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Curriculum & Instruction

States tell schools: Prepare for quick coronavirus closures

Matt Zalaznick -
Concerns over coronavirus compelled Kentucky's governor to tell all schools to prepare to close with "as little as 72 hours notice," the Louisville Courier-Journal reported.

How 5 districts elevate learning with competency-based education

Matt Zalaznick -
K-12 leaders transitioning to competency-based education share their learning experiences and offer guidance.

How a big district shifts to competency-based education

Matt Zalaznick -
Leaders at Mesa Public Schools recognized that, though they had a high performing system, traditional school models were not preparing all students for the future.

Utah district devotes entire high school to competency-based learning

Matt Zalaznick -
Students at Launch High School will work on experiential, hands-on learning projects through which they will demonstrate mastery of standards.

Competency-based learning: Why it’s not all about the answers

Matt Zalaznick -
Competency-based educators in New Hampshire's Sanborn Regional School District constantly develop new performance tasks that allow students to show mastery.

Combating discrimination and hatred through education

Sue Stott -
DA guest columnist Sue Stott, of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, shares three strategies for teaching tolerance through the lens of the Holocaust.

Why more principals need to embrace STEAM education

Steven Blackburn -
A principal and FETC speaker reacts to a recent survey that says principals either don't prioritize the advancement of STEAM education or don't have the means to do so.

Shaifer’s FETC® keynote tapped into Gen Z’s STEM career goals

Matt Zalaznick -
Generation Z STEM guru Justin Shaifer revealed at @FETC2020 that K-12 students are passionate and ambitious about science, technology, engineering and math. 

Engaging students in an age of distraction

Brent Warner, DA guest columnist -
Encourage your students to use their phones to lock into—rather than tune out—class through ed tech tools, says DA guest columnist Brent Warner, who is a professor of English as a second language at Irvine Valley College in California.

Coronarvius concerns shut several schools across U.S.

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Coronavirus has forced school closures from coast to coast, with districts from Washington to California to Pennsylvania closing for up to two weeks.

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