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It also connects to other issues, such as the rigid class sequences that some experts warn block certain students from advancing in math and that exclude courses like data science that would be useful for students future careers. As for Hatch Valley High School, Goins reports, students there saw improvement in test scores.

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JUNE 3, 2025

student in Computer Science at the University of Maryland, the study compared how well humans could detect AI-generated text as compared with commercial and open-source AI detectors. Pangram was definitely the best detector we were able to test, Russell says. Led by Jenna Russell, a Ph.D.

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science education. Eighty-five percent of teachers in a recent survey said they would devote more instructional time to hands-on science-based learning if they had the chance. The 2015 survey included many benchmark questions from the 1995 survey to assess how the state of science education has evolved.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

The Nevada Department of Education has adopted Twig Science Nevada , a complete Pre-K–6 curriculum from leading education multimedia company Twig Education , making it available for purchase statewide. Twig Science is my pixie dust,” said Julie, a 4th grade teacher. “It It keeps the students excited about learning something new.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Dozens of states are moving to align their teaching practices with the science of reading, a body of research on how children learn that emphasizes explicit phonics instruction alongside helping students build vocabulary and knowledge about the world. It is brain science. Linking new policies to test scores can be challenging.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

YES draws on more than three decades of research and development by the Museum’s PreK-12 education division, under the leadership of founding director Dr. Christine Cunningham, senior vice president of STEM Learning at the Museum of Science. Each unit challenges students to address a significant real-world problem.

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JULY 9, 2021

Did you simply practice the same type of A/B testing that’s common throughout the tech sphere? That’s the ethics debate playing out in one online educator space , a lively back-and-forth carried over from a recent workshop on educational A/B testing. But if researchers are A/B testing two innocuous options, what’s the harm?

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OCTOBER 20, 2023

The approach: Align state standards, curriculum, and teacher training programs with practices rooted in the science of reading, which emphasizes phonics to help students decode words. Finally, coordinating testing is an important part of my position; I help ensure testing protocols are executed with fidelity and testing deadlines are met.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Next Generation Science Standard Grades 3-5 ETS1-2 Engineering Design ETS1.B: Testing a solution involves investigating how well it performs under a range of likely conditions. This helps them to focus their efforts on the skills and knowledge that are most important.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The global health crisis forced students out of the physical classroom and into a new virtual world for nearly two grades, and their initial homework and test scores reveal a significant decrease in knowledge transfer, social skills, and core learning habits across a variety of subjects.

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JUNE 16, 2024

How can we create a learning environment where each student feels confident applying the knowledge and skills they’re acquiring? This approach often fails to recognize and accommodate the diverse ways students understand and express their knowledge. What is the goal of transferring and applying learning?

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And perform worse on tests. Of course, like every other subject, the true test and value of civics and history extends far beyond academics and assessments. But beyond simply imparting knowledge, her team has higher ambitions: to bridge the gap between getting students to merely learn about civics—to actual civic engagement.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In fact, one state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all. The data brief, False Assurances: Many states’ licensure tests don’t signal whether elementary teachers understand reading instruction , provides the most up-to-date analysis on the quality of elementary reading teacher licensure exams being used by each state.

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OCTOBER 10, 2022

Unfortunately, as many as 40 percent of students who take AP exams will earn a 1 or a 2 on those tests, which will not help them test out and earn those coveted college credits. Start talking about the test on Day 1. Let students know that they can expect the test to be rigorous and that, as a result, they need to be prepared.

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DECEMBER 19, 2019

What does navigating the New York City subway have to do with teaching computer science? Like coding, analog maps of the subway can be used to teach computational thinking, making the subway system a perfect conduit to teaching computer science ideas without the use of, well, computers. More than most teachers might at first suspect.

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DECEMBER 8, 2023

“This series of surveys further our knowledge on what libraries are doing right and allows us to see where and how we can advocate for better understanding the roles libraries play in the lives of the average person. One state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all. Far too many states are using these weak tests.

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APRIL 26, 2025

One of the standout features is its STREAM program: Science, Technology, Religion, Arts, and Mathematics. Joseph isnt just measured in test scores or trophies. Joseph Catholic School: Empowering Students Through Faith and Knowledge appeared first on K12 Digest. At the end of the day, success at St.

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JUNE 26, 2024

While those aren’t tested on standardized tests, it’s a necessary and important piece of what students and learners need when they get out into the workforce. Test your design or prototype 6. Design, such as putting a pencil to paper or using a program 4.

