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Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students

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With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. A well-maintained digital library enhances productivity and allows you to focus more on learning and less on logistics.

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Two Cities Pay Teachers Based on Their Quality. Does It Work?

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The strategy relies on what economists call “efficiency wage theory,” which posits that increasing wages based on performance leads to greater output and lower employee turnover, says Emma García, a senior researcher at the Learning Policy Institute. Student achievement is scored based on test scores and individual improvement.

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Align Your Edtech Investments With What Matters Most

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After nearly three years of disruption to learning caused by the pandemic, government funding has enabled many schools to invest in new devices and upgrade their technology infrastructure to accelerate learning and improve the education experience for all students.

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6 Must-reads for This Summer

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See what you think: Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New School Technologies = Blended Learning That Works. In Bold School, Kieschnick lays out an effective, workable education framework that blends common sense with technology while reminding teachers that tech is a useful tool for achieving pedagogic goals, not the opposite.

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Will Hybrid Teaching Stick Around as the Pandemic Fades?

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It’s a practice he started at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, when many students were in quarantine and needed ways to continue learning remotely. One of the biggest complaints about the HyFlex model is the logistical challenge for the teacher of attending to those in the physical classroom as well as those logging in remotely on Zoom.

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Why Every Student Deserves a Robust Arts Education

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After 20 years teaching music, what I’ve learned is that the arts are essential because humans are inherently creative beings and must be given opportunities to develop their creativity in order to fully understand themselves and participate in a pluralistic society. Instead, they had to choose just one elective.

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Adolescents Need More Proactive, Preventative Mental Health Supports in School

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As the founder of an organization that provides social-emotional learning (SEL) experiences for preK-12 students, educators and families, and a mother of three, I spend a great deal of time considering what this crisis means for schools and communities. In part, that’s due to logistical challenges.

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