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Explicit instruction: Students need more of it

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As an assistant principal in a public school in Manhattan, I have begun to use explicit instruction more in my own teaching and have focused on explicit instruction in my professional development with the history and physical education teachers I supervise. My daughter in high school needs explicit instruction.

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4 things innovative districts do to improve graduation rates

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Early exposure to higher learning is key to inspiring first-generation college students who may not view postsecondary education as an option. In Enlarged City School District of Middletown (N.Y.), Vancouver Public Schools (Wash.) Check out this inspiring video of CAPS students changing the life of a disabled student.).

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Editor’s Picks 2015, No. four: 4 things innovative districts do to improve graduation rates

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Early exposure to higher learning is key to inspiring first-generation college students who may not view postsecondary education as an option. In Enlarged City School District of Middletown (N.Y.), Vancouver Public Schools (Wash.) Check out this inspiring video of CAPS students changing the life of a disabled student.).

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When It Comes to Picking Edtech, Are Schools Listening to Teachers?

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Alicia Sewell, middle school English teacher and former instructional technology coach Feeling Left Behind Another key challenge is that schools and districts often make purchases meant to support all teachers, even though the needs of teachers vary widely by subject matter and grade level. Take physical education, for instance.

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Double Shift: 6 Stories of Teachers With Side Hustles

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Role : High school biology teacher Location : Berlin, Maryland Salary : $71,000 Years teaching : 11 Second job : Co-owner of Buzz Meadery Megan Hines holds a glass of honey wine at Buzz Meadery, which she owns with her husband, a fellow teacher. Each student has an IEP and needs individualized academic, physical and emotional support.

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