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Personalizing Your Final Exam

Catlin Tucker

As a student, I remember the stress of preparing for final exams. Sometimes I didn’t even know what the format of the final exam would be…essay, multiple choice, or short answer. My suggestion was to create a personalized final exam. They know what to focus on as they study. Students no longer feel powerless.

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Student-Created Review: Engage Your Learners and Save Time!

Catlin Tucker

While coaching teachers this month, several expressed a desire to include review and practice activities in their station rotation lessons to help students prepare for end-of-the-semester assessments. Helping students review for an exam often takes the form of a study guide or review game.

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Want a stronger workforce? Make reading initiatives multigenerational

eSchool News

Meanwhile, a 2020 study found a significant connection between average yearly income and average reading levels. According to the study, the average income of adults who read at the equivalent of a sixth grade level is $63,000. points and 1.5 points, respectively.

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How a blended program can change Common Core math

eSchool News

As an instructional coach, I’m often asked about the role of technology in math education. Although the study showed mixed results for some grade levels—who underperformed their control groups—the biggest gains were seen in first grade students, with nearly 80 percent meeting or exceeding their individual progress goals.

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The College Board Partners with PBLWorks to Train Teachers for New AP Courses Rooted in Project Based Learning

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Government and Politics and AP Environmental Science exams. cities they scored 8 percentage points higher, and in year two of the study they scored 10 percentage points higher – and they were more likely to earn a qualifying score of 3 or above which could increase their chance of receiving college credit and saving on tuition.

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As states adopt science of reading, one group calls for better teacher training, curriculum

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Wisconsin is creating a new literacy office and hiring reading coaches. Hundreds of studies are pointing us in this direction, but they are not pointing us to ‘buy this curriculum.’” Mississippi students’ growth on national exams has been touted as a “miracle.” This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

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Oregon Public School Breaks State Assessment Score Record with Carnegie Learning

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Howard Street Charter School in Salem, Oregon, is a project-based institution that pushes students to achieve excellence in all areas of study. Our 6th graders, 74% of them passed the state exam. Our SBAC data was the best we’ve had for math in 25 years! And we did not teach to the test. We just used Carnegie Learning Math.”

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