Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

For example, the National Dropout Prevention Center conducted a year-long study of the Measuring Up program and its impact on student outcomes. A case study worth looking at is this one from Midview Middle School (Grafton Ohio): “We chose Measuring Up because it provides a way to assess and diagnose every student.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 29, 2017

Recent studies, including the Gates Foundation, the TNTP Project and Harvard research, all report failing grades from administrators and teachers alike, which is one certainty we can begin with. The training in this area is mostly academically focused, such as common core standards and STEM.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2016

Statistically, almost half of school dropouts do so because they don’t see the relevance. This is a great way to focus material on what your class is studying. Select the type of presentation you want–1) topic, 2) mentoring, or 3) project evaluation (for input on completed student projects).

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 16, 2018

I came here for both — the training and the academics,” says Miller, who plans to study biology in college, of her decision to attend Essex Tech. One way the school has tried to encourage students’ to keep their options open is by introducing college seminar-style classes like the Genocide Studies course, currently an honors-level elective.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2018

An annual study of Broadway and the 16 top nonprofit theaters in New York City, put out by the Asian American Performers Action Coalition, shows that from 2006 to 2016, Asian actors were hired for 3.7 Related: Theater helps English language learners master Common Core: But can it close the achievement gap? percent of the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2018

The repercussions of not learning to read are magnified for poor children: Research shows that low-income children who cannot read at grade level by third grade are six times more likely to become high school dropouts. “In When I went to college [to study teaching], they tell you: ‘Here, this is the lesson plan for reading, for math, etc.,’

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

What does personalized learning mean to the perennial tug-of-war over content — in higher education’s “great books” debate over whether students should absorb the Western canon or study what they want, and, at the K-12 level, over the Common Core? Is sameness the key to equal opportunity? That is harder to answer.

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