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Many students decide they’re not a ‘math person’ by the end of elementary school, new study shows

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Those and other findings published Tuesday from the research corporation RAND highlight several ongoing challenges for instruction in math, where nationwide student achievement has yet to return to pre-pandemic levels and the gap between the highest and lowest-performing students in math has continued to grow.

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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?

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Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. Studies indicate that students who collaborate in groups often achieve higher academic performance compared to those who study alone. Something broke in American education these past years. I went out to our international contributors for ideas.

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Three Districts Took the Long View With Federal Relief Funds. Their Bets Are Paying Off.

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When Angela Dominguez took the helm of Donna Independent School District in Texas in 2021, she thought the districts original decision to use most of its federal Elementary and Secondary School Relief (ESSER) money to pay for existing fourth- and fifth-grade teacher positions was short-sighted. she recalled.

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This is how we used technology to improve our school’s reading scores

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But achieving that goal isn’t easy. According to one of our Grade 6 teachers, Shannon Diven, her students could read but could not pull out details from the text to expand answers, explain answers, or to develop a piece of writing around the text (basically, reading comprehension). Authentic Reading Experiences Wanted.

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How Magnolia ISD ‘leveled the playing field’ for students in math

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Yet, the district has seen consistent and remarkable success in math achievement across all of its elementary schools since it began using Stepping Stones, a prekindergarten through sixth grade comprehensive math program from ORIGO Education. My fifth-grade scores were tops in the district,” Szako said.

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5 edtech resources that support literacy in elementary school

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It is the time of year where we analyze the data from the first two months of school, tweak instruction to meet student needs, and accelerate our efforts to help our students achieve as much growth as possible. Your district can purchase a school account and it will provide 24/7 access to around 40,000 books to students.

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Edtech tools to beat our state of emergency in reading and math achievement

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From its powerful PK-2 early literacy curriculum to its math literacy tools to their many professional learning opportunities, Waterford.org offers helps teachers and parents’ partner on supporting the developing literacy and math skills of elementary school students. Alongside Eureka Math, we use i-Ready.

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