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New diagnostic tool measures reading skills, targets success

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Designed for administration in the fall, winter, and spring, RAPID uses a computer-adaptive process to identify and monitor reading and language skills so that teachers can quickly acquire actionable data for instruction and measure the long-term growth of each student’s skills.

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Leveraging AI to help special education teachers

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A third option is Text Compactor.com , which allows for some language translation as well. During the evaluation process, a multidisciplinary team will come together to provide information as part of an evaluation to determine eligibility for services. MagicSchool.ai

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How to Prepare Students for Jobs in the Self-Driving-Car-Industry

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That painfully obvious pun is actually one of the truest things you can say about this nascent, multidisciplinary enterprise, and it also encapsulates the challenge educators who want to prepare their students to work in this industry are facing today. And our robotics engineering program is inherently multidisciplinary.

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3 teacher-vetted edtech resources for cross-curricular lessons

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Dynamic, multidisciplinary curriculum saves teachers time overall because it actually enhances the learning time spent in the classroom. “Cross-subject studies enhance critical thinking skills,” says Karen Smith, a 30-year ELA veteran and instructional coach for Maryland Public Schools.

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Gale and Utah State Library Partner to Provide Residents Free Access to New Digital Resources

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Gale In Context student databases : 7 multidisciplinary, multi-source type databases covering elementary, middle, high school, environmental studies, biographical info, science and a wide range of viewpoints on todays social issues. With a library card, Utah residents can access Gales digital resources 24/7 from anywhere and on any device.

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K-12 Tech Innovation News

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The science of reading is a multidisciplinary field that explores the cognitive processes involved in reading and seeks evidence-based strategies to improve literacy instruction.

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Abl Acquires School by Design to Scale Effort to Make Class Schedules More Equitable

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Other priorites include giving every teacher a balanced courseload and adequate lesson-prep time during the week, or ensuring that every English language learner and special-ed student has access to extra support. For example, they can cap the maximum number of students per class. That undertaking required creating a new master schedule.