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Student teachers fail test about how kids learn, nonprofit finds

The Hechinger Report

A nonprofit organization, Deans for Impact, is working with them toward this goal, and as part of this effort, it administered a test to more than 1,000 teaching students at these six schools in the fall of 2019 to see how much learning science the teacher candidates understood. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning.

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The Research Behind the TED Talk: Angela Duckworth on Grit

Digital Promise

Angela Duckworth, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, was teaching seventh grade math in New York City public schools when she noticed that her best students were not necessarily her smartest students. There are many factors that influence student learning.

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Beyoncé Reminded Me That Teaching Is an Art. This Is Why We Must Invest in Teacher Prep Programs.

ED Surge

It literally speaks to my soul, not only because it acknowledges my humanity but also in the way it pays homage to the intersections of Black and Queer artistry. The next month, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law a measure that allows any person enrolled in a degree-granting program to teach in public schools.

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COLUMN: Want teachers to teach climate change? You’ve got to train them

The Hechinger Report

Schools have to address student climate anxiety, provide them knowledge and skills, including the ability to recognize misinformation, and empower them to act, while schools also “clean up their act” by decarbonizing their physical infrastructure. We’ve been doing research with New York City Public Schools for the past 6-7 years.

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Vote for Digital Promise’s SXSW and SXSW EDU 2018 Session Ideas

Digital Promise

Applying Research to Truly Personalize Learning. One critical aspect of personalized learning is too often missing: the use of learning sciences research to best understand and reach each learner. Putting Learning Science Research to Work. What’s Innovative in K-12 Public Schools?

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