Curriculum: Page 6

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    The top K-12 conferences to attend in 2024

    Administrators have plenty of opportunities for sharing best practices and learning about issues impacting their schools at conferences and events.

    By • Updated April 10, 2024
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    POP QUIZ

    Test yourself on this week’s K-12 news

    From one state mandating the USDA’s proposed school nutrition guidance to the latest numbers on birth rates, what did you learn from our recent stories?

    By • Oct. 13, 2023
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    Equity in Education

    From early learning to high school, the pandemic impacted equity at all levels of K-12, from persistent and widening achievement gaps to uneven access to school meals.

    By K-12 Dive staff
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    ACT scores fall for 6th straight year

    The “COVID cohort” had the highest proportion of test-takers meeting none of the ACT College Readiness Benchmarks.

    By • Oct. 11, 2023
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    How simple outdoor activities can help students understand learning is a process

    Observing the natural world in school green spaces shapes students' SEL skills like patience and self-regulation.

    By Lauren Barack • Oct. 11, 2023
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    What would meaningful assessment reform look like?

    Reports from Instructure and KnowledgeWorks recommend student-centered approaches that focus on individual strengths and needs.

    By • Oct. 11, 2023
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    Students with career role models more satisfied later in life, poll shows

    Young adults raised in lower-income families are more likely to say they didn’t have a role model growing up, a gap that could be filled by more CTE.

    By • Oct. 9, 2023
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    The do’s and don’ts of accelerated learning recovery

    Educators will need to optimize evidence-based practices to help students achieve academic growth, a new report says.

    By • Oct. 5, 2023
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    3 ways field and farm days expand hands-on agricultural experiences

    From shearing sheep to pesticide safety, these events can broaden students’ understanding of where food comes from and expose them to potential careers.

    By Lauren Barack • Oct. 4, 2023
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    Secondary students continue to benefit from earlier literacy tools

    Word banks, annotation and definition cards remain effective for strengthening skills like reading comprehension well into middle and high school.

    By Lauren Barack • Oct. 4, 2023
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    Dyslexia screenings should mind students’ linguistic backgrounds

    An International Literacy Association advisory suggests personalized learning and addressing related SEL challenges to tackle the learning impairment.

    By • Oct. 4, 2023
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    Using the full school grounds for lessons unlocks hidden opportunities

    Beyond using indoor spaces like cafeterias or hallways, taking students outdoors offers crossdisciplinary lessons that extend to math and English.

    By Lauren Barack • Sept. 27, 2023
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    Small successes can motivate students to persevere through difficulties

    While mistakes can serve as a starting point to develop resilience, one expert says small victories are also key to helping students push through.

    By Lauren Barack • Sept. 27, 2023
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    Ed tech for little ones needs more testing before rollout

    An Education Department Games Expo panel highlighted the importance of gauging young children's reactions to programs in development.

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
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    Fentanyl education targeted in bipartisan bill

    Sponsors say too many children and teens still don’t understand how lethal synthetic opioids are — and schools can help.

    By • Sept. 22, 2023
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    Districts nationwide exploring, tweaking equitable grading policies

    Supporters say grading policy adjustments put more focus on mastery of content, but critics have expressed concerns about grade inflation.

    By • Sept. 20, 2023
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    White authors, characters overrepresented in English language arts curricula

    An Education Trust study of 300 books found many that did include people of color still have stereotypes or negative portrayals.

    By • Sept. 20, 2023
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    Why some schools are embracing gender support plans for LGBTQ+ students

    The framework can help schools address the unique needs of transgender and nonbinary students, who often struggle to find support.

    By • Sept. 19, 2023
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    What’s needed to help older students recover from the pandemic?

    A report by the Center on Reinventing Public Education calls for transparent data on the pandemic’s impact and support for gap years.

    By • Sept. 19, 2023
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    ChatGPT releases teacher guide for AI use in the classroom

    The recommendations for K-12 schools and colleges provide examples of prompts for lesson plans and also warn about the tool's limitations.

    By • Sept. 18, 2023
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    Education Dept prioritizes increasing multilingual educators

    The department plans to focus a federal grant program designed to improve English learner instruction toward curbing multilingual educator shortages.

    By • Sept. 15, 2023
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    BY THE NUMBERS

    By the Numbers: White House 75% closer to placing 250K tutors, mentors in schools

    The Biden administration says it is nearing its 2025 goal as new data reveals there were 187,000 additional school tutors, mentors and coaches in 2022-23.

    By • Sept. 14, 2023
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    Opinion

    Colleges are ditching the SAT. The high school transcript should be next.

    Next generation credentials are a compentency-based alternative to transcripts that allow colleges to make better admissions decisions. 

    By Laurie Gagnon • Sept. 14, 2023
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    Senators debate Congress’ role in school, library book bans

    Despite disagreement on the grounds for challenging books in classrooms, Senate Judiciary Committee members agreed doing so is largely a local issue.

    By • Sept. 13, 2023
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    How commitment contracts can help support student agency

    These agreements can help educators gain buy-in from students on challenges and tasks they want to master that school year, one expert says.

    By Lauren Barack • Sept. 13, 2023
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    White House: Chronic absenteeism requires ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach

    The push for solutions comes as data suggests chronic absenteeism was a substantial contributor to recent NAEP assessment declines.

    By • Sept. 13, 2023