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Why neurotypical students should learn alongside their neurodiverse and disabled peers

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For instance, calming classroom design elements, such as dimmable lighting and flexible seating options, can help reduce overstimulation. These strategies do more than just accommodate individual needs; they create a classroom culture that values and supports all students.

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Curriculum Associates Launches Extraordinary Educators™ Leadership Collaborative to Support the Professional Growth of Rising School Principals Nationwide

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“A major focus of the Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative is giving leaders time and space for connecting as well as collaborating with each other on the importance of building positive school cultures,” said Danielle Sullivan, national director of content and implementation at Curriculum Associates. “We

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What Does Your School Schedule Say About Equity? More Than You Think.

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Increased funding alone will not address endemic achievement gaps, because equity is more than just a fiscal or pedagogical challenge; it is also an operational one. These formative decisions are made by guidance counselors, assistant principals, principals, and superintendents before students ever enter the classroom.

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University of Michigan Turns Courses Into Games

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The Gameful Learning Lab is one of three, large-scale labs supported under a new enterprise at the university called Academic Innovation , currently made up of 66 initiatives “charged with developing a culture of innovation in learning” that can bring about “personalized, engaged and lifelong” learning experiences. Gameful Design.

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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”

EdTech Magazine

Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. It’s imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education.

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How to Make District-Wide Innovation Personal—and Collaborative

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And as a school rethinks its classroom designs and instructional approaches, how its teachers and students interact with each other and with the curriculum often is more important than the actual software they use. Arcadia is focusing on student achievement.

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The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year

EAB

As students nationwide struggled to achieve grade-level proficiency, many districts began looking for ways to better understand exactly what content students were missing and how to quantify these gaps. This rise reflects districts’ post-COVID-19 concerns about student learning loss. on-time homework submission, participation).