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What New Research Says About Fostering a ‘Sense of Belonging’ in Classrooms

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Research shows that everybody finds things like that annoying, but if you're a first-generation college student, those start to trigger worries about belonging, because there's a belonging uncertainty there,” he says. Walton has spent decades researching how to foster a stronger sense of belonging in education settings.

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Will Teachers Listen to Feedback From AI? Researchers Are Betting on It

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But TeachFX, she adds, is focused not on her students’ achievements, but instead on her performance as a teacher. Her application is called TalkMoves, and a version of Jacob’s research is now being used by the tutoring company Saga Education to train first-time tutors. “With other classroom tools, I have to collect the data myself.

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Why Accessibility Must Be a Part of Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Initiatives

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Importantly, these companies are pursuing equitable access to their products and content, regardless of identity, geography, race, religion, socioeconomic background, etc. They proactively plan for a diverse customer base and do not treat accessibility as an afterthought. Identify and achieve your DEI goals.

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Can Third Graders Learn Data Science? These Researchers Say Yes

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Bowen, a principal research associate at the Urban Institute, wanted to fill the dearth of accessible teaching resources with sessions on coding, cartography, and—of course—Bowen’s pet-prolific workshop on data collection and visualization. “I’m

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To Understand ChatGPT’s Impact on Higher Education, Think Like a Scientist

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At Columbia University’s Science of Learning Research Initiative (SOLER), our work is dedicated to examining the academic experience of our students and instructors through a scientific lens. To inform these conversations, observational research — without intervention — is the necessary foundation.

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How Does Acceleration Research Help Schools and Kids Rebound?

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Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.” Roadmap p 18) This report also says that the pandemic negatively impacted math and widened achievement gaps. Acceleration research says it is a way to do that. This episode focuses specifically on acceleration research. Nancy Frey.

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How to Evaluate and Select the Right Edtech Products [Infographic]

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Today’s education leaders have unprecedented access to edtech products, but there’s no clear way to determine a product’s quality or effectiveness for learning. How can decision-makers know if a product meets learning standards and drives student achievement without a shared definition of what makes a product usable, valuable and effective?

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