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How SEL and achievement lead to academic equity

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As schools reckon with academic equity, they’re often focused on academic progress. In fact, they argued that schools must connect academic equity with SEL if they’re going to reach their goal of serving all students. This adds to a deficit-based mindset where the teachers are focused on fixing the students.

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Unpacking COVID’s lasting academic effects on 5th graders

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This unforeseen disruption in traditional education left many concerned about the potential impact on student achievement, particularly for the youngest learners. Early research on the pandemic’s impact revealed significant learning losses, with students on average losing ground in reading and mathematics.

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3 critical attributes for any edtech ecosystem—and where to find them

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In the Lake Washington School District, where I serve as a Digital Application Instructional Alignment Specialist, 30,000 students continued learning during the global pandemic through the remote learning experiences created by my talented colleagues.

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New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District Renews Multiyear Partnership Driving Student Engagement in Science  

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This renewed collaboration ensures students and teachers in the district’s K-5 classrooms will continue to use the company’s award-winning Mystery Science service to drive deeper student engagement in science instruction. AMSD’s diverse student population is approximately 63% Anglo, 22% Hispanic, and 13% Native American.

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Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School Selects Discovery Education’s Mystery Science to Support Deeper Student Engagement in the 2022-2023 School Year

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Through this new phase of collaboration, educators at Kihei Elementary School will add Mystery Science , an award-winning digital resource for K-5 teachers and students, to their suite of Discovery Education resources used across the school during the 2022-2023 school year. We are excited to begin the school year with these new resources.”.

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Virginia’s Chesapeake Public Schools Partners with Discovery Education to Inspire, Engage, and Empower the District’s 16,300 Elementary Students

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May 5, 2021) — Virginia’s Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS) today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education designed to inspire, engage and empower the district’s 16,300 K-5 students and improve academic achievement. CPS educators and students districtwide will have access to this resource. Discovery Education?

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3 ways to combine trauma-informed teaching with SEL

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When trauma goes unacknowledged by caring adults, students can feel suffocated by the burden of their experience. These findings, coupled with the fact that almost half of the students in the U.S. The goal of trauma-informed teaching is to help all students feel known and supported.

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