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Tech4Teachers.ca
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Recurso didáctico para la enseñanza de gestos técnicos básicos del fútbol como la conducción y pase
99math
Use this website for learning math for grades 1st-12th. This website can be used as a teacher or student and is free....
Epic!
Use this website as a resource for students to use to read books, feed their curiousness, read independently, engage with...
Sociocultural Perspectives of Learning
This course will review themes that are often identified with sociocultural learning: (1) human development and learning...
There’s Still Time to Do School Discipline Differently, Researcher Says
As students and educators head into their third full year of schooling during a pandemic, they’re doing so amid a flurry...
Creating Better Video For Learning, Part 1
This is the first article in a series about what evidence (research) says about creating better video for learning.
OVA - MITOLOGÍA GRIEGA
Bienvenidos a este recurso digital de aprendizaje donde reforzaras los contenidos acerca de los relatos griegos, espero...
Methods for Teaching Students with Significant Disabilities: Case Studies and Other Materials
These materials were created for the SPED 441 Supports for the Specialized Curriculum course at Millersville University....
Ideas for Creating an Effective Syllabus for Online Learning
Online students need to feel an instructor presence in their classes. Thorough explanations and effective communication...
Creating an Effective Syllabus + Free Template | Today’s Learner | Cengage
In this article, learn about the essentials of an effective course syllabus alongside a free syllabus template to help...
Creating a Syllabus | teachphilosophy101
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4 Alternative Syllabus Formats That Promote Equity - Every Learner Everywhere
In discussing how to improve syllabi, Caring for Students is a Guide to alternative course syllabus structures and...
How can I use my syllabus as a tool for inclusion? - Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching
Your syllabus can be a powerful tool in creating an inclusive learning environment. It conveys your priorities as an...
Creating a Course Syllabus
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How Do I Create an Effective Syllabus?
The syllabus is typically your students' first real introduction to your course, greeting them with the pertinent details...
HOW TO CREATE A SYLLABUS - Advice Guide
Perhaps you’re offering a new course, or you’re looking to revamp an old one. Maybe that section you were scheduled to...
Deaf Education
This is a pilot project to explore the efficacy of Pressbooks toward the creation of e-books to deaf learners. The...
Building Teachers’ Capacity to Develop Students’ Mathematics Fluency in Fraction Divisions
The Building Teachers' Capacity to Develop Students' Mathematics Fluency in Fraction Division tutorial is a self-directed...
Math Games Using Dominoes
Math games have always been part of our math time. I love the fact that any time I introduce a math game, I know I’ll...
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These Autism Simulations Help You Feel What It’s Like
These Autism Simulations Help You Feel What It’s Like - Mashable has an interesting collection of autism simulations to...
Summer Bridge's Effects on College Student Success on JSTOR
This study considered whether participation in a rigorous, intense summer bridge program had a significant effect on the...

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As New Term Starts, Supreme Court Is Poised to Resume Rightward Push
Oct 02, 2022 06:06 AM PDT

The justices return to the bench on Monday to start a term that will include major cases on affirmative action, voting and discrimination against gay couples. Several will take on questions about race.
Seychelles: President Ramkalawan chairs meeting following fire incident on landfill two, Providence
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Teaching My Kids How to Be Jewish, One Plate of Apples at a Time - The New York Times
Oct 01, 2022 05:19 PM PDT
Head Start grantees cited for child abuse, lack of supervision - The Washington Post
Oct 01, 2022 01:52 PM PDT
North Carolina A&T State University Receives $500K Grant To Boost Its STEAM Education Program
Oct 01, 2022 01:00 PM PDT
Wilkerson discusses value of diverse teacher workforce in Post-Crescent article
Oct 01, 2022 12:26 PM PDT
JSSC PGT: Minimum qualification prescribed for Jharkhand PGT teacher recruitment, these ... - India
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How Private High Schools Keep the College Pay-to-Win Game Going
Oct 01, 2022 08:00 AM PDT

And it can be yours for just four yearly payments of $50,000!
A Shortage of Teachers - LA Progressive
Oct 01, 2022 07:54 AM PDT
20-year study shows benefits of pre-k
Sep 30, 2022 06:49 AM PDT

Students who attended prekindergarten programs were more likely to take advanced courses and graduate from high school on tim -More-
An Oakland school shooting that injured 6 was gang-related, police say
Sep 30, 2022 03:00 AM PDT

Officials said at least two gunmen were targeting a specific person and that they are still working to determine what touched off the shooting. It comes amid a surge in violence across the city.
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
Sep 30, 2022 02:15 AM PDT

The Universal Design for Learning framework seeks to engage all students with accessible, relevant, and meaningful learning.
A look inside the legal battle to stop Biden's student loan relief
Sep 30, 2022 02:13 AM PDT

The legal cases all face the same challenge: finding a plaintiff who will be clearly harmed by debt cancellation.
More than 2.5 million Florida students have missed school during Hurricane Ian
Sep 29, 2022 03:30 PM PDT

