Ferlazzo, L. (2018, November 19). Response: Students Can Become ‘Co-Teachers’. Retrieved February 13, 2019
What are effective strategies for having students teach their classmates and other peers?
March 27, 2019
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Jones, S. (2018, November 20). Too Few Schoolwork Assignments Offer Students Choice, Relevance, Study Finds. Retrieved February 13, 2019
Students rarely receive relevant assignments that allow room for student choice, potentially jeopardizing their engagement, according to a new report.The report, published by The Education
March 27, 2019
Bersani, R. (2018, November). Should students be allowed to use cellphones in class? It depends. Retrieved February 13, 2019
Integrating art and design in science, technology, engineering and math lessons improves learning for elementary-school students, asserts STEAM instructor Rebecca Bersani. In this commentary, she
March 27, 2019
Hinton, M. (2018, November 27). Kindergarten Homework: Too Much Too Early? Retrieved February 13, 2019
Kindergarten has taken some getting used to for Walker Sheppard, who didn’t attend preschool or day care. Besides all the new rules to remember, there’s
March 27, 2019
Jacobson, L. (2018, November 06). NASBE urges states to focus on lowest-performing students in ESSA plans. Retrieved February 13, 2019
Nine states are using their Every Student Succeeds Act accountability plans to apply separate academic growth measurements to evaluate low-performing student groups, according to a
March 27, 2019
Sackstein, S. (2019, January 02). Shifting the Grading Mindset Starts With Our Words. Retrieved February 13, 2019
Language matters. It’s that simple. What we say and how we say it has a big impact on how students and other stakeholders respond to
March 27, 2019
Reichenberg, K. (2018, November). DMS reimagines after-school remediation with STEAM sessions. Retrieved February 13, 2019
A Virginia middle school is making its after-school remediation program into a science, technology, engineering, arts and math club. Students will perform hands-on activities that
March 27, 2019
Mikulka, K. (2018, October 30). We need phonics and the good parts of whole language reading. Retrieved February 13, 2019
Phonics should be included in a strong reading curriculum along with other approaches, according to Kathleen Mikulka, a teacher in Maine. In this commentary, she
March 27, 2019
Will, M. (2018, October 24). Teachers Criticize Their Colleges of Ed. for Not Preparing Them to Teach Reading. Retrieved February 13, 2019
Last month, an audio documentary and article provocatively titled “Why Aren’t Kids Being Taught to Read?” sent shockwaves through the education community. The premise of
March 27, 2019
Roggeman, P. (2018, October 23). 5 tips for nurturing a growth mindset. Retrieved February 13, 2019
Stereotypes aside, good teachers do not fall prey to student labels. Long before Carol Dweck’s work defined the benefit of nurturing a growth mindset, good
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