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AVID has huge benefits for high school students

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public high schools has a positive effect on students’ social networks, psycho-social outcomes, and health behaviors. Academic tracking” is a common practice in high schools through which lower-performing students are clustered with others of similar academic achievement. The findings, published Dec.

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Middle School Writing Rubrics

Catlin Tucker

In my book Blended Learning in Grades 4-12 , I shared the following middle school writing rubrics with my readers. Unfortunately, the short links I provided in my book have timed out, so I wanted to share these on my blog so any middle school teachers interested in using them have access! 6-8ArgumentativeWritingRubric.

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How to combat misuse of AI in student writing

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It takes only seconds to plug a writing prompt into a generative AI tool and receive a completed assignment. Instead of forbidding generative AI tools, it’s critical that teachers show students how and when it’s appropriate to use AI in student writing.

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4 essential resources for building research skills in high school

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As a school librarian for the past 11 years, my primary focus has been on helping students become adept navigators of the sea of information they live in. Language and Composition, your students are learning to evaluate persuasive writing and identify propaganda, because these are key information literacy skills.

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UO professor equips Oregon middle, high school students with virtual career counselor

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The group has a selection of AI guides for writing and story development, including one named Murrow that launched in 2023 and has provided feedback to 60,000 users in news journalism, Madison said. Knapp plans to integrate Sassy into his future curriculum to help middle school students get a jump-start on career planning.

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How one high school became a Minecraft powerhouse

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John Dewey High School senior Jayla Mallette had an unusual request for her teacher after 9 p.m. Jayla and her peers at the Brooklyn school were collaborating on a design to repurpose the Kingsbridge Armory, a hulking landmark in the Bronx that has fallen into disrepair. “It This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

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Remote learning hurt high school grad rates–ditching exit exams helped

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Until now, the story of how COVID affected who got their high school diploma went something like this: Graduation rates dipped a little for the class of 2021, but recovered the following year. Where a student lived and what policies their school followed during the pandemic affected how likely they were to graduate from high school.

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