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Visas by the numbers

By Abby Spegman

About 13,000 overseas-trained teachers worked in the U.S. on H-1B and J-1 visas in 2012, down from a peak of nearly 20,000 in 2009, according to a report from Education International, a federation of worldwide teachers unions. While the Trump Administration considers limiting the H-1B program, educators make up a small percentage of workers coming […]

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Curriculum & Instruction Stories

May 25, 2017

K12 embraces video games

Welcome to the second annual game-based learning special report in District Administration. Games continue to grow in popularity in K12 lessons ranging from science and math to English and social studies. They include alternate reality games that hook students’ imaginations and introduce social-emotional learning lessons to help students process feelings and thoughts. In a soon-to-be-released […]

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May 24, 2017

ELL students learn all year long at Palm Springs USD

Palm Springs USD helps English language learners find success with an extended instructional program that allows students to practice their English skills before or after school, on Saturdays and during breaks. It could be a recipe for other districts. The three-year-old program targets newcomers, long-term ELLs and students who qualify as early advanced or advanced […]

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May 24, 2017

Want to start an extended learning program for ELL students?

Here are tips from Eric Antuna, coordinator of English learner programs for Palm Springs USD, and Mandy Gonzales, a district ELL teacher: 1. Find people. Palm Springs USD’s program is possible because a core group of about a dozen teachers and faculty are committed to helping students before or after school, on Saturdays and during […]

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May 24, 2017

Virtual reality offers real rewards in education

In four Utica Community elementary schools in metro Detroit, students as young as 10 manipulate and pull apart the organs of the body, build roller coasters, and design and test 3D prototypes. The students wear 3D glasses on their heads; in their hands, they hold specialized styluses to maneuver digital objects projected in space in […]

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May 23, 2017

A school's smooth one to one rollout

The implementation of digital learning tools is an effective means of maximizing student learning. Operations in this environment also better prepare students for their future endeavors in academia, employment and life.  The implementation of digital learning tools is an effective means of maximizing student learning. Operations in this environment also better prepare students for their […]

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May 22, 2017

Making a selfie teaches students to write and reflect

In a classroom in New Hampshire, second-graders pull out iPads to film themselves discussing the characters of a book they are reading. Such video selfies increase students’ understanding of the story’s characters and how those characters resolve problems, says Amy Riley, who teaches at Stratham Memorial School in School Administrative Unit 16 in Exeter. “The […]

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May 19, 2017

Tools of technology for schools

Making the transformation from traditional to online assessments can cause confusion for many districts, even when it comes to basic definitions. In Houston ISD, for example, analysts found that school leaders were using the right terminology, but their understanding of the words differed widely. Some thought an online assessment was about downloading a scoring sheet, […]

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