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Two Programs with Fresh Solutions to the Teacher Shortage

Cult of Pedagogy

Listen to the interview with Kimberly Eckert ( transcript ): Sponsored by Edge•U Badges and EVERFI We’ve been hearing about a teacher shortage for a while now, certainly since the pandemic, and multiple studies show that many states are seeing record high numbers of teacher turnovers and vacancies. In 2022, we explored some of the reasons teachers are leaving the classroom , so we won’t go into them here.

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Young children misbehave. Some are suspended for acting their age

The Hechinger Report

JOHNSBURG, Ill. — A group of fifth grade boys trailed into the conference room in the front office of Johnsburg Elementary School and sat at the table, their feet dangling from the chairs. “It was brought to my attention yesterday that there was an incident at football,” Principal Bridget Belcastro said to the group. The students tried to explain: One boy pushed a kid, another jumped on the ball, and yet another jumped on the boy on the ball.

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Overcoming Polarization: Building Bridges in the College Classroom

Institute for Citizens & Scholars

The Faculty Institute is overcoming polarization in the college classroom with innovative approaches to build bridges and foster dialogue across difference.

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OPINION: Our workforce must be ready to help growing numbers of students who come to school learning English

The Hechinger Report

Our nation’s public school population is changing, fueled by growth in the number of multilingual learners. These students made up 10.3 percent of U.S. public school enrollment in 2020, up from 8.1 percent in 2000. Spanish was the most-reported home language among English learners in 2020, followed by Arabic. Today, there are some 5 million multilingual learners.

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Where to Find Digital Promise at #AERA24 in Philadelphia!

Digital Promise

The post Where to Find Digital Promise at #AERA24 in Philadelphia! appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The List Essay: 10 Ways Writing Is Thinking

Heinemann Blog

Kim Culbertson's 100-Word Stories: A Short Form for Expansive Writing released Fall 2023.

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What Students Have to Say About AP African American Studies

Education Week - Social Studies

Students at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., share their takeaways from the pilot course that officially launches this fall.

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Iceland Trip - March 2024

Living Geography

I'm recently back from a trip to Iceland with 50 students, which was rather good. We had a lot of highlights, including: - The Lava Show down by the harbour (a new one for me) - where lava is poured into the room - melted from rock collected near Vik - models how lava behaves. - Raufarholshellir - a lava tunnel which is almost 4km long and shows the layers in the sides as the lava drained from the tunnel and is currently full of ice pinnacles created during the winter - a look at some images fro

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Here's How AP African American Studies Helps Teachers 'Get Students to Think'

Education Week - Social Studies

Ahenewa El-Amin in Kentucky is teaching the second year pilot of the College Board's new course set to officially launch this fall.