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What U. S. and international classrooms can teach us about improving math instruction
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (619+ words) Last year, one of my strongest students could solve complex equations flawlessly'but paused when I asked a simple question: Why does this method work?" Her hesitation was not unusual. Many students can perform mathematical procedures accurately, yet struggle to explain…...
Building a better bridge: Prioritizing infrastructure in a pre-K expansion
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (394+ words) The power of the mixed delivery model A truly universal system cannot be built on the backs of school districts alone. To attempt to do so would ignore the reality of how New York families actually live and work. "Mixed…...
In Illinois, charting a path for responsible AI use
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (170+ words) AI is a daily reality in the nation's schools, and in Illinois, it shapes how students research, problem-solve, and create. Now, Teach Plus Illinois and the Illinois Digital Educators Alliance (IDEA) are releasing'From "Rules and Tools' to Schools, a follow-up…...
We can't punish our way out of the attendance crisis
1+ week, 13+ hour ago (474+ words) In the Ithaca City School District, we have long understood that relationships are not peripheral to the work; they are the work. A culture of love is not aspirational language but a daily commitment to ensure that every student, every…...
In a new survey, AI scores high as a math learning tool
1+ week, 16+ hour ago (226+ words) e School Media staff cover education technology in all its aspects'from legislation and litigation, to best practices, to lessons learned and new products. First published in March of 1998 as a monthly print and digital newspaper, e School Media provides the…...
This elementary school banned screens in the middle of the year. Will it solve their reading crisis?
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1767+ words) Chromebooks are scattered all around the classrooms of Floyd M. Jewett Elementary School in Mesick, Michigan. Towers of them are teetering atop bookshelves. They're piled up in corners of classrooms. They've even cropped up in one classroom's dish rack. But there's…...
Oracy is the missing link for multilingual learners
1+ week, 4+ day ago (563+ words) A shadow teacher follows Ezekiel, an intermediate multilingual learner, through his school day. In science, the lesson is structured around talk. Ezekiel discusses ideas with a partner, uses key vocabulary and sentence stems provided by the teacher to explain his…...
Why so many students struggle in math before learning even begins
1+ week, 5+ day ago (758+ words) In mathematics education, we have long relied on a familiar sequence: introduce vocabulary, demonstrate procedures, and assign practice. For some students, this works well enough. But for many students'particularly those in special education, multilingual learners, and those who struggle with…...
Class Mate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal
1+ week, 5+ day ago (469+ words) e School Media staff cover education technology in all its aspects'from legislation and litigation, to best practices, to lessons learned and new products. First published in March of 1998 as a monthly print and digital newspaper, e School Media provides the…...
When AI means something different in every classroom
1+ week, 6+ day ago (702+ words) Walk into one classroom and AI doesn't exist. Walk into another and it's doing half the work. Walk into a third and it's not allowed at all. They might not have the vocabulary for it yet, especially in elementary school,…...