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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

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The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks ), a national provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is launching PBLWorks TEACH , a web-based application with ready-to-use, standards-aligned, Gold-Standard PBL projects for middle school math, science, English Language Arts, and social studies.

Teaching 267
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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

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One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. One of my favorite examples of interdisciplinary environmental literacy happened when I was in a 1st-grade classroom. The results were remarkable.

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How our district turned a sea of data into a compass for change

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We now incorporate all our non-academic data, such as attendance, as well as comprehensive academic grades and scores from courses and testing, both current and historical. We received data based on grade-level academic standard assumptions instead of the individualized foundational literacy skills students needed.

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5 ways our students benefit from our online literacy platform

eSchool News

We have an extremely diverse student body, which means foundational skills and native languages are varied and distinctive. While many students are proficient in other languages, these languages may not share the same alphabet or sounds as English. Teach to a group or individuals.

English 166
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Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

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The senior at Washington state’s Toppenish High School first considered the career after he joined a STEM group in middle school. In a ninth grade class, he researched the earning potential for a STEM degree (“so much more money”) and the demand for mechanical engineers (“exploding”). Now over 89% do.

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8th Grade ELA Teacher Essentials: 11 Top Teaching Tools

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Teaching 8th grade ELA can be a uniquely rewarding experience, as long as you’ve got the right tools. But is that enough to prepare new teenagers for 9th grade? We’ve gathered our favorite 8th grade ELA teacher essentials, including tips for brand-new teachers and seasoned veterans alike.

Grades 52
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Why Districts Are Turning to Esports to Reach More Learners

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Phase 3 Live Finale: Elementary, middle and high school teams competed in a 30-minute esports showdown, held at the Levan Center of Innovation at Nova Southeastern University, to design climate-resilient schools. The way the Showdown brought together students from every district and grade level. What stood out most?

STEM 142