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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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All of the principals participating in the Extraordinary Educators Leadership Collaborative have been in their current role for three or less years. The principals in the collaborative will also be invited to participate and present at the Extraordinary Educators Leadership Summit as well as other professional learning events. “I

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How film and a flipped classroom lead to student success

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According to research , in a typical classroom lecture students will generally retain only five percent of the material presented. Today’s teachers are looking to new methods of teaching and learning to improve student engagement and achievement, including tech-based solutions like the flipped classroom.

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STEM priorities: Computer science, funding, and gamification

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STEM education is a focus once again, with a highlight on leveraging federal funds for STEM education, a look at gamification’s latest role in classroom design, and the latest news in computer science education. How gamification is driving learning space design.

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University of Michigan Turns Courses Into Games

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GradeCraft is an award-winning, game-oriented LMS designed to boost student engagement and motivation. Some activities are low-stakes, some are linked to evaluative assessments of their work, and one is entirely merit-based and influenced by their participation in the course. The points for each activity are capped within the system.

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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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Function Follows Form: How Two Colleges Redesigned the Classroom for Active Learning

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A lot of the work we’ve achieved up until this point has been nudging, to move the ship in the direction that the research suggests it should be moving,” said Don Merritt, director of the UCF office for instructional resources. “A They are a hybrid solution of online and face-to-face.

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Financial Literacy Challenge from Jackson Charitable Foundation and Discovery Education Empowering Communities to Win $10,000 for Their Schools Now Open

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Participants may enter up to once a day on behalf of their school from now through June 17, 2022. The Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids Challenge is part of a wider educational partnership with Discovery Education – Cha-Ching Money Smart Kids – that provides no-cost digital resources for use in the anywhere classroom.

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