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Will gamification replace paper tests?

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Nearly everyone remembers the stress of taking a test in school. In fact, around 40 percent of students regularly report experiencing moderate to severe anxiety over tests. Unfortunately, that stress isn’t limited to students in higher grades.

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5 edtech resources that support literacy in elementary school

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It is the time of year where we analyze the data from the first two months of school, tweak instruction to meet student needs, and accelerate our efforts to help our students achieve as much growth as possible. Your district can purchase a school account and it will provide 24/7 access to around 40,000 books to students.

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This one test could predict school success beginning in kindergarten

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Researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) College of Education have developed a one-item readiness test that can accurately predict kindergartners’ success in school. If a child struggles in kindergarten and falls behind his or her peers, it is very difficult for them to catch up in later grades,” Stormont said.

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28+ Exciting Experiments for Kids in Elementary School

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Like the smile from acing a test or the joy of earning a reward, those flashes of satisfaction are unforgettable. Fun Experiments for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Stir up some wiggles and wide-eyed wonder through inquiry-based learning where elementary students will marvel their way to big ideas and critical thinking.

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Can you take algebra in eighth grade? In many cases, the answer is no

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principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. Meanwhile, just 20% of principals said their school offered the class in eighth grade and that any student could take it. According to a new nationally representative survey released Tuesday, 65% of U.S.

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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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For example, Marylands state board has flagged that it wants every student career ready by the end of 10th grade. But the high turnover rate for teachers and the cadence at which they must prepare students for state testing forces educators to rely on overly procedural materials, she argued.

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IXL Approved by Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a State-Approved Supplemental Literacy Solution for Grades K-5

eSchool News

The platform’s curriculum for grades PK-2 is designed according to research-based best practices for effective early literacy instruction and focuses on systematic, structured phonemic awareness and phonics instruction.