastic Magazines+ This post was co-written by Nate Wolkenhauer. This isn’t really about math. Well, it is, but you could apply it to any subject area. I teach in a small 6-12 independent school with my colleague and friend, Nate Wolkenhauer. Nate teaches Pre-Algebra and Algebra 1 to 6th, 7th, and 8th graders.

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Many Lack Access to Quality Early Education. Home Visiting Programs Are Bringing it to More Families.

ED Surge

PUEBLO, Colorado — Standing in her living room, Isabel Valencia sets up her makeshift tennis serve with the materials on hand: a green balloon for a ball and a ruler affixed to a paper plate for a racket. She bats the balloon to her home visitor, Mayra Ocampo, and they pass it back and forth, counting each return, offering encouragement and laughing at their mistakes.

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How one district is using AI to improve teacher performance

Edthena

Can AI coaching help districts provide timely instructional coaching for all teachers? According to Dr. David Baker, Professional Development Coordinator for St. Vrain Valley Schools , the answer is Yes. By leveraging AI, St. Vrain is doing what would have been considered unrealistic just a few years ago. The district is providing personalized coaching for more than 2,000 teachers.

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Finding the Write Balance: Integrating ChatGPT into the Writing Workshop

Heinemann Blog

How do we incorporate ChatGPT into the classroom as a tool for writing workshop? Read the series conclusion of Finding the Write Balance.

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The Invincible Gender Gap in Political Ambition

Political Science Now

The Invincible Gender Gap in Political Ambition By Richard L. Fox , Loyola Marymount University , and Jennifer L. Lawless , University of Virginia When we uncovered a large gender gap in political ambition in the early 2000s, our research highlighted how far the United States was from gender parity in politics. Given marked increases in women’s numeric representation throughout the past two decades, many might expect the gender gap in political ambition to have begun to close.

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2024 Teacher Leader Impact Award Winners

Edthena

We asked educators to nominate teacher leaders and lifelong learners to honor with this year’s Teacher Leader Impact Award. Here are the honorees for 2024. Congratulations! 2024 Teacher Leader Impact Award winners Alyssa Dillard 5th and 6th Grade Reading Interventionist Metropolitan School District of Warren Township Indianapolis, IN Noemi Jimenez, MA Kindergarten Biliteracy Teacher St.

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Meet DFP Spring Fellow, Jane Betchley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Political Science Now

Jane Betchley is a second-year student in the Political Science PhD program at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She holds a BA in modern history and MA in political economy from the University of Essex, and she has previously held various roles working for the British government in the U.S. With a strong interest in political psychology, her primary research focus is cognition, particularly implicit social cognition, and how the information environment interacts with general and in