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- Ways to encourage students to be more creative
 Several educators and experts offer tips in this blog post to help teachers assist students with developing their creativity. Author Ashley Merryman points out that creativity is a skill that can be taught. Margaret Haviland, a history teacher, recommends modeling creative thinking in the classroom and making students part of their own creative efforts. Education Week Teacher/Classroom Q&A
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- Educators tout benefits of a flipped classroom
Educators Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams discuss how and why they implemented the flipped classroom model of instruction in their chemistry classrooms and why they believe the technique has caught on with other teachers. Flipped classrooms work, they write, because the approach engages tech-savvy students, offers more opportunities for teachers to work with struggling students, easily provides a personalized learning experience for every student and helps improve classroom discipline. Education Week (premium article access compliments of EdWeek.org)
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 | When teachers succeed, students succeed: How to make it happen
Collective teacher efficacy is the key to driving student achievement, according to Kahului Elementary School principal Sue Forbes and academic coach Stacey Hankinson. Join us on April 25 to hear how their teacher support program enabled their students to thrive amid the pandemic, why teachers are at the center of their student growth model, and more. Sign up today! |
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- A collaborative environment is key to retaining STEM teachers
Three educators write in this blog post that the cost of teacher turnover -- both financially and in terms of student achievement -- is high, particularly among teachers of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). "Part of the solution to retaining STEM teachers involves influencing workplace culture and helping teachers create more supportive environments and extended networks with better collaboration and communication," they write. The Huffington Post/The Blog
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- Using mobile technology to keep students learning all summer long
Mary Beth Hertz, an elementary computer teacher in an urban Philadelphia school, in this blog post offers suggestions for maintaining student engagement throughout the summer months. Not every student has a computer, Hertz writes, but every student has a cell phone and teachers can use mobile applications to connect with students on Edmodo, Instagram, Facebook fan pages, Words With Friends and more. Edutopia.org/Mary Beth Hertz's blog
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- Khan Academy takes the stress out of learning, founder says
 Khan Academy founder Sal Khan in this interview considers the reasons behind the growing popularity of his education videos. The videos, Khan said, feature a conversational tone, taking the stress out of learning and making the concepts approachable. "I think that and the breadth of the content that's there has gotten people engaged," he said. CBS News
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- District's investment in school technology pays off
A $5 million investment in school technology that was part of a bond issued five years ago in a Nebraska district helped provide the "backbone" for what officials say is innovative work. At Kearney Public Schools, officials have hired three learning coaches to help teachers integrate technology in classroom lessons. They also have equipped classrooms with interactive whiteboards and projectors, provided laptops for all teachers and -- in some schools -- allow students to check out iPads. Kearney Hub (Neb.)
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- Can schools measure student achievement in the arts?
States and school districts are looking for ways to evaluate teachers of art, music and physical education based on student achievement data as part of the requirements to secure funding through the federal Race to the Top program. While many educators wonder whether effective assessment of student achievement in those areas is possible, assessment tools for music, fine arts and the visual and performing arts are available from some art-education organizations, such as the International Baccalaureate program. Slate
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- States consider alternatives to public schools
In the wake of sweeping Louisiana legislation that greatly expanded the role of charters and other public-school alternatives, a number of other states are considering similar bills. The debate over publicly funded alternatives to traditional public schools remains heated, however, and legislative efforts have been mixed. Currently, 41 states allow the establishment of charter schools, but only 13 states provide voucher or tuition tax-credit programs. Stateline.org
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- In defense of today's teachers
North Carolina education-justice activist Jason Langberg describes one classroom teacher's experiences working in a school beset by budget cuts and high-stakes testing. Current education reform contradicts what works in education, Langberg writes, such as collaboration, highly effective and experienced teachers, and high-quality early childhood education. The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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- Study: Obese students do worse on math tests
A recent study has found that students who are obese have lower test scores in math than students who are not obese. According to the study, children who were overweight when they entered kindergarten, began having academic difficulties in first grade through fifth grade. "There's a reason to think that there's an accumulation of potential negative effect for children who start kindergarten struggling with obesity and who [continue to] struggle," said lead researcher Sara Gable. "We need to address this issue of a cumulative effect." CNN
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Healthy in every way
The latest issue of ASCD's Whole Child e-newsletter begins with an excerpt from an Educational Leadership article written in 1949 by the director of a mental health clinic. The excerpt explains just what it takes for a child to make full use of tools for living offered by a school: good mental health. Taking the discussion one step farther, this issue shares a variety of resources that schools can use to support their learners' mental health. Read on.
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Is the American high school serving today's youth? (1949)
In a recent My Back Pages feature, ASCD reference librarian David Snyder recaps an Educational Leadership article from the '40s that shares the most important things students expected their high school to do for them. "One can't help but wonder how this survey would look if administered to today's students and educators -- and how the results would look when juxtaposed against the prevailing education reforms of the moment," he writes. Read the full feature in ASCD Express.
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