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Measuring Up–the Key to Meeting State/National Standards

Ask a Tech Teacher

Measuring Up is a suite of tools that supplements any classroom curriculum by offering standards-based instruction, practice, assessment, and reporting customized to many state or national standards–with the singular goal of assisting students in meeting English Language Arts, Mathematics, and/or Science standards. Data on Measuring Up.

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Leadership Ignited

A Principal's Reflections

The leadership of NASSP is well aware of trends in and the value of connected learning and have created a learning experience that will meet the needs of all attendees. I have tweeted over the past couple weeks my excitement for the new structure of the NASSP Annual Conference.

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The Professional Development Problem

EdNews Daily

If we can’t effectively support our educators then expecting them to reverse the concerning trends of high school dropouts (more than ¼ fail to graduate H.S.), The training in this area is mostly academically focused, such as common core standards and STEM.

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Bring Experts to Your Class Easily with Nepris

Ask a Tech Teacher

Statistically, almost half of school dropouts do so because they don’t see the relevance. Set up a virtual meeting by answering a series of questions designed to find the right expert for your needs. Add a list of questions you’d like the expert to address. Select the standards you’ll align with.

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OPINION: This high-poverty district learned to think differently about teaching and learning

The Hechinger Report

The district aligned curriculum, instruction and assessment to meet learning standards recently adopted by the state and modeled on the Common Core state standards. Our programs were not meeting students’ individual needs. Related: Can schools create gifted students? “Credit recovery” for struggling learners.

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How to help struggling young readers

The Hechinger Report

This crucial juncture, and its far-reaching implications for those who don’t meet the mark, is why some educators are focusing their literacy efforts on the school years that come before third grade — hoping through innovation to offset what could be a terrible and lasting deficit in children’s reading skills.

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Where Are Quality Instructional Materials for English Language Learners?

MindShift

public schools and historically have some of the lowest test scores and highest dropout rates of all student groups. But advocates are worried schools might not be able to meet these benchmarks without proper materials. Students who are learning English as a second language make up about 10 percent of the population in U.S.