The vast majority of Florida's public school districts closed at least one day this week as the storm made its way across the state.
In a reversal, the Education Dept. is excluding many from student loan relief
Sep 29, 2022 10:29 AM PDT

The Biden administration has quietly changed its guidance to disqualify borrowers who have privately-held FFEL and Perkins loans.
Tech & Learning Announces 2022-23 Dates for Regional Leadership Summit Series
Sep 29, 2022 03:12 AM PDT

Tech & Learning’s Regional Leadership Summits are designed to provide school district administrators with a unique opportunity to network with their colleagues in support of driving innovation in their school districts.
8 Efficiency Tools for School Administrators
Sep 29, 2022 02:05 AM PDT

Apps, software, and more to improve efficiency so admins can work smarter not harder
Monetizing Scholastic Esports: What to Know
Sep 28, 2022 02:20 AM PDT

Using for-profit companies for scholastic esports is a still-developing landscape
Motivating Students with Digital Badges
Sep 28, 2022 02:05 AM PDT

Using digital badges to reward and engage students
The School Shooting Is Fake. Can It Prepare an Officer for a Real One?
Sep 27, 2022 03:21 PM PDT

A $50 million facility in upstate New York is trying to teach officers the thing they’ll need most during the next mass shooting: bravery.
Best Free Hispanic Heritage Month Lessons and Activities
Sep 27, 2022 02:39 AM PDT

Celebrate Hispanic and Latino heritage
Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will cost $400 billion, budget office says
Sep 27, 2022 02:23 AM PDT

The cost of the White House's student loan forgiveness plan is an estimate over a 30-year period and will add to the country's deficit, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report.
This education program gives incarcerated women a better chance at life beyond prison
Sep 26, 2022 02:29 PM PDT

Higher education programs in prison help keep people from returning after being released. Most college programs are at men's prisons. At one facility in central Illinois, the focus is on women.
Why More States Are Requiring Computer Science Classes
Sep 26, 2022 02:17 AM PDT

More and more states are requiring computer science classes be offered at all schools.
Extraordinary Attorney Woo: 5 Lessons for Teaching Students with Autism
Sep 26, 2022 02:03 AM PDT

Although mostly set in a courtroom, the hit show Extraordinary Attorney Woo has lessons for the classroom
How social-emotional learning became a frontline in the battle against CRT
Sep 26, 2022 02:01 AM PDT

Nationwide, community members are protesting the teaching of social-emotional learning – largely because conservatives have linked it with another flashpoint in public education: critical race theory.
What is Open Culture and How Can It Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks
Sep 26, 2022 01:30 AM PDT

Open Culture is a free online hub full of useful digital resources for education.
The Discount Data That Some Colleges Won’t Publish
Sep 24, 2022 12:00 AM PDT

Want to know how few students pay full price, or the odds of getting merit aid? The so-called Common Data Set can help, but some schools don’t post it.
7 Digital Learning Theories and Models You Should Know
Sep 22, 2022 08:35 AM PDT

Knowing these digital learning theories and models can boost your instruction
The role of states in contributing to the student debt crisis
Sep 20, 2022 01:46 PM PDT

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with economic policy expert Heather McGhee, host of the podcast The Sum Of Us, about how historic disinvestment by states in education contributed to the student debt crisis.
HBCUs got a windfall of federal COVID relief. Here's how colleges are spending it
Sep 20, 2022 01:35 PM PDT

Historically Black colleges and universities are using federal COVID relief funds to cancel student debt, upgrade campus infrastructure and retain students who struggle because of financial barriers.
Many children are regularly exposed to gun violence. Here's how to help them heal
Sep 20, 2022 02:01 AM PDT

Children who are regularly exposed to gun violence can struggle with feelings of hopelessness and anxiety. There's a lot communities and after-school programs can do to help.
Virginia Reverses School Protections for Transgender Students
Sep 19, 2022 09:36 AM PDT

The state’s Department of Education issued guidelines that would require students to file legal documents to be called by different pronouns.
The Subprime Loans for College Hiding in Plain Sight
Sep 19, 2022 07:58 AM PDT

Many families can borrow most of the cost of college using a Parent PLUS loan. This will not end well.
Waiting for loan forgiveness, borrowers are targets for scammers
Sep 19, 2022 02:09 AM PDT

In the search for next steps on the government's loan forgiveness plan, some borrowers are finding fake emails and texts instead of real answers.
A recent skirmish over free speech involved high school students and their adviser
Sep 18, 2022 02:32 PM PDT

NPR's Michel Martins speaks with attorney Hadar Harris of the Student Law Press Center about a high school adviser who refused to censor her student's published work.
Virginia has moved to restrict the rights of trans students in its public schools
Sep 18, 2022 09:57 AM PDT

The revamped rules explicitly state that students must only use bathrooms and locker rooms associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. Similar restrictions apply to sports and other activities.
Privilege Is in Crisis. Look at Our Elite Private Schools.
Sep 17, 2022 07:33 PM PDT

