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Only 1 in 8 elementary teacher prep programs adequately teach math

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Better math teacher prep will strengthen aspiring teachers and lead to greater math achievement for students. 10 course credits) to elementary mathematics: 105 hours on mathematics content and 45 hours on how to teach math (i.e., Math experts recommend programs devote a minimum of 150 instructional hours (i.e., pedagogy).

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Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

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A Research-Forward Approach to Student Success BCS has long been committed to evidence-based strategies, a core pillar of its strategic plan, and to fostering academic achievement through innovative approaches. And, what we learn from throughout the three-year project will be disseminated to educators outside of BCS as well.”

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Kenneth C. Griffin Donates $2 Million to Nonprofit Achieve Miami’s Teacher Accelerator Program to Strengthen South Florida’s Teacher Pipeline

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Miami Achieve Miami , a nonprofit dedicated to equalizing educational opportunities for students throughout Miami-Dade County, has received $2.4 50,000 from City National Bank of Florida , as part of its long-term partnership with Achieve Miami in support of the Achieve Scholars program. . This gift builds on Griffins $3.5

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The key to boosting math achievement? Neuroscience

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How can we teach better? Once you flip that paradigm and stop thinking so much about what youre doing and how you can teach better–all of which is good to think about–you start asking what learning actually looks like and what mechanisms are there for us to learn.

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Expanding ‘through-year’ assessments to boost student achievement

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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? Discovery Education’s DreamBox focuses on student-based teaching and learning, which reflects our MAST program.

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

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Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education. The effect of Brain Based Learning on academic achievement: A meta-analytical study.

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

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The insights gleaned from these mini assessments help identify areas needing additional help very quickly, allowing me to adjust teaching and provide students more individual support. But in March of that year, everything changed.

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