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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Finance and Economics: The Art of Numbers In the realms of finance and economics, mathematics is the brush with which professionals paint the picture of the market’s future. Let’s embrace the challenge and the beauty of mathematics, for it is the key to unlocking a world of possibilities.

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MAY 1, 2023

In the current economic climate, a solid education can serve as the launching pad for a rewarding career. While getting ready to take standardized tests in high school or after, prep courses can assist motivated candidates in achieving better scores.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

.” Merriam Webster offers this definition: “…the study of social relationships and the functioning of society, usually made up of courses in history, government, economics, civics, sociology, geography, and anthropology” At primary levels, this includes history, science, and language arts.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Stacie Johnson Leader of Professional Development at Khan Academy Johnsrud: The World Economic Forum this past year reported that creative thinking is the number-one skill needed across industries globally in the next five years. EdSurge: Some people feel that being creative means being artistic and, therefore, claim to be “not creative.”

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JUNE 22, 2022

By The Numbers Davis says one reason her district didn’t opt for a typical four-day school week, in which both teachers and students have school four days a week, was a concern about the impact of losing a day of instruction on student achievement. Before making the shift, Davis examined available research on four-day school weeks.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

As education leaders continue to engage in conversations on transforming assessment and accountability for our nation, they must prioritize elevating voices excluded from past education change efforts, including voices of young learners, especially those from communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities.

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MAY 5, 2023

Considering pressing student mental health issues and behavioral concerns, schools where educators are able to learn, grow and stay together can be a powerful force in transforming school culture and impacting student achievement. Research shows that teacher quality is the most important school-related factor influencing student achievement.

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APRIL 8, 2022

Dallas’ Teacher Excellence Initiative measures teacher quality based on student achievement scores, teacher performance and student experience surveys. Student achievement is scored based on test scores and individual improvement. Yet many of those high performing teachers are clustered in already high-achieving schools.

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APRIL 21, 2023

Families with social and economic capital tend to provide their children with more educational tools and opportunities, including enrichment activities, access to technology and familiarity with the learning process. Although there are many causes for the achievement gap, one merits special scrutiny.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 23, 2023

Look at the FutureSmart Course Free from EVERFI Length of course: 7 modules taking 25 minutes each Grades: 6-8 Languages: English/Spanish Lesson Overview (PDF) Resource #3: SmartEconomics for Middle Schoolers SmartEconomics introduces middle schoolers to understand economics, market forces that impact consumer goods, and key economic concepts.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

The World Economic Forum's 2023 Future of Jobs Report highlighted creative thinking as a top skill for the future. For students, this means having AI skills can level the playing field with more seasoned professionals. At the same time, creativity and creative thinking are also in high demand.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Class ends when the learner demonstrates competency in a given subject, a process that does not occupy a fixed number of weeks, but can conclude on the very first day if the student masters its content quickly, or it can take as long as competency is achieved — but no longer than the end of the term.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The most high-achieving students would be funneled there, too, where they could do worksheets at their own pace and free up teachers to focus on everyone else. Her school is located in Houston’s Fifth Ward neighborhood and serves a student body that is nearly 100 percent classified as economically disadvantaged.

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MAY 30, 2024

This issue is not a social issue, it’s an economic issue and frankly, it’s a simple question of math,” Raimondo wrote in an emailed statement to The 19th. “If It’s why Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has focused on addressing barriers they have historically faced in these industries — and the most obvious barrier is child care.

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JANUARY 23, 2023

You still see, certainly, higher levels of chronic absence among kids who are economically disadvantaged or challenged. So, kids who are economically challenged are more likely than ever to be faced with housing insecurity, lack of transportation, little access to healthcare and real challenges of facing trauma.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

When I was deemed a “winner” for good behavior or academic achievement, I’d hear my nana’s cheer. Of course, it was full circle when I stood at the podium and awarded my own students their trophies for academic achievement and good behavior as their family members sat beaming in the audience. Our antics produced mixed results.

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MAY 3, 2024

More than half of students are Latino, according to state data , and 62 percent are considered economically disadvantaged. “As It doesn't accurately measure student achievement, and there’s lots of suspicion that this will deepen the mistrust because of the way most of us were surprised by this.”

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MARCH 8, 2023

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. This year’s theme is #EmbraceEquity and all are invited on the 8th of March to get involved and forge a world that’s diverse, equal, equitable, and inclusive.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

But there’s also a quieter revolution taking place that applies a different strategy to achieve the same principles. In the end, Kelly of Harvard says, the dream is to have similar courses that integrate calculus concepts in life sciences, economics, social sciences, physical sciences and engineering taught at colleges and high schools.

