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Teaching Must Get More Flexible Before It Falls Apart

ED Surge

But if you’re reading this article—if you’re engaged enough in education to be reading EdSurge—you probably don’t believe that data. They’ll need to find ways for school employment to be far more flexible, which will mean profound changes in how they work. More flexibility is the number one priority for job seekers.

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American Students Deserve a Multilingual Education

ED Surge

language education was published in 2017, with data from less than half of the country’s K-12 schools. While our understanding of language education is incomplete, we know that most K-12 students in American public schools do not have the opportunity to study an additional language to proficiency. Of the small portion of the U.S.

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How to Differentiate Instruction in Elementary Math

Cool Cat Teacher

Understandably, kindergarten and elementary teachers need to reach every student where they are on their learning journey, but it isn't always easy. Episode 793 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast How to Differentiate Math Instruction in the Elementary Classroom Dr. Carol Ann Tomlinson. Sign Up for Your Free eSpark Account. Twitter @cat3y.

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Model Teaching–How Today’s Educators Learn

Ask a Tech Teacher

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Elementary Math. Student-led Classroom Management.

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How Has the Pandemic Changed the Way Educators Think About Homework?

ED Surge

Salazar is part of a growing movement of educators rethinking homework in light of the pandemic. But educators disagree about how they should respond. It also gives parents a chance to be involved in their child’s education. But other educators have a different view. hours before the pandemic. We are where we are.

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A New Feature of Teacher Prep Programs? Compensating Future Educators for Their Time

ED Surge

Those who were enrolled in — or considering enrolling in — American University’s School of Education said they wanted more classroom experience, more opportunities to practice their craft before being released to do it alone every day to a room full of kids. Wish granted. They’re more comfortable in the classroom, more familiar.”

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STEM Everyday #238 | Elementary STEAM Teacher Ideas | feat. Andrea Mango

STEM Everyday Podcast

Andrea Mango is currently a STEAM teacher in New York, helping her students and others in her school see that being flexible helps build STEM skills. This helped Andrea as she moved into a STEAM Teacher position, building a level of flexibility into every lesson. Flexible Educator-STEAM/STEM (@AndreaMango1) December 1, 2022.