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From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy

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In today’s world, where misinformation is rampant and digital literacy is more important than ever, students must also develop the critical thinking skills to evaluate sources and identify truth. World Book’s vetted, expert-authored content provides a model of reliability and credibility that educators and students can trust.

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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Henderson previously worked for the Utah Department of Education, where she noted that math is the biggest stumbling block for students trying to get a high school diploma. Its about time that schools dragged math into the modern world, so that it imparts useful skills, Henderson says. Adding applied math courses is also on the agenda.

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School Counselors Worry About Students’ Misguided Use of Social Media

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For many counselors, the prevalence of children using social media to self-diagnose suggests a larger problem related to lasting social and emotional impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, unregulated virtual spaces and the importance of teaching media literacy skills. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in the U.K.

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Why I Believe We Need to Redesign Schools Around Decision-Making

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School shouldn’t just be a place to learn academic skills, but a place for students to practice making meaningful decisions about their learning and lives. In grade school, I was a confident student who knew how to ace tests and please my teachers. Once I got to college, however, my A-student record failed me.

Schools 146
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Hundreds of STEM Grants Have Been Terminated. K-12 Math Educators Will Lose Out

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Bruce McLaren has committed his career to understanding how education technologies, especially digital games and intelligent-tutoring systems, can help children learn. For more than a decade, McLaren and colleagues have brought games like this to Pittsburgh area schools to test their technology and learning theories.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

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O’Sullivan (2025) suggests a “U-shaped learning” model for teaching across fields, focusing on two main skills: blending knowledge and putting it to work. Teachers must be skilled guides, steering talks, handling conflicts, and helping students find common ground. Yang et al. Yang et al. Yang et al.

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Practical Strategies for Interdisciplinary Teaching in Today’s University

Faculty Focus

O’Sullivan (2025) suggests a “U-shaped learning” model for teaching across fields, focusing on two main skills: blending knowledge and putting it to work. Teachers must be skilled guides, steering talks, handling conflicts, and helping students find common ground. Yang et al. Yang et al. Yang et al.