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Establishing a Research-Based Framework for Edtech Product Quality

ED Surge

Educators face a daunting task of keeping up with rapidly evolving edtech products, identifying the best available applications and effectively implementing them in their classrooms. Will this technology help my students achieve their learning goals? What is the work the Teacher Ready team set out to do? Is it easy to use?

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American Students Deserve a Multilingual Education

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As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. however, with insufficient and lagging data from schools, this research has its limitations. The answer?

Education 259
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State Leaders Are Turning to Students to Shape Education Policy

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Last year, when Micah Hill was a sophomore in high school, her guidance counselor gave her an application for Mississippi’s student representative program, which allows students to serve on the Mississippi State Board of Education. Hill applied and after two interviews, she was selected as the state’s newest student rep.

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Education Has Been Hammering the Wrong Nail. We Have to Focus on the Early Years.

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The Lourie Center’s therapeutic nursery program offers a comprehensive early childhood program that provides education and clinical services. Lucas’ teachers and therapeutic staff at the Lourie Center were able to provide remarkably nurturing, attentive care and education for Lucas. He is happily preparing for kindergarten next fall.

Education 306
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If We’re Serious About Student Well-Being, We Must Change the Systems Students Learn In

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Educators and parents started this school year with bated breath. But while working with schools and colleges across the globe as we conducted research for our book , we realized that most interventions don’t address systemic issues causing mental health problems in the first place. Does this sound like a healthy work-life balance?

Learning 279
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When Best Practices Fail Black and Brown Students, We Must Challenge Our Moral Contradictions

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I was participating in a DEI Cohort sponsored by The Education Equity Center of St. One of the presenters, Dr. Ian Buchanan , shared this quote by Howard Fuller: “As educators of black, brown, and poor children—especially those of us who believe in justice—we must be able to adeptly negotiate moral contradictions.”

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Modern educational tools make it possible to add a practical edge to math lessons, as students can observe math structures at play in the real world and see how people apply these formulas to solve common challenges. Department of Education reports show that technology can potentially transform education.