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APRIL 25, 2022

We've got to really pair curriculum and technology together to make sure we're getting the software that works for our district and achieves what we want to achieve. We're about 60 percent economically disadvantaged here in the district. What do you hope to achieve with this support? So, we do try to look at equity.

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JUNE 20, 2024

A seasoned banker’s real-life stories about banking, their success accounts, and other achievement stories could make saving, investing, and credit scores more relatable. Involving Experts: Guest Speakers You can invite financial experts to excite and challenge your students, like known financial advisors or bankers, to speak in class.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, Dr Emil Temnyalov , an economist at the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, highlights the effects of socio-economic influences on these scores. While these are the areas of economics commonly in the news, the field is so much broader than this. Stock markets, unemployment, inflation and recession?

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OCTOBER 7, 2022

If schools do not get the time and resources needed to recover, they may be unable to endure the next viral variant, culture war or economic disaster. Disaster-prone communities invest in their resiliency, recovery and future-proofing, and it’s time for schools to do the same.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

“[The students] move away from that algorithmic knowledge of mathematics, just following steps and just working like a little robot,” says Daniela Zamora Zuniga, a former economics student who was a learning assistant from 2019 through 2022. Our study shows that [any] student can grow” under the right circumstances, Kramer says.

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MAY 31, 2024

His goal is to help his readers achieve financial literacy. Author: Philip Richardson Philip is an article writer and a financial advisor. He loves sharing tips on how people can budget and manage their money. image credit Deposit Photos Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Is it ethnicity or socio-economic background? Their questions inspired me to challenge the audience to think about what it looks like when both play a major factor in student achievement and attainment. Socio-economic Student Attainment by the Numbers. This month, I’m exploring these great questions. A Complex Picture.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Consider this five-step professional learning journey to ensure that your district professional learning experiences boost academic achievement and growth while building collective teacher efficacy. Here are the top 10 skills needed for today’s workforce, as identified by the World Economic Forum: 5. Identify your five-year goal.

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JULY 28, 2023

Centering Belonging The concept of belonging refers to the feeling of support, which typically occurs when there is a sense of acceptance, importance, value and comfort in being oneself — and there’s evidence that developing a sense of belonging improves student academic achievements.

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MAY 20, 2022

Widely differing health , economic , education and other outcomes for many poor families and communities of color are well documented. First, communicate clearly the purpose and goals of any SEL practices and curricula you employ, and that healthy child development and educational achievement go hand in hand.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

When I came to Achievement First Brooklyn High School eight years ago as the ninth grade literature teacher, it was my fourth year of teaching and my first time in a school that was unapologetically rooted in the “no excuses” model , which centers a results-driven culture that prioritizes strict behavioral procedures and academic policies.

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MARCH 10, 2023

“It comes down to the curriculum — being able to talk about the Black experience in class, even if it is online, in almost every field, from economics to political science.” Additionally, Tassie appreciates that HBCU campuses have specific visual markers, like statues and posters that reflect Black achievements and artistic movements.

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JULY 25, 2022

In addition to these financial literacy books, I also recommend these economics and financial literacy websites to use with students. You can use these resources to help students understand the foundational skills underlying financial literacy and to develop a working knowledge of coping mechanisms to use to manage one's personal finance.

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JULY 7, 2023

Studying multiple languages is also proven to contribute to academic achievement in both language and non-language areas. Multilingualism has evident links to creativity and cognitive flexibility, and may even shape our thinking , determining how we access and categorize concepts.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

Mahajan, who was part of national leadership at the Self-Employed Women's Association , noted that her interest in early childhood education stemmed from the perspective of motherhood, through which she recognized the importance of quality childcare for women's labor force participation and economic empowerment.

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APRIL 13, 2015

To achieve the Passport, students collect points and pass levels that are tabulated in a class leaderboard. This project blends student knowledge of writing, reading, economics, business, in a unique preparation for a career in journalism, writing, suited to both college and career. Write an Ebook.

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JANUARY 27, 2023

For the next 6 weeks, we’ll be discussing the 17 UN Goals aimed to achieve global prosperity and peace by the year 2030. This week’s topic: UN Sustainability Goals – Decent Work and Economic Growth, Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure. Welcome to Newsletter 43! >>

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Plus, Lambert says, some of their families lost work, hurting them economically. For example, in those early elementary grades, a child can earn a badge if they achieve certain literacy and numeracy goals. Many of their parents were experiencing mental health challenges. Their households were filled with stress.

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