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Only 1 in 8 elementary teacher prep programs adequately teach math

eSchool News

Better math teacher prep will strengthen aspiring teachers and lead to greater math achievement for students. To develop great math teachers, teacher prep programs must increase the time they spend on fundamental math concepts. More than 80 percent of graduate programs earn an F grade for their math preparation.

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Most Teachers Are Satisfied With Their Workplace, but They’re Still Burned Out

Edsurge

As the education world grapples with a post-pandemic academic recovery that has stalled in some regions , a new research paper is taking the measure of key players in students success: their teachers. Here are some highlights on what teachers said about their feelings on the workplace, student achievement and their futures in the profession.

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Making the grade: How to spur achievement after NAEP declines

eSchool News

Key points: Alarming declines in NAEP scores are prompting educators to look for ways to increase academic achievement Understanding each individual student helps educators design supplemental educational programs See related article: What do superintendents really think of the NAEP? In May, NAEP reported that eighth grade students’ U.S

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Expanding ‘through-year’ assessments to boost student achievement

eSchool News

Key points: To personalize learning, teachers need actionable data more frequently A new partnership in Montana will support student achievement in just this manner See related article: What’s the state of K-12 assessment? This [partnership] is honoring that time that a teacher spends teaching.

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Shifting from Time-Consuming Teacher-led Workflows to Sustainable Student-led Workflows

Catlin Tucker

One culprit is the mentality that, “If I don’t grade it, the students won’t do it.” First, I do not think grades are an effective long-term strategy for motivating most students. Instead, internal factors like the enjoyment of a task, a sense of achievement, and recognition of growth motivate people.

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My Journey in Alternative Grading: From Curiosity to Clarity

Faculty Focus

I failed to appreciate the value of clear expectations and the inescapable necessity that my students needed to walk out of my class with a grade. For the next four years, I used Kevin Gannons grading contract to implement more structure and Barbara Schapiros third space to reflect on what worked for me and my students.

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Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades

eSchool News

Fortunately, the district earned a grant that allowed us to offer computer science at every grade level, starting as early as pre-K. Because many of our teachers had no background in computer science, though, this large-scale implementation was no easy task. We chose the curriculum from Ellipsis Education for a few key reasons.

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