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

The Hechinger Report

On a recent morning, the children used plastic red and yellow dots for a counting exercise: One student tossed the coin-sized dots onto a cookie sheet while another hid her eyes. 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.

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PROOF POINTS: Controversies within the science of reading

The Hechinger Report

Four meta-analyses conclude that it’s more effective to teach phonemic awareness with letters, not as an oral-only exercise. In fact, controversies are emerging about an important but less understood aspect of learning to read: phonemic awareness. Phonemic awareness has a complicated history. But science evolved.

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With Budget Cuts Looming, Here’s How Districts Will Decide What to Keep or Cut

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Add to that the costs of designing and implementing new remote learning programs, on top of childcare, transportation, and everything else that will inevitably increase the cost of doing business. The Learning Policy Institute calculates the cost of distance learning at about $500 per student for a total of $3.7

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Schooling has changed forever. Here’s what will stay when things go back to normal

The Hechinger Report

In Oklahoma, students are having a say in where and when they learn. We have a chance now to make it something that will change teaching and learning forever for the better.”. At the outset of the pandemic, schools nationwide had to make swift and drastic changes in public education to keep students learning.

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Shaping K-12 Learning Experiences with Online Mapping Activities

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In “ How Online Mapping Activities Shape Learning Experiences for K-12 Students ,” Charlie Fitzpatrick, K12 Manager at Esri; and Mike Wagner, Teacher at Loudoun County Public Schools in Virginia, shared how online mapping can shape learning experiences for K-12 learners. Join the Community.

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Amazon Will Shut Down TenMarks and Its Digital Math and Writing Tools

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She emailed the company to learn that it was not. “It Horton, who teaches math and writing to fourth- and fifth-graders at Fremont Elementary School in Springfield, Missouri, says this is the first program that she and a coworker have found that meets their needs for math and writing instruction. It had raised about $4.8

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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. 1 Social-Emotional Learning Must be Relatable for Students.

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