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ThinkCERCA Raises $10.1 Million to Build Critical Thinkers, Readers and Writers

Edsurge

“Everyone’s worried about people having to learn how to code,” notes Eileen Murphy. This framework informs how ThinkCERCA designs its literacy instructional materials and lessons. Writing is the way you learn to read, and the way you express an understanding of other content. Like how to write an email.”

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Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?

MindShift

Craig Brock teaches high school science in Amarillo, Texas, where his freshman biology students are currently learning about the parts of a cell. A nationwide survey of ELL educators by McKinsey & Company during the 2012-13 school year revealed 70 percent created their own materials.

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3 Tips for Easily Implementing Social-Emotional Learning – by John Gamba

ViewSonic Education

Social-emotional learning is a growing need for schools across the United States. Keep reading to learn about 3-must haves for any social-emotional learning solution that will build a student wellness program that hits goals and truly grabs students’ attention. Just this month, a highly anticipated review of U.S.

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Standardized tests in their current format are ‘incredibly antiquated’

The Hechinger Report

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. “There are lots of ways to think about tests in ways that can better support teaching and learning.”.

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Council of the Great City Schools Names Congressman Bobby Scott as the Recipient of the Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Award for Educational Courage and Justice

eSchool News

He has successfully worked to pass bipartisan legislation to reduce mandatory minimum sentences, reform the juvenile justice system, and require reporting and federal data collection of deaths that occur in police custody, jails, and prisons. To learn more about the CGCS, visit CGCS.org. About CGCS.