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Technical writing opens literacy learning opportunities in computer science
Focusing on computational literacy and the importance of verbs in programming can help educators strengthen coding instruction and literacy skills.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 10, 2018 -
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Early learning, educational equity listed as most important topics in 'what's hot' literacy survey
Findings show, however, that some different topics are trending.
By Linda Jacobson • Jan. 8, 2018 -
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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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Wanted: Innovative early education models
A competition from the Saul Zaentz Early Education Initiative at the Harvard Graduate School of Education will provide funding for new ideas, prototypes and approaches that are ready to be scaled more widely.
By Linda Jacobson • Jan. 5, 2018 -
Auto shop combines STEM learning with vocational education
Learning the inner workings of today’s automobiles offers hands-on application of STEM principles as well as a possible career path.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 5, 2018 -
Universal Design for Learning can create an inclusive environment for students
Using UDL concepts may provide students with different learning styles and abilities an equal opportunity to learn together.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 3, 2018 -
Are microcredentials the answer to demonstrating skills learned in makerspaces?
Credentials, like badges, can help students demonstrate skills gained via nontraditional environments, such as makerspaces.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 2, 2018 -
Districts seek new ways to recruit bilingual educators
With a greater demand for bilingual educators, school districts are looking closer to home to develop students and paraprofessionals for future teaching roles.
By Amelia Harper • Jan. 2, 2018 -
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Deep DiveLiteracy, music and teachers as innovation engines: The 10 most-read K-12 stories of 2017
With 2018 just beginning, take a look back at Education Dive's most popular features of the past year.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 26, 2017 -
STEM must include focus on literacy, critical thinking as much as hard skills
Graduates who can solve problems and communicate effectively will be more successful in an economy where the fields they enter could be disrupted and many of the jobs they'll eventually hold don't yet exist.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 22, 2017 -
Focus on early literacy intervention can improve longterm academic success
California’s "The Big Lift" initiative for pre-school and early elementary students is improving grade-level reading skills.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 21, 2017 -
How will ESSA's call for more well-rounded education impact PE?
Schools are instructing students to create fitness plans, use tools such as FitnessGram to track progress toward fitness goals, and develop "physical literacy."
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 21, 2017 -
Twitter chats can boost student voice, enhance digital citizenship
Administrators can also utilize the chats as an opportunity to engage students and parents in the decision-making process.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 19, 2017 -
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Study: Cooperative learning reduces risk of alcohol use in middle-schoolers
Researchers found a weaker link between students' willingness to use alcohol at the beginning of 7th grade and their actual use near the end of the school year.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 19, 2017 -
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More classrooms making time for play in early grades
Omaha schools aim to bring balance to the primary grades after accountability measures shifted attention toward testing and teacher-led instruction.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 15, 2017 -
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Recess: Administrators share 4 fun ways to maintain engagement ahead of holidays
Keeping students focused while also giving them a chance to reflect on the year can be particularly difficult with the prospect of off-days looming.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 15, 2017 -
Achieving educational equity requires personalized approach for students and teachers
Digital, learner-centered strategies are closing achievement gaps in a Maryland district.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 15, 2017 -
Let's move: Physical fitness programs boost test scores in Minnesota schools
Students who met recommended aerobic fitness levels were more likely than their peers to be proficient in reading and math on state standardized tests.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 14, 2017 -
Apple brings coding education program to Chicago in latest ed push
The "Everyone Can Code" program, which centers around the tech giant's Swift coding language and uses coursework developed by the company, is expected to reach close to 500,000 students in the city.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 14, 2017 -
'Book tastings' offer literary samples to encourage student engagement
The method may help students explore their literary options while providing teachers with a fresh way to differentiate instruction.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 14, 2017 -
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Deep DiveLooking for SEL programs? New RAND report has answers
ESSA provides multiple opportunities for implementing social-emotional learning.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 13, 2017 -
Vocational ed must place more focus on lifelong learning, soft skills
With the job market in flux due to technological advances, students will need foundational skills as well as the four C’s: critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 13, 2017 -
Improving STEM diversity starts with early learning opportunities
Employers are working to increase diversity and bridge the skills gap long before the recruitment process begins.
By Riia O'Donnell • Dec. 12, 2017 -
Microsoft TEALS program expanding computer science opportunities for hundreds of schools
A former student now working for the company says the program introduces students to college-level concepts.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 12, 2017 -
Gingerbread house project offers constructive math engagement ahead of break
Finding ways to meld creative activities into traditional lessons can keep the inevitable pre-break anxiousness at bay.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 8, 2017 -
Elementary students report higher engagement, more pride in schoolwork than older peers
At the middle and high school level, students in smaller schools also report feeling more engaged in school than those who attend much larger schools.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 7, 2017
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