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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. ReadWorks is especially helpful for English Language Learners, offering audio versions and question supports to aid comprehension.

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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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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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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

eSchool News

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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Young minds: New teachers’ impact on equitable science learning

eSchool News

They vary in their emphasis on opportunity and access, representation and identification, expanding what counts as science and engaging children as change-makers using science to support a better world. “Beginning teachers use a range of effective strategies to work toward more equitable science teaching.

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Mission Molecular Literacy: A Framework for Transforming Chemistry Education

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Creating fun and accessible chemistry stories has been a labor of love for Colleen as a retired University of Arizona chemistry professor and author of a series of kids’ chemistry comic books. In 2023, the PBS short documentary, “Comic Book Chemistry,” was awarded an Emmy.

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