Online learning accessibility has been a major barrier for students with disabilities and their teachers, but some progress has been made, speakers and attendees said Tuesday.
Access to textbooks is difficult, but teachers are using creative ways — even recruiting NFL stars — to find reading resources and make literacy engaging.
Educators can introduce young students to culturally responsive material as soon as they begin their in-school education, one curriculum specialist writes.
By
Lauren Barack
•March 3, 2021
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Funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and U.S. Department of Education, the Roadmap to Educating for American Democracy aims to strengthen civics and history education to improve discourse and heal divides.
A teacher writes that the activity gives students an opportunity to hear an adult model reading skills and can motivate them to take time to read for pleasure.
By
Shawna De La Rosa
•Feb. 24, 2021
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Four studies show PBL approaches benefit students from varying racial, socioeconomic and reading proficiency backgrounds, educators and researchers said during a presentation.
Physical education curriculum specialist Brett Fuller discussed how to address student engagement and confidence, which are already difficult in-person but more so online.
The amount of content available online presented pitfalls pre-pandemic, making a basic understanding of copyright critical for educators, one expert says.
Tennessee officials hope an early literacy texting pilot program in three-fourths of districts can help stem learning losses for the youngest learners.
Lawmakers in five states have introduced legislation to limit funds for schools teaching curriculum based on the award-winning New York Times long-form American history project, or to prohibit its teaching all together.
The tech may allow educators to customize AR lessons for each learner based on their specific needs and narrow gaps in both communication and learning for students with cochlear, speech or hearing impediments.
Flexibility for demonstrating learning offers ample opportunity for adaptation, but experts say real-world connections and virtual collaboration are key.
The disruptions will exacerbate pre-existing pre-K access issues, making it difficult for some students to hit crucial 3rd grade benchmarks, educators say.
By
Shawna De La Rosa
•Feb. 3, 2021
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For one of Michigan's top districts, adapting an alternate take on a familiar component of traditional classrooms helped students acclimate to the change.
By Natalie Gross •Feb. 3, 2021
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Despite logistical and funding hurdles, districts are using summer programs to try different instructional approaches and build community partnerships.
A study of data from 4.5 million students found incidents concentrated across four categories, including suicide and harm to others, compared to last year.
Data comparing fall 2020 to fall 2019 shows low-income 4th- and 8th-grade students in 18 California districts declined 7% from the usual learning rate, and English learners showed 30% less growth.
By
Shawna De La Rosa
•Jan. 27, 2021
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A 2015 revamp saw reader engagement explode at Cypress Bay High School as the diversity of authors and types of books also greatly expanded, according to the school's media specialist.
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