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Building and developing motivation with multilingual learners
Erick Herrmann EducationStudents generally start their educational career motivated and excited to learn. Multilingual learners have the benefit of learning a new language while retaining their native language. As students develop language and content skills through the educational process, they become motivated to continue to learn and grow. Yet some students struggle with language and content learning for a variety of reasons and may lose motivation over time. There are, fortunately, a variety of steps we can take to increase student motivation, and, over time, increase student achievement in terms of learning language and content.
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Tips for staying organized in a resource room
Scott Clamme EducationJunior high and high school resource rooms can be very high-paced and complex arenas. Being able to manage the chaos is crucial. These are some simple tips that can help you stay organized and keep things running smoothly. Keep in mind that, just like our students, teachers are all different. It may require some tweaks and adjustments to fit these tips into your system.
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The real reason rich kids do better in school
Patrick Gleeson EducationIt’s frequently asserted that the reason rich kids do better in school than poor kids has to do with their life experiences outside the classroom. The problem with this isn’t that it’s entirely wrong — like most things in life, the closer you look, the more complicated it gets. But this view lets our K-12 school system off the hook almost entirely. The reality is that a large part of the problem is that poor kids receive educations that are both inferior and different — they aren’t even taught the same way.
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The undeniable health benefits of writing
Victoria Fann Mental HealthcareI've been writing most of my adult life. I've been working with writers as a group facilitator and teacher for 30 years. In my experience, I can assert with confidence that writing changes lives. Studies have shown that writing has many health benefits. According to researcher and professor James Pennebaker, co-author of the book, "Opening Up by Writing it Down: How Expressive Writing Improves Health and Eases Emotional Pain," writing about life's challenges helps us heal physically and emotionally.
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Promoting student success at the STR Student Market Study Competition
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementSTR is the leading data analytics provider for the lodging industry. Since its debut in 2015, the STR Student Market Study Competition has received significant attention from hospitality programs around the world. This year, over 20 students from the Collins College of Hospitality Management at Cal Poly Pomona traveled to New York City for the HX 2019 trade show, which includes the STR Student Market Study Competition. Moreover, six of them also participated in the STR competition for the first time.
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Resources to help embed STEM in your school’s culture
Angela Cleveland EducationThe first week of December is nationally recognized in schools as Computer Science Education Week or "CSEdWeek." This is a week dedicated to providing students in all grade levels with opportunities to learn about computer science (CS). Many websites offer entertaining and engaging ways to introduce algorithms, loops, conditionals, and other CS concepts to students. While hands-on coding activities foster a fun introduction and spark interest, many educators are looking for more ways to embed the value of CS into a school’s physical environment and highlight how CS intersects with other content areas.
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A new definition for competency-based education
Brian Stack EducationThe CompetencyWorks initiative of the Aurora Institute (formerly iNACOL) recently released an updated definition of competency-based education (CBE). Aurora developed the first nationally recognized definition for CBE back in 2011 after much input from over 100 practitioners in the field. The 2011 definition has provided a common understanding of the important features needed in CBE systems to schools and school districts from coast to coast. The updated definition reflects the evolution of CBE in the field as the model has grown to include schools from 49 out of 50 states.
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Why are US K-12 reading scores falling?
Patrick Gleeson EducationAfter 25 years of stable or mildly improving reading scores in U.S. schools, scores began dropping in 2017. The drop, so far at least, isn't dramatic, but has continued despite various attempts to stem the decline. What's behind this downward trend, and how do we stop it?
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Is a switch to standards-based grading right for you?
Aileen Miracle EducationAccording to Schoology, standards-based grading is an intentional way for teachers to track their students’ progress and achievements while focusing on helping students learn and reach their highest potential. It is based on students showing signs of mastery or understanding various lessons and skills. In this article, I'll detail the what, the why, and the how of standards-based grading to help you successfully implement it in your classroom!
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Beyond teachers: Estimating individual school counselors’ effects…
Christine Mulhern EducationCounselor effectiveness is most important for low-achieving and low-income students, perhaps because these students are most likely to lack other sources of information and assistance. Good counselors tend to improve all measures of educational attainment, but some specialize in improving high school behavior while others specialize in increasing selective college attendance. Improving access to effective counseling may be a promising way to increase educational attainment and close socioeconomic gaps in education.
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