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How to strengthen student workforce readiness with classroom and career connections

eSchool News

However, many students receive inconsistent support needed to understand how the background knowledge they acquire during classroom instruction connects to the world beyond the classroom, including a future career.

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I’m a teacher, but I was also “that student”

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This fall, I will return to the classroom for my second year teaching English at Philadelphia’s Excel Academy South , an accelerated high school experience for students seeking a smaller, more personal setting, intensely focused on elevating social skills, emotional wellness, and academic success. . It was about the outside world.

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Empowering girls with STEM education to build tomorrow’s tech industry

eSchool News

Today, math scores are at pre-pandemic lows (thanks in part to years of remote learning) and elementary-aged children are falling behind grade-level standards, posing significant risks to children’s educational development.

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Editor’s Picks 2015, No. 1: Three things great teachers do with technology

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To help educators develop a vision for using technology in their classrooms, here are a few examples of what great teachers do with these tools. Shawn McCusker has been teaching high school social studies for nearly two decades. They empower students through creativity.

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NoRedInk and the National Writing Project Partner to Inspire the Next Generation of Writers in the Age of Gen AI

eSchool News

The partners will establish a collaborative online community where educators can share best practices and access resources, including a free version of NoRedInks comprehensive writing platform. Founded in 2012 by a high school English teacher, NoRedInk is led by an experienced team of educators, technologists, and language evangelists.

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Why Old Arguments for Earning a Diploma Don't Resonate With My Students — and Which Ones Will

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Each year, some students do not meet these expectations, and as a result, they are told they have not earned a high school diploma and aren’t able to walk across the stage with their peers. Today, as our children leave high school and enter the so-called “real world,” they are facing a world changing at an unprecedented pace.

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Kids Aren’t the Only Ones Who Benefit From Social-Emotional Learning

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This is a real scenario we encountered during a focus group last school year with a group of high school students in Florida who were asked to provide feedback on their teachers. Investments in adult SEL are investments in the heart of education — the educators themselves. What would it take to get there?