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APRIL 10, 2025

Unlike traditional tests, Wakelet empowers students to demonstrate understanding in a personalized and reflective way. Reviewing their collections provides a richer, more comprehensive view of their understanding than a standard test would. It also facilitates peer and teacher feedback, making assessment a more collaborative process.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

There could be an opportunity for students to actually choose which tests that they're giving the frog-cat,” she added. Shopping Mall Origins It’s possible you might have seen the alien zoo VR world before—but without the science objectives. It was really just a push-button-to-proceed type of experience,” she said.

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JANUARY 16, 2025

In a time when we are expecting students to graduate with authentic learning experiences and real-world skills in addition to academic knowledge, vibrant learning projects like this will become much more popular and widespread. As the NGSS continues to gain traction, we can expect a shift in how student learning is assessed.

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OCTOBER 14, 2024

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The teacher takes the students outside to test their ideas. Combining phenomena-based learning with 3D science standards helps students see science as a way to make sense of the world around them.

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MAY 18, 2025

6 Easy Science Activities and experiments MAGNETS how do they work? Thats where simple science meets wonder. Below are some playful and educational activities with magnets that turn your classroom or kitchen table into a mini science lab. Stay ahead of the game with MY FREE curriculum road map for science. The cool part?

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MAY 2, 2025

As schools, districts, and policymakers grapple with the realities of a rapidly evolving workforce that requires discipline-specific knowledge, high-tech know-how, and hands-on skills, there is a growing recognition that the traditional approaches to preparing students for the real world no longer suffice.

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MAY 17, 2022

PISA , the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment, measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics, and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges. Future PISA tests will include measures of creative thinking (PISA 2022).

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Leveraging the power of technology One tool I’ve used in this journey is Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling), a structured literacy training course based on the science of reading that provides knowledge and tools teachers can use with any reading program.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2024

An integrated STEAM education also puts students on the path to success with higher test scores, stronger attendance records, better disciplinary records, and increased engagement and graduation rates. Science, technology, engineering, and math are broad but dynamic subjects that contain innumerable and specific learning concepts.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

These new product launches deliver more AI-powered resources to Quizlet’s 60 million monthly active users, combining cognitive science and artificial intelligence to help students study more effectively and efficiently.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

In some cases, early, effective literacy instruction can shrink the gap between typical reading and dyslexia so much that it doesn’t appear on diagnostic tests. And his teachers simply weren’t equipped with the right tools–approaches based on the science of reading–to help him. More than 40 million adults in the U.S.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

BURLINGTON, NC — Carolina Biological, the leading school science supplier and the Smithsonian Science Education Center announced Smithsonian Science for the Classroom , Phenomenon and Problem-Driven Edition , for grades K to 5. All modules in the updated core science curriculum are rolling out for the 2024-25 school year.

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JULY 16, 2024

Test-optional and test-blind admissions in recent years could mean a radical expansion of access to selective colleges. The patchwork of admission test policies in college admissions underscores a larger challenge—and opportunity—for both K-12 and higher education.

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MARCH 20, 2019

Teacher prep programs are failing to pay attention to the content knowledge teacher candidates need, and an astonishingly high number of elementary teacher candidates fail professional licensing tests teach year, according to a new report. Lightning and Thunderstorms”) to benefit a teacher who lacks a broad knowledge of science.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

October 28, 2021 — Twig Education , creators of the leading elementary level science program Twig Science, today announced the launch of Twig Science Next Gen for grades 6–8. For Twig Science Next Gen, Twig partnered with some of the most highly respected organizations in the worlds of science and engineering education.

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OCTOBER 10, 2024

Recent national test scores found that our country’s eighth graders are still a full school year behind pre-COVID levels in their reading and math achievements. Invest in early reading and the science of reading in a holistic manner. This is tough news to swallow, but I’m choosing to view this as motivation. Not quarterly, not yearly.

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JANUARY 22, 2024

Key points: States should take steps to strengthen teachers’ reading instruction See article: The science of reading, beyond phonics See article: What’s next for literacy learning? Reviewing teacher prep programs to ensure they teach the science of reading. Adopting a strong elementary reading licensure test.

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MAY 4, 2023

When it comes to teaching science courses online, colleges are getting creative. But for very good reasons, there’s still a limit to the kind of hands-on science coursework that colleges can, ahem , deliver remotely. ASU couldn’t test this theory by delivering chemicals to students who study online.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

To close knowledge gaps and support every student, IXL equips Missouri educators with its award-winning PK-5 ELA curriculum, which personalizes learning and is grounded in the Science of Reading methodology. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tier 1 and Tier 2 research shows undisputed favorable outcomes for schools implementing IXL.

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