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Solving our literacy crisis starts in the lecture hall

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Teacher preparation programs and school districts across the nation have been slow to fully embrace this research base, known as the science of reading. Across the country, too many children are struggling to read, and too many teachers are struggling to help them. And how do we fix it?

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Digital learning is different

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I feel that this is a perfect representation of how schools often deal with new and emerging technologies. From the internet and computers to cell phones and artificial intelligence, schools continue to invest a lot of time and money into figuring out how best to use these new technologies.

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York. Lecture is a common passive learning practice.

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Showfloor News: MIND Education announces InsightMath, a math curriculum built on brain research

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This approach has demonstrated measurable outcomes: students across the country—regardless of school size, location, or performance level— consistently make meaningful gains in math achievement with ST Math. “I The students exploring to learn a new concept instead of teachers lecturing was super impactful on their learning.”

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Personalized Learning, Global Citizenship: A Framework for the Modern Classroom

k12 Digest

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. I grew up in Vietnam at a time when education was often delivered through rigid lectures and rote learning. But as my classroom evolved, so did my vision.

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Through Comedy Classes, Students Take ‘Big Swings’ for Mental Health

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Chris Gethard, a veteran comedian and improv teacher, posed this question to a group of high school students in Northern California at a Laughing Together workshop he was leading. Many school districts are turning to comedy as a way of supporting student mental health. “If you were an object, what object would you be?”

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Look to the Science: Understanding how Mind, Brain and Education Science can Inform Educational Practices

k12 Digest

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York. Lecture is a common passive learning practice.

Science 130