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LEARNING RECOVERY: THE RESEARCH ON TUTORING, EXTENDED SCHOOL YEAR, AND OTHER STRATEGIES
The evidence points most strongly to the value of high-dosage tutoring, but other approaches also have merit. READ MORE...
6 SMALL INSTRUCTIONAL CHANGES TEACHERS CAN MAKE FOR BIG RESULTS
What is a “small teaching move” that you think is not as common as it should be? A “small teaching move” in this context is an action that would require very little prep, can easily be made into a routine or habit, and is likely to result in increased student engagement and learning. READ MORE...
REIMAGINING EDUCATION IN A POST-PANDEMIC WORLD
“We need a new normal,” Linda Darling-Hammond, the Charles E. Ducommun professor of education emeritus at Stanford, told a panel during NCSL Base Camp 2021. And this is a good time to redesign the century-old approach to education in this country, she added. READ MORE...
Fixing What’s Broken in Education WATCH
REINVENTING EDUCATION POST-PANDEMIC
Reich presented three potential trajectories for post-pandemic education: a return to the status quo, a focus on remediating learning loss, or an organized effort to reinvent education to be more humane. READ MORE...
SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD
New study finds more severe suspensions have greater negative effects on learning outcomes, attendance, and future behavior; educators have better solutions.
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HOW NOVICE AND EXPERT TEACHERS APPROACH CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT DIFFERENTLY
A 2021 study reveals the ways in which new and experienced teachers think about discipline—plus 6 takeaways for managing your classroom effectively this year.
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3 NEW TEACHING STRATEGIES FOR THE RETURN TO CLASSROOMS
Many educators have already shared how their teaching has fundamentally changed for the better during the pandemic. Adapting to remote and hybrid teaching and learning has inspired teachers to focus on what is most important as well as what is possible. READ MORE...
LET’S STOP MAKING “GROWTH MINDSET” A BUZZWORD
We teachers have been riding the word-of-the-year roller coaster for a while now, and we barely feel the thrill, even as these words are printed all over coffee mugs and bumper stickers. Remember “rigor” and “resilience”? Remember “grit”?
