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Taking the pulse of the teaching profession

By JD Solomon

What do teachers think of their profession? How do they feel about government intrusion into what they teach and how they conduct themselves in the classroom? A report by the Washington, D.C.-based Center on Education Policy is meant to put a spotlight on their opinions. Titled, “Listen to Us: Teacher Views and Voices” the survey […]

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Using ‘House Hunters' TV show to boost Spanish

Gail Pletnick elected president of AASA

Curriculum & Instruction Stories

June 17, 2016

Big leap for literacy in schools

Literacy changes taking hold in schools recognize the subject’s expansion from traditional textbooks to online readings, images and audio. New learning standards ask students to read more closely and write more analytically, meaning teachers must adapt curriculum to get students reading earlier, says Jennifer Serravallo, International Literacy Association speaker and author of The Reading Strategies […]

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June 13, 2016

McGraw-Hill Education Math programs offer engaging content and smooth implementation

Starting fresh with a new math curriculum was the goal for Gloucester Township Public Schools in fall 2013. The K-8 district, which is located 14 miles southeast of Philadelphia in New Jersey and serves 6,400 students, had a new curriculum and instruction department team charged with the task of updating outdated materials. “We did not […]

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May 31, 2016

Comprehensive digital math program leads to real growth

Upon receiving a special School Improvement Grant to implement a Tennessee-approved turnaround model in 2013, leaders for Shelby County Schools in Memphis selected seven sites to transform. These schools, designated by the district as i-Zone schools, fall in the bottom 5 percent in the state. Douglass K8 Optional School is one of the selected schools. […]

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May 25, 2016

How schools fuel female STEM participation

Adding project-based learning and mentoring opportunities to STEM programs may better ensure that female students do not get left behind. In the United States, women hold fewer than 25 percent of jobs in STEM fields, despite accounting for 47 percent of the workforce, according to the nonprofit Million Women Mentors. “It’s really important for us […]

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May 20, 2016

Taking on school testing overload

Educators generally agree that we are testing too much. On the heels of No Child Left Behind, we’ve had 15 years of often misguided national and state accountability policies that have only just been rolled back. Driven by a robust parental “opt out” movement, Congress’ latest action puts more authority back with the states. But […]

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May 20, 2016

How to navigate yoga in schools

Yoga in one Georgia district is under fire. In March, Bullard Elementary School in Kennesaw made national headlines when parents opposed yoga in school—being used to relieve stress and increase focus among students—because they said it promotes a Far East religion. After a public meeting, Principal Patrice Moore made changes. In a letter to parents, […]

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May 18, 2016

Portfolios hold new promise for schools

The 3,000 students in rural Maine’s Regional School Unit 19 begin compiling electronic portfolios of their schoolwork in pre-K, when the district issues every child a Google account. In the elementary years, teachers snap and upload digital photos of handwritten work. In the upper grades, students accustomed to electronically documenting their school lives habitually upload […]

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