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Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life

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Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Solving this motivation problem is tricky. In middle and high school courses, its really difficult to connect math to the real world, says Lindsey Henderson, policy director of math for the nonprofit ExcelinEd.

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What All High Schools Can Draw From Career and Technical Education Programs

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Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. The students in our academy are motivated, passionate and dedicated to learning more about the field they are interested in.

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Competition Can Motivate, Encourage and Inspire Students. But It Can Also Harm Them.

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Either way, the reality is that competitiveness starts early and competition shows up in many ways in schools. As an elementary school student, I remember sitting “criss cross applesauce” among my peers during the end-of-the-quarter awards ceremonies, hoping my name would be called.

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5 educators share insights into teaching and learning

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Inspiring district leaders, classroom teachers, and school staff have found unique and innovative ways to engage students in learning, motivating students to see beyond classroom walls and truly immerse themselves in learning. Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators.

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Staying Connected During COVID-19 [Teacher Spotlight]: Karina Tran

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Woodcrest Elementary School. Fullerton School District. What motivated you to become a Special Education teacher? Related content: How this high school choir director managed remote learning. Before the schools closed, what did a typical day look like? Karina Tran.

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Can Data Literacy Be Fun? The Census Bureau Is Building An App For That

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Wong says her team realized through those conversations that high schools and elementary schools had plenty of data-literacy resources to draw from. It was middle school that experienced a gap. That really motivated our focus toward middle school teachers and students,” Wong says. “We

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17 Hero Awards finalists demonstrate their commitment to education

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Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma. For years, the school had been searching for ways to reverse the pattern of disengagement, build motivation to complete schoolwork and get students over that finish line at graduation.

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