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Mentoring Minds - instructional materials to develop critical thinking skills

Educational Technology Guy

Mentoring Minds is an educational publishing company that develops K-12 instructional materials to help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. The company's main goal is to provide materials that help students increase their critical analysis and reasoning skills, along with problem solving skills.

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HMH Launches Performance Suite: A Unified Solution for Curriculum, Assessment and Professional Development

eSchool News

The launch of Performance Suite signals a major milestone in the integration of HMH’s high-quality instructional materials and NWEA’s leading assessments. With ready-to-teach lessons and a real-time planning assistant, Performance Suite facilitates differentiated instruction.

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School Instructional Materials Market Takes Major Year-to-Date Hit in Sales

Marketplace K-12

The first seven months of 2020 were tough ones for PreK-12 publishers, according to an analysis by an industry group. The post School Instructional Materials Market Takes Major Year-to-Date Hit in Sales appeared first on Market Brief.

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Rural areas are poised for unique STEM education, but need more resources

eSchool News

Place-based learning experiences, often through local partnerships and the adaptation of instructional materials for local relevance, can be especially productive for building rural students interest in STEM. They operate under an 1863 congressional charter to the National Academy of Sciences, signed by President Lincoln.

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Quality over quantity: Rethinking edtech time in the classroom

eSchool News

Relatively small doses of digital content supplement lessons and cement student learning by, among other things, engaging and motivating students, filling gaps in core instructional material, providing targeted support or reinforcement of concepts, or connecting lessons to real-world scenarios.

EdTech 97
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Beyond translations: Effective scaffolds to support ELLs

eSchool News

While it may seem convenient to provide instructional materials in students’ native languages, relying too heavily on translations can hinder ELLs’ progress in developing language proficiency and content mastery.

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States Stepping Up Role in Reviewing Digital Resources, Analysis Finds

Marketplace K-12

Twenty one states today have a process for reviewing districts' choices of instructional materials, compared with just 14 two years ago, according to the State Educational Technology Directors Association. The post States Stepping Up Role in Reviewing Digital Resources, Analysis Finds appeared first on Market Brief.