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What I Learned From My Students Who Became Teachers

ED Surge

After 13 years of teaching, I’ve had just over 1,700 students walk in and out of my classroom. During my career, students and their families have trusted my knowledge and expertise to create opportunities to learn and build community. While that example may not apply to us, much of the work educators do daily is under threat.

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Knowledge vs. Experience: What I’ve Learned About the Art of Teaching

STEM Education Works

I’ve learned a lot about the difference between technical knowledge and true-blue, in-the-classroom teaching experience. Truly engaging with students and fostering genuine learning in them takes a bit more finesse than that. They need to ensure that academic standards are being applied correctly.

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I Love Being a Teacher, But I Can’t Survive on Compassion

ED Surge

Their commitment and passion for teaching were the reasons why I chose this profession. Next door, there was a halfway house filled with young men, some of whom were fathers to the students I would be teaching. I was coming to teach the masses, full of hope and determination – how quickly I had to change focus.

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To Close the Math Achievement Gap, We Must Recognize What Students Bring to the Classroom

ED Surge

In this situation, the teacher has made an effort to know each and every student, the math knowledge they bring to the lesson and how that knowledge can be used to advance learning more complex math. The teacher has also set up a classroom that nurtures curiosity and questioning that leads to learning.

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eSpark–Self-paced Learning for Math and Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

Teachers monitor individual progress, see what each student completed on their last visit as well as when that was and how long it lasted, view students’ self-described moods, assess their pre- and post-quiz scores, and view their summative synthesis videos that provide evidence of their knowledge as they teach others what they just learned.

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 Greater Impact with High-Quality Instructional Materials

Defined Learning

High Quality Instructional Materials (HQIM) are educational resources that have been developed and reviewed to be of high quality, rigor, and alignment with academic content standards. They are intended to support teaching and learning through effective instruction helping students achieve academic success.

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College's Use of Exam-Proctoring Software to ‘Scan’ Rooms Violated Privacy Rights, Judge Finds

ED Surge

It’s the latest in what will likely remain a contested area of edtech, as colleges struggle to preserve academic standards by deterring cheating while balancing the privacy rights of students. The Fourth Amendment protects citizens against unreasonable searches and seizures of their persons or property.