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Personalized Learning, Global Citizenship: A Framework for the Modern Classroom

k12 Digest

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews. Who might be left out?

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Personalized Learning, Global Citizenship: A Framework for the Modern Classroom

k12 Digest

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews. Who might be left out?

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5 math curriculum insights from educators

eSchool News

Here are the passionate and clear responses educators provided when I asked, “What does your ideal math curriculum look like?” Problem-solving is a critical part of the learning process, but too often, math curriculum asks students to learn procedures first and then problem-solve–making them separate processes.

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Complete web-based math curriculum

eSchool News

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is offering one free month or a $15 discount on a yearly subscription to Beast Academy Online , the complete web-based math curriculum designed to help students ages 8-13 deepen their understanding of math.

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Curriculum Design is Emotional Work—This Teacher Makes It Easier

Edsurge

I was a first year math teacher placed at a brand new, alternative high school serving at-risk youth in New York City. Despite the immense amount of work involved, my colleagues and I fine-tuned our curriculum every year based on student skill gaps and results from formative assessments. You’ve got time to plan ahead.”

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Strategies for supporting ELL students in math

eSchool News

and Kelly Urlacher, senior curriculum designer at DreamBox Learning, had a conversation of essential approaches for supporting these students in “ Key Strategies to Making Access and Equity a Reality for ELL Students.”. Urlacher and Dawson discussed key instructional strategies that can support ELL students in achieving higher in math.

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4 Strategies Designed to Drive Metacognitive Thinking

Catlin Tucker

The ability to think about what we are learning, how we are learning, what we want to learn in the future are important skills that must be explicitly taught in classrooms. Teaching metacognitive skills that encourage students to become more aware of their learning can help them shift from passive to active participants in the classroom.