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Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

ED Surge

Now, having gone to the trouble to design course resources that can be accessed remotely and feeling accustomed to turning on a webcam in the classroom, he has continued to embrace a teaching practice that is known as “HyFlex,” a portmanteau of hybrid and flexible. Students discovered the flexibility,” he says, “and now they're demanding it.”

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Talented Students Are Kept From Early Algebra. Should States Force Schools to Enroll Them?

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When he later won an achievement award in math, Lynem determined that the decision had been a good one. Proponents believe that the framework provides greater flexibility in math paths , while also stressing an inquiry-based approach that will encourage more students to go further in math. In 2018, Ohio adopted one such policy.

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Let’s Talk About Habits of Mind

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Thinking Flexibly. The result is a compelling argument that education is less a data download and more a fitness program for our brains. Thinking Flexibly. ‘Thinking flexibly’ is inherent to many of the IB learner attitudes, especially cooperation, respect, and tolerance. Managing impulsivity. Persisting.

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A New Student Made Me Rethink My Classroom Culture — and the Ways It Marginalizes Students

ED Surge

It was easy to accept the white student’s apology as genuine and thank her for it, while the black student’s more passionate response escalated to a situation that led to arguments, loss of recess and eventually, a phone call home. Does it confirm a bias in their own mind about who breaks the rules and who acts out?

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What a New Strategy at 2U Means for the Future of Online Higher Education

ED Surge

The argument is that it is easier for 2U to market lower-tuition programs, and that it is the right thing to do. And core to the entire strategy, will the flywheel effect work by reducing the amount of marketing and recruitment spend needed to fill online programs beyond what has already been achieved in early 2022?

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What We Can Learn From Red States' Approaches to Child Care Challenges

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Grant said the argument is simple: Parents cant go to work if their kids cant go to school. Alabama has the flexibility to do so. Multiple advocacy organizations are pushing to increase the eligibility threshold for the program (now 150% of the federal poverty line).

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Don’t Give Up on Algebra: Let’s Shift the Focus to Instruction

National Science Foundation

Yet we have not seen equal advances in achievement (National Center for Education Statistics, 2019). Even more worrisome have been persistent demographic gaps in achievement, showing that despite the focus on access, inequitable mathematics education persists. 2017; Stein et al., Boaler & Leavitt, 2019). Compared with what?

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