Sparking Curiosity For Fractions With Tasks That Feel Real to Students

KQED News Mind/Shift - Katrina Schwartz "Fractions come up all [...]

July 1st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Elementary School, Learning, Math, Mathematics, News, School, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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5 ways to gamify writing in the classroom

E-School News - Joan Selby "Believe it or not, writing [...]

June 27th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Game-based Learning, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Is Estonia the new Finland?

The Hechinger Report - Sarah Butrymowicz "Most educators and policymakers [...]

June 27th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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The Problem With Teaching Preschool Teachers

NPR Ed - Kendra Yoshinaga "The U.S. spends a lot [...]

June 23rd, 2016|Categories: Language, Language Arts, Preschool, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching|Tags: Education, School|

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How to Break into Smaller Groups in the Classroom to Focus on Writing

KQED News Mind/Shift - Staff Writer "Teachers would love to [...]

June 21st, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Writing|Tags: Education, schools|

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Having Other Teachers’ Eyes Means Also Having Their Ideas

NPR - Katrina Schwartz "A lot of what's going on [...]

June 19th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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How to make a good teacher

The Economist - Staff Writer "FORGET smart uniforms and small [...]

June 18th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, School Accountability, School District, Teacher, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Elementary school teachers struggle with Common Core math standards

The Hechinger Report - Luba Ostashevsky "Depth of understanding was [...]

June 15th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Common Core Standards, Current Events, Education, Elementary School, Learning, News, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Survey: Students want engaging science instruction

E-School News - Laura Devaney "Hands-on, real-world experiences and innovative [...]

June 12th, 2016|Categories: 21st Century Skills, Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, School, Science, Science & Technology, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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Why Character Can’t Be Taught Like The Pythagorean Theorem

KQED News Mind/Shift - Paul Tough "Because noncognitive qualities like [...]

June 11th, 2016|Categories: Academic Achievement, Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Brain development, Character, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Grit, Learning, News, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.)|Tags: Education, schools|

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