Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

But new ways of teaching like station rotation and fluid-schedule flex models can hit a snag when they run up against the familiar one-teacher-one-classroom setup. According to the authors of a new report, it’s not schools that need a “rethink” as much as school staffing.

Teachers 160

Teachers Coaching Mental Models Culture 160

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2023

Meanwhile, changing demographics of students in U.S. public schools raise questions about whether curricula and edtech are staying culturally relevant. Between 2010 and 2021, the share of white non-Hispanic children fell to 45 percent of public school students, while the share of Hispanic children grew to comprise 28 percent.

Knowledge 146

Knowledge Educational Technologies Technology Education 146

Lab to Class

MARCH 31, 2024

  While these math manipulatives are common in math classrooms for younger children, there is a clear trend of less of a focus on visualizations as students get older. Math manipulatives are often relegated to only being used for students with Dyscalculia or other learning difficulties. Gros et al.,

Math 52

Math Mental Models Textbooks Study 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 20, 2020

In a comparable way, in America, our industrial schools have achieved much but at a high price. Nearly nine out of ten students graduate high school. Yet, according to Gallup polling of students , more high school students are actively disengaged in school than are engaged.

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