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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I also tend to think that educators make rational responses in selecting instructional materials and tools (including using social media) – and certainly in the U.S. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway.

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Curriculum Associates and Corwin Partner on i-Ready® Assessment and Professional Learning Services

eSchool News

Additionally, Hattie will now serve as a technical advisor for i-Ready Assessment, bringing over 30 years of research on what works best to improve learning. Conversely, K–12 leaders oftentimes have challenges measuring the impact of professional learning on student achievement.

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Turn the Page: Looking Beyond the Textbook for Culturally-Responsive Curriculum

Edsurge

We must conduct critical analyses of our instructional materials to identify bias, ensure representation, and embed responsive practices. Are we requiring DEI professional learning and development for our team members? In the hands of a skilled teacher, however, it can transform outcomes for all learners.

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How Video Games Can Teach Reading Just as Well as Books

Edsurge

In our fourth grade professional learning committee we used “ Sydney’s World ,” a narrative roleplaying game I developed to help younger students improve their reading fluency and comprehension. Research and pedagogy unequivocally point to digital game-based learning as an instructional methodology that can improve literacy skills.

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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

I predict that in the new year, more administrators and other educators will focus not just on building knowledge and ensuring their materials are aligned to the science of reading, but they will go beyond to examine hiring practices, multi-tiered systems of support, assessments, the science of learning and implementation, and more.

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Driving Innovation, Discovery Education Reaches New Heights in New Hampshire Classrooms 

eSchool News

In 2021, the New Hampshire Department of Education selected Discovery Education’s award-winning K-12 learning platform to support all New Hampshire learning environments with high quality instructional material. Since then, there have been more than one million engagements statewide for all Discovery Education resources.

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I Need My Professional Goals to Matter to My School Leaders. Without It, It Is Hard to Stay in the Classroom.

Edsurge

Those are the leaders who have helped me improve my practices and boost outcomes. Though studies have proven that it is worth dedicating time to establish these relationships, it is unfortunately pretty common to learn that even the most well-intended efforts fall short.

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