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

ED Surge

Nationally, mathematics achievement on average remains low with glaring, persistent inequities across racial and ethnic groups. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2022, students in fourth and eighth grade had the largest decline in mathematics achievement since 1990.

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Can Personalized Learning Be Scaled to Ease Teacher Burdens and Close Achievement Gaps?

ED Surge

Schools are confronting vast achievement gaps among students and an exhausted teaching force. Some say it’s time to finally commit to scalable personalized learning. Not only do we need to meet kids individually where they are, but we also have to ease the burden that teachers face.

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STEMscopes Celebrates the Achievements of Hispanic STEM Pioneers

Accelerate Learning

September 15th through October 15th marks National Hispanic Heritage Month, a time of year where we honor the achievements, contributions, and influence of Hispanic Americans to the world. Here at STEMscopes we want to recognize some of the lesser known Hispanic pioneers in various STEM fields.

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Defining and Achieving Equity in the Classroom

Middle Web

The post Defining and Achieving Equity in the Classroom first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Strive to Achieve the Six P’s of Professionalism

Middle Web

The post Strive to Achieve the Six P’s of Professionalism first appeared on MiddleWeb. Her six principles of teacher professionalism are written with pre-service and novice teachers in mind and “may be used to build your reputation throughout your career.”.

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Newton elementary math team achieves 3rd place at WinMaC

Newton STEM

Garden City, a team of elementary school students from Newton placed third in the Winchester Math Competition (WinMaC) on May 14. WinMaC is an annual math competition organized by high-school students for students in Grades 4-5. This year about 80 elementary students participated, competing for individual and team awards.

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4 Reasons PBL Leads to Deep Math Understanding & Drives Achievement

Defined Learning

If you’re an educator and you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, you’ve undoubtedly seen articles about NAEP test scores that were released this week. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is given to fourth and eighth-grade students across the country.

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