Curriculum: Page 67
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Rating SEL skills can also help assess PBL success
Educators can deepen how project-based assessments by including social-emotional components.
By Lauren Barack • May 23, 2018 -
Oakland high school sets standard for serving immigrant students
With a significant chunk of its student population arriving as unaccompanied minors and speaking some three dozen languages, Oakland International High uses a community school approach to best serve them.
By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2018 -
Trendline
Learning Loss
Our latest K-12 Dive Trendline takes a closer look at how educators are addressing learning loss, as well as achievement trends and developments.
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Denver-area program equips high school grads with early-childhood credential
The internship sets students on a pathway to filling a growing need, but the field's low pay and high turnover present a challenge to keeping them engaged.
By Roger Riddell • May 22, 2018 -
Measuring students' SEL progress is complicated, but crucial
The RAND Corp. will soon release a "repository" of tools to help educators measure students' skills in these areas.
By Lauren Barack • May 16, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Service learning strengthens SEL curriculum
When students give their time, they can gain valuable soft skills in return.
By Lauren Barack • May 16, 2018 -
To change laws, students first need to learn them
Knowing how their government works is crucial if students are to be effective change leaders as adults.
By Lauren Barack • May 16, 2018 -
Real-world challenges can broaden student learning
Embedding lessons into practical opportunities can open a window into students' future.
By Lauren Barack • May 16, 2018 -
Tracking can lose students rather than support them
Educators must make subjects like math more accessible and approachable for all students to succeed.
By Lauren Barack • May 16, 2018 -
Planning is everything when crafting a great makerspace
Makerspaces present a valuable opportunity for hands-on STEAM opportunities in a less formal setting than the classroom, but require thoughtful execution for full effect.
By Roger Riddell • May 15, 2018 -
Leaders discuss ways to sustain school improvement through the arts
Architect Frank Gehry hosts administrators from across California to share lessons learned.
By Linda Jacobson • May 15, 2018 -
Early grade students gain confidence, communication skills through formal and informal conferences
A recent survey showed that conferences are successful because young students admire their teachers and value their opinions.
By James Paterson • May 14, 2018 -
Does the idea of a 'footprint' go far in enough in digital literacy?
Approaching what students post online as more of a "tattoo" may better illustrate how long those decisions can impact students.
By Roger Riddell • May 14, 2018 -
Is it time to consider helping students develop their voice a core competency?
High school English teacher Jori Krulder sees assisting reluctant students in figuring out how to comfortably express themselves as key to their future success.
By Lauren Barack • May 9, 2018 -
Games can make curriculum more effective and enjoyable
Game-based learning is correlated to positive learning outcomes, delivering lessons in often tough subjects like math in a way students see as a fun experience.
By Lauren Barack • May 9, 2018 -
Building connections can remove stress from learning new languages
Knowing a foreign language can open future doors for students.
By Lauren Barack • May 9, 2018 -
Deep Dive
School gardens grow plants, food and stronger students
Gardening curriculum can spread across all core subjects, taking learning outside of the classroom walls.
By Lauren Barack • May 9, 2018 -
Meeting state standards may require unified approach to evaluating resources
A new study from the RAND Corporation finds that knowledge of math standards, for example, seems to fall off at the 5th-grade level among school leaders.
By Lauren Barack • May 9, 2018 -
STEAM approach increases elementary students' scores in science
Past research focused on the benefits of arts integration among English learners.
By Linda Jacobson • May 8, 2018 -
Opinion
This Teacher Appreciation Week, put teachers' voices first in curriculum decisions
A Texas principal considers what role administrators play in relieving the financial, time and energy burdens to create or purchase classroom resources.
By Mark Brandenberger • May 7, 2018 -
To improve students' problem-solving skills, level up computational thinking
Pennsylvania's Harrisburg School District now considers this skill the fifth "C" in the "4 Cs of 21st century skills" — along with critical thinking, creativity, communication and collaboration.
By Roger Riddell • May 4, 2018 -
3D printers weave art, science to harness students' imaginations
The popular tech tools give students an opportunity to be creative, innovative problem-solvers — if schools can afford them.
By Lauren Barack • May 2, 2018 -
US No. 9 in world in preparing students for jobs
Administrators must consider how to educate students to be employable for many jobs they'll hold that don't yet exist.
By Lauren Barack • May 2, 2018 -
Helping students find their personal road best traveled
Educators have a responsibility to prepare students for whatever future they choose to pursue, whether that includes college or not.
By Lauren Barack • May 2, 2018 -
Video games, VR break history free from textbooks
Immersive technology tools can add valuable context and awaken learning.
By Lauren Barack • May 2, 2018 -
Entwining arts with STEM engages students with creative application
By linking arts and STEM curriculum, educators can provide more well-rounded lessons that provide practical real-world uses for both subject areas.
By Lauren Barack • May 2, 2018
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