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What do top-performing school districts do well?
Brian Stack EducationEducation Week recently released the first of what will be three reports entitled, "Quality Counts 2018: A Report Card for States and the Nation on K-12 Education." Now in its 22nd year, the publication "aims to illuminate what the high-performing states did well, how low-performers are approaching improvement, and lessons for boosting the quality of K-12 education overall."
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K-12 schools: The need for computational thinking
Bambi Majumdar EducationAs we race toward tech-based education, it has become imperative that students not only become familiar with emerging technologies but also internalize them. One way to ensure that they do so is to move beyond limited coding exercises and start learning computational thinking.
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Step forward to make life better and save the world
Debra Josephson Abrams EducationOn the school playground 52 years ago, the new boy and I giggled and laughed as we stretched ourselves from monkey bar to monkey bar, seeing who could skip the most and reach the farthest. I liked him, had a crush on him the way a second-grader can have a crush. I think he liked me, too.
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Using wordless books with English learners
Erick Herrmann EducationThe thought of a book without words might sound strange. How can students read a book without words? If you have ever seen, read or taught a wordless book, you are familiar with their value.
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Incorporating multimedia video to differentiate instruction
Savanna Flakes EducationLooking for ways to utilize technology in your quest to create a differentiated classroom? Check out this blog and the interactive graphic by Cool Tools for 21st Century Learners that leads you to new technology resources.
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Stressed at school: The rise in anxiety among teens
Brian Stack EducationOne of the most difficult and often frustrating tasks I have to perform as a school principal is that of working with students who have high rates of absenteeism. Students miss school for all sorts of reasons, and many of those are beyond their control to overcome without some sort of intervention or assistance from someone, either the school or another adult.
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Should Apple do more to limit children’s screen time?
Michelle R. Matisons Science & TechnologyEye problems, bad posture, carpal tunnel syndrome, social disconnection, depression, insomnia. All of these are symptoms of excessive screen time, and Apple has recently responded to a request by shareholders for the company to address youth screen time issues.
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2018 could be a year of major changes to US education
Bambi Majumdar EducationNPR recently released its predictions for U.S. education as we start 2018. If they come true, our nation's education system will be undergoing some serious changes.
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Puzzle reading to engage language learners
Sheilamary Koch EducationPuzzle or jigsaw reading fuels students' hunger for solving puzzles while developing and reinforcing reading skills — like a glorified word scramble. Transform whole stories into a scramble game that allows students to practice everything from problem-solving and logical thinking to sequencing and communication skills.
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A list of New Year’s resolutions for teachers
Susan Winebrenner EducationSo, this is the season for these things called New Year's resolutions. We are accustomed to creating them for our personal lives, but creating a different list for you and your students can be helpful as we begin a new calendar year in school.
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