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4 apps for students’ personal growth and mental health

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Think about adding the app in as part of an activity for health, social studies, civics, home economics, or career readiness classes. You can assign activities or group projects to dig deep into important financial topics, or you can lead class discussions or give lectures on info vital to financial success and stability.

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Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students

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A well-structured digital study plan can help alleviate this stress by providing a clear path to manage assignments, study sessions, and personal time. In the following sections, we’ll explore how high school students can use digital tools to enhance their study habits and academic success.

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Merit Prep Sets Student Goals One Playlist at a Time

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Once Onyemaobi completed her playlist, she had a one-on-one conference with her teacher, who assigned her a project to create a PowerPoint demonstrating how each body system corresponds with a real-world counterpart—the immune system as a hospital, the urinary system as the sewers, and so on.

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Is competency-based learning the next big thing in school reform?

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The pass rates in social studies and science were each 9 percentage points higher. Camille Farrington of the University of Chicago says the effectiveness of competency-based learning is unproven, but it is worth exploring because the traditional way of teaching, with lectures and books, isn’t effective with many students.

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A New School Model Helps Rural Districts Boost Enrollment and Ensure Student Success

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Share resources, assignments and more. She currently takes a grade eleven social studies class and grade ten science class that are offered at the same time. ONE YEAR LATER—Greg Esteves shares lessons learned from ELM. With Hapara Learning Suite's Workspace, educators can: Build dynamic digital learning experiences.

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?This High School Teacher Gave Up on Traditional Flashcards—Here’s What Happened Next

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High school teacher MJ Linane used to describe his social studies class at Old Rochester Regional School in Mattapoisett, MA as “traditional.” There were worksheets, multiple choice tests, and lectures in front of the classroom. Learn more about the flow of dollars and deals in Chapter 2 of our State of Edtech Report.

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Kiddom’s Content Library Makes Differentiation Faster Than Ever

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While it offers many appealing pieces (homework assignment and grading, easy communication, and built-in metrics), one unique to Kiddom is their robust K-12 content library. Open your class timeline and select “New Assignment” Click the red Kiddom “ K ” icon to access the Library. More about Kiddom.

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