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Florida school boosts achievement by jettisoning textbooks

ASCD SmartBrief | Jul 01, 2009

Math educators at a struggling Florida elementary school locked away their textbooks before the start of last year, rewriting the curriculum themselves in an approach that helped them post large gains on state tests and raised their school's grade from a D to a B. The teachers used a problem-solving approach with games and group projects to better engage students. St. Petersburg Times (Fla.) (06/30)


Individualized approach helps school graduate a class with no dropouts

ASCD SmartBrief | Jun 29, 2009

Singapore, Finland have divergent approaches to teacher education

ASCD SmartBrief | Jul 01, 2009

Summer reading lists aim to get students to enjoy reading

ASCD SmartBrief | Jun 29, 2009

Florida district considers eliminating zeros from teachers' grade books

ASCD SmartBrief | Jun 29, 2009

School camp teaches ELL students extra language skills

ASCD SmartBrief | Jun 26, 2009

Study: Chicago schools are losing 2 out of 3 new teachers within 5 years

ASCD SmartBrief | Jun 29, 2009

Think tank: Few Arizona teens would pass a U.S. citizenship test

ASCD SmartBrief | Jul 01, 2009

What is the best way to teach students English?

ASCD SmartBrief | Jun 30, 2009

Planned teacher-education reforms win praise

ASCD SmartBrief | Jun 26, 2009


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