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5 online resources to beat the summer slide

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ReadWorks : Reading skills are among the most vulnerable to decline during the summer, especially for students who do not have regular access to books or structured reading activities. Parents can access dashboards to track progress and set goals over the summer.

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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

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The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

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One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. The activity I built required students to quietly journal outside, using prompts driven by ELA, art, and social studies standards. The results were remarkable.

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How our district turned a sea of data into a compass for change

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We knew that providing our teachers and principals with one place to access data in one location gives educators time back and improves their ability to make essential improvement decisions. We adjusted our resources, and this year, 96 percent of K-5 students met typical growth in English language arts.

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From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy

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That early access to knowledge helped shape who I am today, and I carry that legacy into my work leading library services and digital learning for more than 30,500 students in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Equity, access, and the power of informational text Irving ISD is a proudly diverse district.

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Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Real Life: The Power of Applied Learning

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He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA in Finance from the Quantic School of Business and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University – Global. It’s contagious.

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The U.S. had the blueprint for a high-class education–but abandoned it

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What they saw inspired them to pursue their own reform–one rooted in universal access, pedagogical trust, and educational excellence. Every child had access to a well-funded neighborhood school. Standardized testing became ubiquitous and often crowded out the arts, physical education, and even recess in under-resourced schools.

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