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Early Numeracy as a Cornerstone of Long-Term Academic Success

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A study published in Developmental Psychology found that early math skills at kindergarten entry are among the most significant predictors of later academic achievement , even more so than early reading skills. This highlights the necessity of integrating robust numeracy programs into early education frameworks to give students a head start.

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How to Bring to Life the Science of Reading

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Imagine Learning EL Education aligns with the concept of high-quality instructional materials (HQIMs). The Science of Reading : Imagine Learning's core, supplemental and intervention products that bridge the gap between pedagogy and classroom instruction.

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This $90M Education Research Project Is Banking on Data Privacy to Drive Insights

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Part of why this model would be so powerful is how it would increase the scale at which education research is done, Baraniuk says. There are plenty of studies that have small sample sizes of about 50 college students, he explains, who participate as part of a psychology class. “A

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Why Some Students Feel Like They Can’t Excel In Math

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Under Pressure There are a number of theories about how math anxiety relates to performance, according to Colleen Ganley, an associate professor of developmental psychology at Florida State University. So what does that mean for students with this anxiety? But alternative credentials are becoming more common.

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With Stressed-Out Students in Challenging Times, Faculty Must Embrace Caring Practices

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So I explored the notion of caring pedagogy and discovered, to my surprise, that it goes all the way back to the 1930s and ‘40s, to the pioneering work of Soviet psychologist Lev Vygotsky, noted in learning-science circles among the founders of social constructivist theory.

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

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Nick Davis: currently a World Studies, AP Psychology and Black Studies teacher at Von Steuben High School in Chicago. Much of our pedagogy as history teachers emphasize and center on human experiences. This is his third year in the profession. John and Paula were in the same AP U.S. History class.

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How to Encourage Viewpoint Diversity in Classrooms

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So on the first day of my educational psychology class, I say … my job isn't to make sure that you're never uncomfortable. How can educators respond to these changes? So on one hand we teachers have our own version of the Hippocratic oath: ‘First do no harm.’ None of us ever wants to cause harm for our students.

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