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Indiana district improving literacy proficiency through a comprehensive digital platform

By Adam Galvan

Nearly 10 percent of the 18,680 students in the South Bend Community School Corporation in north central Indiana are English language learners. With students of varying levels of proficiency spread across the district’s 33 schools, finding solutions to help students increase their skills, particularly in reading comprehension, proved difficult. In spring 2014, leaders at the […]

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Education thought leaders forecast 2016 trends

Outlook: Leaders focus on each student

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December 21, 2015

Outlook 2016: Education trends for the new year

District Administration presents its second consecutive Year Ahead edition to help K12 educators navigate the new year. This special section offers in-depth stories focused on the future of leadership, smart classrooms, assessments and standards, and technology and IT. You’ll also find trend forecasts by school leaders and results from our reader surveys on curriculum, outsourcing, […]

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December 16, 2015

Puerto Rican teachers ease ELL shortages

Districts facing rising English language learner populations and teacher shortages have turned to Puerto Rico for quality bilingual teachers who don’t need a visa to work on the U.S. mainland. Dallas ISD hired 350 teachers from Puerto Rico for 2015-16, primarily to teach elementary-level bilingual classes. Oklahoma City Public Schools started the academic year with […]

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December 15, 2015

Schools get off to a flying start in North Texas

Teaching students to dream high is one thing. Teaching them how to help others fly safely is something left to ambitious districts. Over 2,500 aviation jobs open each year in Texas, and North Texas alone has more than 300 industry employers, including Fort Worth’s Alliance Airport. Fort Worth ISD, Northwest ISD and Birdsville ISD have […]

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December 02, 2015

Achieve3000 leads to achievement gains and assessment success in southern California district

For more information, visit www.achieve3000.com John M. Nelson III served as the Assistant Superintendent for Instructional Services at Chula Vista Elementary School District, located halfway between San Diego and Mexico in San Diego County. In 2010, when the Common Core State Standards were adopted by California, he knew the 30,000-student district needed to help students […]

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November 06, 2015

Statistics grows as key college and career skill

Statistics instruction has become integral in K12 math curricula thanks to a push from the Common Core and a national demand for students with the skills to fill data-intensive jobs. Districts provide more courses that teach students how to analyze data and integrate statistics across subjects, says Jessica Utts, incoming president of the American Statistical […]

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November 06, 2015

Putting the “A” in STEAM

Injecting the arts into science, math, engineering and technology encourages students to think creatively and critically in traditional STEM subjects that, until the recent and widespread adoption of new standards, didn’t often encourage students to think outside the box. The rising popularity of blended STEAM programs reflects a nationwide K12 push to develop the next […]

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October 21, 2015

Data doesn't tell a student's whole story

In my 10 years of teaching the ninth grade, I have struggled with a certain category of students—the low performers. These are the students who walk into class on the first day of school expecting to fail. They know nothing about me, but I represent every adult who has ever failed them in the past. […]

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Curriculum & Instruction

Top Curriculum & Instruction Stories

Indiana district improving literacy proficiency through a comprehensive digital platform

Education thought leaders forecast 2016 trends

Outlook: Leaders focus on each student

Curriculum & Instruction Stories

Outlook 2016: Education trends for the new year

Puerto Rican teachers ease ELL shortages

Schools get off to a flying start in North Texas

Achieve3000 leads to achievement gains and assessment success in southern California district

Statistics grows as key college and career skill

Putting the “A” in STEAM

Data doesn't tell a student&#039;s whole story

Data doesn't tell a student's whole story