The past few years have witnessed a lot of upheaval in the name of political reckoning. Is the pendulum swinging back to tradition?
Yeshiva University cancels all clubs after it was ordered to allow an LGBTQ group
Sep 17, 2022 08:48 AM PDT

The Supreme Court said Yeshiva University would have to go back to New York state courts in its legal battle with the YU Pride Alliance, an LGBTQ student group asking to be officially recognized.
Opinion: With abortion bans on the rise, kids need to know more about menstruation
Sep 17, 2022 02:01 AM PDT

Today, even one missed period could have serious implications for a young person's life. But how late is late, and when is pain or a heavy period a medical concern? Many preteens don't know.
New Trial Is Ordered for Water Polo Coach Convicted in U.S.C. Scandal
Sep 15, 2022 06:13 PM PDT

Jovan Vavic, who was convicted on bribery and fraud, won a striking victory after a string of guilty verdicts and guilty pleas by parents, coaches and others embroiled in the scandal.
Congress Told Colleges to Return Native Remains. What’s Taking So Long?
Sep 15, 2022 02:00 AM PDT

The University of North Dakota, the latest U.S. college to acknowledge keeping Indigenous bones and artifacts, pledged to work with tribal leaders on returning them.
Despite Years of Criticism, the US News College Rankings Live On
Sep 15, 2022 02:00 AM PDT

Columbia University skidded to No. 18, suggesting that the ratings may be flawed and easily manipulated. But for many families, the list is a marker of prestige.
Why Talking About Student Loan Debt Is No Longer Taboo
Sep 13, 2022 06:09 AM PDT

A topic that was once steeped in shame and stigma has become normalized, for better or for worse.
Columbia University Drops From No. 2 to No. 18 in U.S. News Rankings
Sep 12, 2022 04:33 PM PDT

After doubt about its data, the university dropped to No. 18 from No. 2. But now many are asking, can the rating system be that easily manipulated?
As Harvard Makes Amends for Its Ties to Slavery, Descendants Ask, What Is Owed?
Sep 12, 2022 12:13 PM PDT

A woman who lived in the shadows of Harvard discovers, at 80, that her enslaved ancestors had links to the university.
In Hasidic Enclaves, Failing Yeshivas Flush With Public Money
Sep 12, 2022 07:15 AM PDT

New York’s Hasidic Jewish religious schools have benefited from $1 billion in government funding in the last four years but are unaccountable to outside oversight.
At Head Start, Masks Remain On, Despite CDC Guidelines
Sep 09, 2022 02:34 PM PDT

Some of the nation’s poorest pre-K students are the last still under mask mandates, affecting enrollment.
Oberlin Says It Will Pay $36.59 Million to a Local Bakery
Sep 08, 2022 05:21 PM PDT

Gibson’s Bakery said the liberal arts college had falsely accused it of racism after a Black student was caught shoplifting.
Could Student Loan Forgiveness Send Borrowers Without Degrees Back to School?
Sep 03, 2022 02:00 AM PDT

Millions took on debt for college but left without graduating, making it harder to repay their loans. Will the Biden administration’s relief plan get them to try again?
The Pandemic Erased Two Decades of Progress in Math and Reading
Sep 01, 2022 09:15 AM PDT

The results of a national test showed just how devastating the last two years have been for 9-year-old schoolchildren, especially the most vulnerable.
The First A.P. African-American Studies Class is Coming This Fall
Aug 31, 2022 09:10 AM PDT

The new course will undergo a pilot program in 60 schools, as the debate over how to teach history becomes ever more divisive.
Biden Announces $10,000 in Student Loan Debt Relief
Aug 24, 2022 04:04 PM PDT

The debt forgiveness comes after months of deliberations in the White House over fairness and fears that the plan could make inflation worse ahead of the midterm elections.
Best Practices of State Bullying Policies
Dec 16, 2010 02:22 PM PST

Secretary Duncan issued a technical assistance memo highlighting key components of strong state bullying laws and policies.
New Board Members for Postsecondary Improvement Fund
Dec 13, 2010 07:27 AM PST

Secretary Duncan announced 13 new board members for the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE).
International Student Assessment
Dec 07, 2010 10:15 AM PST

"Being average in reading and science—and below average in math—is not nearly good enough," Secretary Duncan said in response to results from the Program for International Student Assessment.
Passage of the Child Nutrition Bill
Dec 03, 2010 03:52 AM PST

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will "help schools fight our country's childhood obesity epidemic and give students access to the nutritional food they need to help them learn," Secretary Duncan said.
Grants to Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions
Nov 23, 2010 06:24 AM PST

ED announced grants to higher education institutions that serve Asian American and Pacific Islander students.
Assessment Board Members Named
Nov 17, 2010 08:09 AM PST

Secretary Duncan named six members of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the Nation's Report Card.
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Nov 16, 2010 02:25 PM PST

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