4 steps to fluency and mastery in education for ELLs
Ramon Namnun

Incorporating high-quality resources to support ELL students can have a stark impact on whether they succeed. At High School of World Cultures, we have been able to pinpoint four best practices for evaluating ELL resources. Read more>>

Sponsored by Big Ideas Learning

Effective teaching requires a clear understanding of what students need to accomplish mathematically. Clear learning goals focus the work of teaching and student learning. The authors of Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life put this research into practice through learning targets and success criteria. Read more>>

When the actors are students, and they’re armed
The New York Times

High schools and colleges across the country license shows from an enduring catalog of stage favorites. Firing a gun is integral to a surprising number of them. But as school shootings mount, educators face the question of how to portray gunfire on stage amid students’ fears that their school could be next. Read more>>

Address poverty’s impact on education outcomes
The Times-Tribune

The sad truth is that not every district—as it exists today—possesses the infrastructure and foundation to offer children the best possible educational experience. Read more>>

Is the new education reform hiding in plain sight?
The Hechinger Report

A potentially more revolutionary reform movement is bubbling up with personalized learning. It seems obvious that the quirks, habits, passions and temperaments of individual students will affect not just what they learn, but the energy they put into the effort. Human variation is not an inconvenience, in this view, but a tool for engagement. Read more>>

Do we need more 'consequences' in public school classrooms?
Moultrie News

We all can agree that respecting the dignity of others around us is central to pluralistic life—and students must learn this. And we must help them to learn it. However, a focus on consequences misses important questions: what resources should teachers clamor for? What do teachers need that will support all students, given the challenges of growing up in the 21st century? Read more>>

The problem with generalizing about ‘America’s schools’
The Atlantic

In a system that affords significant authority to schools, districts and states, it is ill suited for identifying the actual strengths and weaknesses of schools. And when used to drive policy, such rhetoric can generate support for policies that are at best distracting and at worst detrimental. Read more>>
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