Curriculum
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What educators can do to help students boost focus in returns to in-person learning
A variety of strategies and tools can help elementary students reengage and strengthen their focus when they feel overwhelmed.
By Lauren Barack • Sept. 22, 2021 -
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How can schools improve teaching about slavery and historical racism?
Responding in a forum for the journal Education Next, academics stressed the importance of providing full context and debunking long-ingrained myths.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Sept. 22, 2021 -
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English learners are among the student groups most disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with the last 16 months highlighting a variety of pre-existing challenges.
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Mentorships can expand students' curricular engagement, motivation
Connecting students with mentorship opportunities can allow deeper exploration of interests while making subject matter more personally relevant.
By Lauren Barack • Sept. 15, 2021 -
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Playing during a pandemic: How schools keep music education going
Allowable uses under ESSER funding support the continuation of music programming, including the hiring and training of music educators.
By Kara Arundel • Sept. 15, 2021 -
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Guiding students through study strategies can boost math confidence
One suggested approach is to have students learn the skills in the format through which they'll later be assessed.
By Lauren Barack • Sept. 08, 2021 -
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How states are strengthening financial literacy programs
Interest continues to build for financial education as a growing number of states require courses for graduation.
By Kara Arundel • Sept. 08, 2021 -
OpinionWhy we're prioritizing SEL this year
Four educators write that additional supports are a necessity for students and their families this year to proactively address pandemic stress and trauma.
By Chrysantha Norwood, Shane Blandford, Scott Hangey and Mike Hoffman • Sept. 08, 2021 -
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Influx of school devices provides crucial opportunities for data privacy lessons
Experts suggest students be taught to clear search histories, hard drives and more before returning school-issued devices.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Sept. 08, 2021 -
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Current events bring relevance to science curriculum while boosting media literacy
Strategies include having classes look at marketing copy around sports drinks to critically analyze a message and differentiate evidence and opinion.
By Lauren Barack • Sept. 01, 2021 -
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Deep Dive3 ways educators are addressing the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in curriculum
From using a poem written by the U.S. poet laureate at the time as a springboard for discussion to engaging the community, resources are plentiful.
By Lauren Barack • Sept. 01, 2021 -
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Ed Dept resource examines how schools can use ARP funds to address learning loss
The ARP Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief fund requires at least 20% of that money be used to address pandemic learning loss.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Sept. 01, 2021 -
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How to give students feedback they will digest — not discard
Constructive feedback provides a framework not just for students to improve their work, but also how they interact with the work of peers.
By Lauren Barack • Aug. 25, 2021 -
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SEL, extra interaction time crucial for EL success in return to classrooms
Building English learners' trust, alleviating their anxiety and providing ample time for group conversations are among focuses for educators.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Aug. 25, 2021 -
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Survey: Pandemic digital learning tools will impact curriculum for years to come
Top techniques educators plan to continue using include online polling or quizzes, on-demand instructional videos and project-based learning.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Aug. 24, 2021 -
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Focusing on pandemic gains is as crucial as identifying learning losses
Students' experiences in a year of disrupted learning may have helped them acquire and develop a variety of social-emotional and soft skills.
By Lauren Barack • Aug. 18, 2021 -
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How schools are elevating civic instruction and readiness
States and districts are working to prioritize civics by setting definitions and standards and making civic engagement more relevant to students' lives.
By Kara Arundel • Aug. 18, 2021 -
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Grief counseling curricula part of some districts' back-to-school plans in the COVID-19 era
In a survey by the ACLU of Southern California, 30% of students reported losing a loved one in the last 12 months.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Aug. 18, 2021 -
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Virtual tools adopted during pandemic can enhance classroom projects
Putting new technology and skills gained over the past year to work across in-person curriculum will be critical to make the most of those investments.
By Lauren Barack • Aug. 11, 2021 -
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High-quality materials that engaged parents sustained learning remotely during pandemic
Research suggests some students learned as much or more compared to a normal school year when learning materials factored parents into the process.
By Roger Riddell • Aug. 11, 2021 -
How K-12 schools are switching gears on college prep as test-optional admissions grow
With two-thirds of four-year institutions not requiring the SAT or ACT for at least fall 2022 admissions, schools are exploring portfolios, early college and more.
By Lauren Barack • Aug. 04, 2021 -
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Expanding choice in writing can build students' confidence to tackle longer assignments
Finding ways to tap students' interests and building up to deeper written work with shorter assignments are among suggested strategies.
By Lauren Barack • Aug. 04, 2021 -
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Choice boards expand students' learning options
Providing students more ways to demonstrate their learning can enhance their satisfaction in their work and engagement in class.
By Lauren Barack • July 28, 2021 -
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Summer programs provide boost to students who struggled in difficult year
Tennessee is seeing success with summer math and reading programs that are giving thousands of students an opportunity to catch up.
By Shawna De La Rosa • July 28, 2021 -
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Reports: Math, reading progress slowed during first full school year of pandemic
Three separate assessment analyses show younger students, students of color and low-income students had lower rates of academic gains.
By Kara Arundel and Naaz Modan • July 28, 2021 -
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Promising Practices: High schools, communities set visions for reforms
A grant program helped support initiatives like "Portraits of a Graduate," setting priorities for skills necessary for college and career success.
By Kara Arundel • July 27, 2021
