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Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

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Stuart Blythe teaches writing courses at Michigan State University that are officially listed as in-person only. It’s work that pays off, though, Rhoads argues, since it opens the course material to students even when they are sick or unable to attend, and the material can easily be reused over time.

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In Elementary School, Many Teachers Have a Shaky Grasp of Math. Can Preparation Programs Change That?

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Patterson also believes that blending courses that show teachers how to make lessons about math with content from the subject could also help with another issue. Potential teachers can come in with a narrow view of what it means to be good in mathematics, Patterson says.

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Don’t Call Them Test Companies: How the College Board and ACT Have Shifted Focus

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It only says something about whether students have yet attained the reading, writing, and math skills they will use to gain knowledge in college or career training; it makes no statement about what they are capable of learning.” The group continues to build its portfolio of services around the framework.

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