Curriculum & Instruction

How 5 states are reacting to Biden’s testing guidance

While some applauded the flexibility from accountability and reporting, the requirement to administer statewide summative tests has been met with concern in many quarters.

Many more states back trauma-informed care in schools

The number of states that require or encourage schools to train teachers in trauma-informed care has tripled in recent years, a new study has found.

Here’s what a national tutoring system might look like

To speed recovery from COVID learning loss, district leaders are adding tutoring programs that experts consider the most effective and equitable way to drive student growth.

4 reasons educational robotics brings STEM alive

Robotics can provide students with more engaging and relevant hands-on STEM lessons, compared to traditional modes of instruction.

4 top remote learning strategies for students with disabilities

Engagement increased in classes where general education and special education teachers planned together and taught together.

How academics, social development factor into modes of instruction

A parent's request to keep their student in virtual learning should prompt the IEP team to review if the student has been meeting all his IEP goals and objectives.

Statewide virtual schools keep students with disabilities connected

Many states offer tuition-free virtual programs and they have satisfied the increasing need for a safe and reliable at-home option for students during the pandemic.

7 eye-opening findings from an achievement gap map

Interactive map plots state-level data on lower-income and higher-income eighth graders who scored below NAEP Basic on the 2019 reading and math assessments known as the Nation's Report Card.

How to use computational thinking to teach civics and politics

Helping students make real-world connections to the content is key to making lessons that will stick.

Surf the blockchain wave without fear of drowning

Blockchain isn't coming; it's arrived. 'This is a monumental shift in the way we approach records in education.'

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