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The Best, Free Financial Literacy Courses for Middle and High School

Cool Cat Teacher

Not only that, but parents also want their children to learn other skills. Furthermore, research supports starting early. Recent research shows that this free course boosts students' financial knowledge by 20% compared to those who didn't take it. Studies show that kids as young as seven can start grasping basic money concepts.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

Cool Cat Teacher

Jon believes the two most important things that make good teaching good are active learning and relationships. Too much education is received passively, and Jon knows from both research and experience that students learn best when they are active participants. There's research. It's amazing.

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Nearly 60% of Teens Use Their Own Mobile Devices in School for Learning

The Innovative Educator

This year’s report, Digital Learning 24/7: Understanding Technology – Enhanced Learning in the Lives of Today’s Students , provides landmark findings on the efficacy and value associated with popular digital learning initiatives: blended learning, online learning, school-assigned mobile devices and STEM learning.

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Top Tech Tools for Equity and Accessibility

Cool Cat Teacher

Developed in collaboration with researchers at the Harvard School of Education, students read aloud and the tool collects data on fluency and accountability (think words correct per minute and total time read, among others) and a recording and transcript of their reading. And all of a sudden I'm taking Algebra 2, I'm taking Calculus.