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What lessons can schools learn from national parks?
Adopting audience-centered strategies used by park rangers during tours can help educators shift to student-centered learning models.
By Lauren Barack • Dec. 15, 2021 -
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How Disney's magic can inspire students in STEAM
From the physics behind a roller coaster to the engineering in a light projection show, Disney parks offer a variety of STEAM lessons on- and offsite.
By Lauren Barack • Dec. 8, 2021 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineSTEM
From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.
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Helping students develop voice equips them with lifelong self-advocacy skills
Educators can employ a variety of strategies to help learners express their needs and share ideas as early as kindergarten.
By Lauren Barack • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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Coding and barbering event aims to broaden Black student participation in computer science
Students in South Carolina are learning a unique approach to barbering by coding hair designs in their barbershop class.
By Anna Merod • Dec. 8, 2021 -
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Ed Dept announces communities of practice to accelerate learning, support kindergarteners
The collaborations are designed to push proven practices forward to facilitate student achievement.
By Kara Arundel • Dec. 3, 2021 -
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Reading Reimagined attempts to take complexity out of literacy interventions
The project aims to provide research-based curriculum and tools to help underserved students become successful readers.
By Kara Arundel • Dec. 1, 2021 -
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Multiyear projects expand opportunities for deeper learning, soft skill development
Managing the breadth and depth of a longer project can help students build skills that will benefit them in the workforce.
By Lauren Barack • Dec. 1, 2021 -
Alleviating students' fear of asking for help can build growth mindset
When students get that a lack of understanding is a step on the path to mastery and not the end of the road, they may embrace tougher academic challenges.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Nov. 24, 2021 -
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Big-picture targets give students more control in deep learning
Deep learning is considered crucial to preparing students for handling and connecting complex problems and ideas.
By Lauren Barack • Nov. 24, 2021 -
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Dive Awards
The K-12 Dive Awards for 2021
With community engagement, steadfast leadership and focus on students' social-emotional needs, these are the leaders shaping K-12 today.
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PROMISING PRACTICESPromising Practices: Rural Texas districts collaborate to expand CTE
Three neighboring districts with small student populations found cost savings in collaborating on course offerings.
By Kara Arundel • Nov. 19, 2021 -
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Teaching assistants prove valuable for academic gains in early readers
An Alabama elementary school's use of trained Title I aides resulted in some of the highest reading scores among the state's mid- to high-poverty districts.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Nov. 18, 2021 -
Statistics instruction on the rise as data drives more decisions
Real-life lessons based on data can drive up student engagement and understanding, statistics experts say.
By Kara Arundel • Nov. 17, 2021 -
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SEL can strengthen the soft skills employers seek
Social-emotional learning improves students' abilities to collaborate effectively with peers from different backgrounds, in school and future careers.
By Lauren Barack • Nov. 17, 2021 -
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California district personalizes special education to address learning loss
The San Bernardino City Unified School District uses detailed student progress data to help students with disabilities reach individualized goals.
By Kara Arundel • Nov. 17, 2021 -
Opinion
'Great Resignation' underscores need for access to career exploration and work-based opportunities
Hands-on exposure and focus on essential soft skills are needed to produce a generation better prepared for and fulfilled by work, two experts write.
By J.D. LaRock and Jean Eddy • Nov. 16, 2021 -
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Report: More high schools offer computer science courses, but enrollment disparities persist
States that prioritize computer science in their policies see a greater percentage of schools offering the courses and then gaps start to close.
By Anna Merod • Nov. 11, 2021 -
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Want to boost STEM, SEL engagement? Look to the stars
A North Little Rock School District teacher uses space-related hands-on projects to demonstrate how failures and frustrations lead to learning.
By Kara Arundel • Nov. 10, 2021 -
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Building opportunities for small wins into big assignments can keep students motivated
Maintaining a sense of accomplishment on the path to a larger goal can strengthen students' confidence, motivation and executive function skills.
By Lauren Barack • Nov. 10, 2021 -
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Personalizing PD can strengthen curricular initiatives
Educators can apply what they've learned from targeted professional development not just in their own teaching, but also in peer learning scenarios.
By Lauren Barack • Nov. 3, 2021 -
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How real-world missions offer inroads to space science across disciplines
Using the upcoming James Webb Space Telescope launch and Artemis moon mission, educators can make space science tangible, from STEM to art.
By Lauren Barack • Nov. 3, 2021 -
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Even virtually, students in one program continue solving global challenges
The pandemic forced Global Brigades' student volunteers to work virtually to support community projects, but the move ultimately expanded access.
By Kara Arundel • Nov. 2, 2021 -
What did OECD find in its first-ever survey on social-emotional skills?
On average, 15-year-olds show lower social-emotional skills than their 10-year-old peers, regardless of gender or social background.
By Roger Riddell • Nov. 1, 2021 -
2021 testing participation varies widely — what will data mean for districts?
While testing experts are optimistic amid high participation in some states, they urge caution in interpretation, particularly at the local level.
By Naaz Modan • Oct. 29, 2021 -
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Research spotlights strategies to improve career and technical ed
Two reports advise states facilitate collaboration among K-12, postsecondary and the workforce — and suggests roles intermediaries can play.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Oct. 29, 2021
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