Wed.Sep 25, 2024

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Which Language 'Superpowers' Do Bilingual Students Bring to U.S. Schools?

ED Surge

Los datos ya llegaron, y revelan algo interesante sobre los estudiantes bilingües de los Estados Unidos. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. No need to hop over to Google Translate. Chances are good that if you were one of the 5.3 million English learners in public schools, you’d know the opening line explains that recent data has something interesting to reveal about the U.S.’s bilingual students.

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Family’s Holocaust Story Too Graphic for District

Middle Web

Media literacy educator Frank Baker never imagined that his graphic novel – a true family saga of the Holocaust - "would be criticized and restricted in the middle schools of a district near where I reside." He tells what happened in this contribution to Banned Books Week. The post Family’s Holocaust Story Too Graphic for District first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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As Student Smartphone Use Increases, So Does Our Need for Consistent School Policies

ED Surge

Each fall, every teacher must wage a few key wars with a new class of students. In my classroom, one battle is around bathroom usage. Another is assigned seats. A third is side conversations—especially during our first few weeks of class community building. Increasingly, though, the biggest fight that never seems to end is around phone usage. This year, the Pew Research Center reported that 9 in 10 American adults own a smartphone.

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Sep 25, Pre Calculus Problems and Solutions (Part - 10)

Online Math for All

Pre Calculus Problems and Solutions (Part - 10)

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Supporting Young Students’ Social-Emotional Needs in the Post-COVID Era

ED Surge

The COVID-19 pandemic has left a lasting impact on students’ social-emotional well-being. As schools return to in-person learning, educators face the challenge of addressing the diverse emotional needs of students who have experienced unprecedented disruptions. Research shows that the pandemic has heightened feelings of anxiety, loneliness and uncertainty among young learners , making social-emotional learning (SEL) more critical than ever.

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Pumpkin Catapult

Carly and Adam

Fall is here, and Halloween is just around the corner! What better way to combine the season's excitement with hands-on learning than with a Pumpkin Catapult STEM challenge ? This activity is perfect for getting students engaged in engineering and critical thinking while having fun with a festive twist. Whether you're looking to spice up your classroom or want to add some hands-on fun to a Halloween party, this challenge is a hit for kids and teachers alike!

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Add and Subtract Integers Calculator

Basic-Mathematics

add and subtract unlimited integers step-by-step with this calculator

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