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My Students Can’t Meet Academic Standards Because the School Model No Longer Fits Them

Edsurge

What if we built our model around time and relationships, promoting smaller class models where students stay with a teacher for more than a year and create more time for open-ended learning, and built-in planning time for teachers to design experiences that meet the needs of the students in their care?

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Ensuring Equity for English Learners (ELs)

Catlin Tucker

Therefore, it is essential to assess their language abilities and design instruction that meets their needs. This ensures they are exposed to grade-level academic content while developing their English language skills. Equality vs. Equity: Are We Meeting ELs’ Needs?

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

ViewSonic Education

As you think about where and how to invest your SEL dollars this school year, every solution you consider should meet, at minimum, these three criteria. #1 2 Ensure SEL Curriculum is Based on Industry-Recognized Academic Standards. Most of them claim some kind of pedagogical or academic alignment. The research is clear.

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I Love Being a Teacher, But I Can’t Survive on Compassion

Edsurge

Most administrators were more concerned with meeting academic standards and metrics than offering holistic support to students who couldn’t meet these standards because of their personal challenges. I was committed to meeting my students where they were.

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K-12 and Higher Ed Institutions Lead Consortium to Advance EdTech Innovation and Trust

Edsurge

Today, there are over 8000 edtech products that the 1EdTech community certified as meeting 1EdTech standards for quality and trust. Join Academic and Technology Leaders Our community thrives by getting together, and we conduct some 500 workgroup meetings a year. You don’t have to be a member to attend.

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Pre-K may boost math scores even eight years later

The Hechinger Report

It found that in fourth through seventh grade, graduates of the Georgia pre-k program were one and half to two times more likely to meet the state’s academic standards on math tests than their peers who did not attend public pre-K.

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Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District Supports Innovative Teaching and Learning with New EdTech Resources 

eSchool News

Recently, Discovery Education’s Science Techbook was certified as meeting the rigorous, evidence-based ESSA Tier III standards as set forth in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Following a careful review of available resources, the district selected Discovery Education’s Science Techbook for classroom use.

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