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Access State-Reviewed Instructional Materials with SETDA’s Dashboard

edWeb.net

Now education decision makers across America can see detailed reviews compiled in multiple states, to facilitate the evaluation and purchase of print and digital materials for students and teachers. And now the recommendations are accessible, along with details from the review process, through the SETDA dashboard.

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Kindergarten math is often too basic. Here’s why that’s a problem

The Hechinger Report

Four dots next to a printed number 6, for example, meant that students had to draw in two extra dots — an important precursor to learning addition. We are seeing it close gaps for students, and they are more able to access elementary school math.” When teachers have access to well-aligned materials, students may learn more.

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If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER: The Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

Yesterday IHE published an article about the “ inclusive access ” programs offered by most major textbook publishers. These are purchasing programs in which “institutions are signing up whole classes of students to automatically receive digital course materials at a discounted rate, rather than purchasing individually.”

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What Does It Take to Put Inclusive Curriculum Legislation Into Practice?

Edsurge

Just because a mandate has been passed, it doesn’t mean there’s necessarily a plan for implementation, access to training or a repository of resources, all of which are necessary to put it into practice with fidelity. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

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Savvas Learning Company Introduces the Newly Updated enVision Mathematics 2024

eSchool News

The nationally recognized series — including enVision Mathematics © 2024 Grades K-5 , enVision Mathematics © 2024 Grades 6-8 , and enVision A|G|A © 2024 Algebra 1 | Geometry | Algebra 2 — features problem-based learning, performance tasks, and visual instruction, providing students multiple ways to learn.

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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I’m also limited by my experience as a secondary teacher; these conversations have less controversy in lower elementary, though discussions about appropriateness do surface more commonly in the upper elementary/middle school transition. Maybe you’re angry about book bans. Maybe you’re fed up with trigger warnings or content warnings.

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Is 2023 the year of the microschool?

eSchool News

The concept of microschooling gained traction throughout the 2010s, then saw a huge uptick in both interest and new examples during the pandemic. Some of the better-known examples of microschools include national name brands like the Acton Academy schools, Wildflower Schools , Prenda microschools and the Khan Lab School. Microschools.