Social-Emotional Learning, Explained
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What is social-emotional learning? How can schools get teachers to understand the concepts and weave them into everyday classroom instruction? And can educators know whether the strategies are working? Reporter Evie Blad explains. (June 4, 2018)
Calculus, Statistics, and the Future of High School Math
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The use of data in everything from physics and finance to politics and education is building momentum for a new path in high school math, emphasizing statistics and data literacy over calculus. (May 22, 2018)
Social-Emotional Learning: Goal-Setting and Relationships Are Part of District’s Academic Core
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The Washoe County school district in Reno, Nev., has been way ahead of most other districts in its approach to social-emotional learning, especially in measuring students' SEL skills. (May 15, 2018)
Is 'Hardening' Schools to Prevent Shootings Really the Answer?
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In the wake of the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, districts are grappling with how to keep students safe. We look at how a Texas district hopes to do that. (April 10, 2018)
Teachers Are Protesting Low Wages, in a Rash of Walkouts Fueled by Social Media
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Thousands of teachers protested Monday in Oklahoma and Kentucky, demanding higher wages and more resources for students. So far this year, teachers in four states have walked out of classrooms or threatened to walk out to push for better compensation
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A Civics Lesson - Inspiring Students to Become Active Citizens
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Try to imagine what actions you can take to change your world. That’s what these Chicago middle school students are asked to think about during a hands-on civics lesson. (June 1, 2018)
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64 Years After Historic Brown Decision, Little Rock Nine Inspires Student Activism at Central High School
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Zia Tollette, a student at Central High School in Little Rock, Ark., says the history of her school and the Little Rock Nine are strong reminders why it is so important to be engaged in politics. (May 7, 2018)
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Social-Emotional Learning, Explained
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What is social-emotional learning? How can schools get teachers to understand the concepts and weave them into everyday classroom instruction? And can educators know whether the strategies are working? Reporter Evie Blad explains. (June 4, 2018)
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David Hogg Before Santa Fe Shooting: ‘There’s Somebody That Will Not Be Alive Tomorrow’
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In a May 17 panel discussion with other student activists, David Hogg of Parkland, Fla., had a prescient message about the devastating effects of gun violence. (May 22, 2018)
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Homegrown CEO Hopes to Bring Stability, Trust to Chicago’s School System
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Chicago public school’s new leader wants to build on the district’s positive academic gains and bring “trust” back to the system. (April 19,2018)
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Nine Ways Canadian Teachers Support English-Learners
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A third of Canada’s schoolchildren are either immigrants themselves or have a parent born abroad. Canadian teachers undergo specialized training to teach these English learners.
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How Do Principals Help Student Learning?
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Principals are a critical link between supporting teachers and student outcomes. (May 8, 2018)
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What Does It Mean to Be a Successful Teacher? A Conversation With John Hattie
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Teaching is about engaging students in a passion for learning and working collaboratively with colleagues, explains John Hattie in a discussion with Education Week’s Elizabeth Rich. (April 11, 2018)
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In Canada, a Welcoming Environment and Community Supports Help Syrian Students and Families Thrive
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After fleeing their country’s civil war, more than 10,000 Syrians—half of them children—are now refugees in Ontario, Canada. (February 28, 2018)
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Teaching Fractions Under the Common Core
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Zach Champagne, assistant in research at FCR-STEM at Florida State University, compares the “traditional” area model for teaching fractions to the number-line model emphasized in the Common Core State Standards. (November 7, 2014)
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Gaming for Life Skills
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Could a video game about aliens change the way U.S. schools think about testing? Researchers in Wisconsin believe new games like Crystals of Kaydor can measure learning in real time and help build “noncognitive skills” like self-control and empathy.
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What the Numbers Tell Us About U.S. Teachers
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Teachers tend to be white, female, and have nearly a decade and a half of classroom experience, federal statistics show.
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Fighting Student Homelessness
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Correspondent Lisa Stark reports from one of the poorest school districts in Kansas, which employs a unique program to help homeless students and their families. (February 14, 2017)
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What Is ‘Transfer of Learning’ and How Does It Help Students?
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Education Week Teacher blogger Larry Ferlazzo shares five ways teachers can help students make connections across subject areas and the world beyond the classroom. (April 19, 2017)
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'Co-Teaching Is a Marriage'
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Two Baltimore-area school teachers explore what it's like to share a classroom every day. (October 14, 2011)
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Dan Meyer on Real-World Math
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Math teacher Dan Meyer explains how presenting real-life scenarios through photos and videos makes math problems "irresistible" to students. (April 5, 2011)
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Marshmallow Restraint
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A New York City teacher explains how he uses this classic experiment to teach self-control. (September 20, 2011)
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Video Solves New Math Problems
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In Mooresville, N.C., one educator discusses how digital content has transformed the way she teaches and the way her students learn. (May 17, 2013)
