Poster Child for 'No Excuses'?
A D.C. public schools graduate explains how she maintained a 3.9 grade point average despite growing up in trying circumstances. Read Full Post >
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May 30, 2013
May 21, 2013
Post-Testing, School Goes Outside the Core
There's been a lot of talk lately about how rigid standards and the focus on testing have—and will continue to—impede teachers' creativity in the classroom. However, this morning at The Inspired Teaching School in Washington, teacher creativity was in full effect. Read Full Post >
May 15, 2013
PD Program Targets Cross-Curricular Reading and Confidence
At an event in downtown Washington yesterday, panelists discussed a professional development program that brings reading and social/emotional learning together and according to several studies is having positive effects in both areas. Read Full Post >
May 09, 2013
Viral Video: Teacher Unappreciation
According to Gawker, this high school student who tells off his history teacher is from Duncanville, Texas. The speech he gives on his way out the door, above his teacher's impassive "Bye"s, is both harsh and unpredictably eloquent. Read Full Post >
May 07, 2013
Media Multitasking: The New Marshmallow Test
In a Slate article, Annie Murphy Paul describes the growing concern, backed by new research, that students retain less when they engage in media multitasking during learning. Read Full Post >
May 01, 2013
Tips on Inspiring Student Curiosity
In a recent Time article, Annie Murphy Paul writes that curiosity is what "drives us to keep learning, keep trying, keep pushing forward." Read Full Post >
March 27, 2013
Researcher: It's OK for Kids to be Bored
A British education researcher says it's mistake to think that children need to be "constantly occupied and constantly stimulated." Read Full Post >
January 11, 2013
Gallup: Student Engagement Drops With Each Grade
With every year that passes between 5th and 12th grade, the number of students who are engaged with school declines steadily. Read Full Post >
December 27, 2012
Educator: Math Teachers Need Creative License
An educator warns that the centrality of standardized tests in math—particularly vis-a-vis teacher evaluations—may reduce the flexibility teachers' need to engage students in the subject. Read Full Post >
December 26, 2012
Study: Student Motivation, Study Strategies Trump IQ for Learning Gains
A new research study finds that, when it comes to student growth in mathematics, motivation and effective study skills are more important than sheer intelligence. Read Full Post >
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