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My Students Can’t Meet Academic Standards Because the School Model No Longer Fits Them

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High numbers of students make it more difficult to plan for individual needs and force teachers to teach to an imaginary middle. Grade levels and age-based grouping allow for standardized testing and standardized curriculum despite the fact that we know that our kids aren’t meant to fit a standard.

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How to Improve Essay Writing Skills–Tips and Strategies

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By incorporating feedback from seasoned writers, students can refine their papers to meet higher academic standards and develop a deeper understanding of effective writing techniques, ensuring they produce impressive and impactful work. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Why Use SplashLearn in Class?

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Age Group and Subjects: Parents: SplashLearn offers Math and Reading curriculum from PreK through Grade 5 for parents. Teachers: SplashLearn’s curriculum spans Kindergarten to Grade 5 for Math and Kindergarten to Grade 2 for Reading. The platform is aligned with educational standards. Read more about it here.

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How to Teach the Human Body and 16 Sites to Help

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When teaching about the human body, start with a tool students are familiar with: the fill-in-the-blank worksheet. There are also lots of teacher resources to help in using this unit such as lesson plans, training, and academic standards met. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. BrainPOP Jr.

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3 Things Educators and Edtech Suppliers Need to Talk About

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The advancements in technology are reshaping how we teach and learn, bringing new opportunities and challenges. Does it align with the curriculum? Of course, following interoperability standards can help ensure the entire system works together and makes it faster, cheaper and easier to make future changes or additions to the ecosystem.

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K-12 and Higher Ed Institutions Lead Consortium to Advance EdTech Innovation and Trust

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Does your school district or higher ed institution use a learning management system (LMS), digital curriculum resources, learning tools, assessment applications, a badging platform, a single-sign-on application launcher or a student information system?

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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

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After 13 years of teaching, I’ve had just over 1,700 students walk in and out of my classroom. John’s reflection on that experience showed me how much he values opportunities to empower young people to talk about the realities of the world around them, especially about events and issues that are not in our curriculum.

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