Curriculum: Page 60
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Thoughtful curation of curriculum key to covering all bases throughout school year
Approaching educational content as fine dining rather than a fast food meal can prevent too much material being crammed into a single year.
By Lauren Barack • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Teachers mine summer travels for next year's lesson plans
From visiting Viking settlements to rowing across the North Atlantic, educators are using vacation time to enrich the curriculum for their students.
By Lauren Barack • Aug. 1, 2018 -
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Weaving the four Cs into after-school programs
A Pennsylvania librarian created a YouTube club in which students gain production as well as 21st century skills.
By Lauren Barack • July 25, 2018 -
Financial literacy is as necessary as reading, writing and arithmetic
Teach students to balance their checkbook, and they’ll hopefully be financially solvent forever.
By Lauren Barack • July 25, 2018 -
Using role-playing to uncover new skillsets
When students become the various characters involved in a mock trial, they develop abilities for future careers.
By Lauren Barack • July 25, 2018 -
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Can single-sex classes bring parity to traditionally male subjects like shop?
While Title IX required equality for genders in school, it hasn’t immediately brought that equality into the workforce.
By Lauren Barack • July 25, 2018 -
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It's never too early to start teaching digital citizenship skills
Social media is a powerful medium, and students will be expected to understand how to use those services ethically.
By Lauren Barack • July 25, 2018 -
Competition can beef up math skills
Contests can engage students who are eager to expand their learning.
By Lauren Barack • July 18, 2018 -
Injecting civics, history into school day doesn't require curriculum overhaul
Tapping into professional development sessions, for example, can help educators learn how to bring social studies back into classrooms while accounting for sensitive issues around race, gender and class.
By Lauren Barack • July 18, 2018 -
Strong curriculum empowers students to develop their voices
Affording students a variety of opportunities to be heard is crucial to developing a sense of autonomy and responsibility for learning.
By Lauren Barack • July 18, 2018 -
Teaching kids to love school, even as they struggle
Learning is a series of trying, failing and trying again.
By Lauren Barack • July 18, 2018 -
What do virtual reality, BuzzFeed quizzes and essay writing have in common?
Teacher Carissa Peck uses technology to pepper her English language arts class and students turn into better writers for her effort.
By Lauren Barack • July 18, 2018 -
The 4 marks of a school with an inquiry-based model
Whether it's called genius hour, project-based learning or design thinking, the educational approach makes students the pilots of their own learning.
By Christina Vercelletto • July 17, 2018 -
Hanging with the chimpanzees, and poolside with penguins
Webcams and tech tools help students get up close with wildlife.
By Lauren Barack • July 11, 2018 -
Put the whole world in their hands
Museums and cultural organizations let educators borrow ancient objects and art through lending programs for schools.
By Lauren Barack • July 11, 2018 -
Texas district ordered to turn over curriculum for human sexuality course
Educating parents about classes and materials their students are studying can help alleviate concerns and misconceptions.
By Lauren Barack • July 11, 2018 -
Getting involved in students' lives — from school to home
Teacher training can help educators work more effectively with students — and their families.
By Lauren Barack • July 11, 2018 -
Tech can help young students learn to not fear mistakes
Using digital portfolios in the primary grades opens up new ways to teach math.
By Lauren Barack • July 11, 2018 -
Going green: Seeding schools with ecology and recycling programs
An ecology curriculum can bloom beyond the classroom walls.
By Lauren Barack • July 9, 2018 -
Some DC parents worry dual-language programs mean gentrification
Dual-language charter schools in Washington, D.C. tend to be disproportionately white, but such programs show academic benefits for students, regardless of their native language.
By Linda Jacobson • July 6, 2018 -
Weighing the benefits of game-based technology in schools
The decision to gamify a curriculum may lie in the answer to most things — moderation.
By Lauren Barack • July 6, 2018 -
Learning handwriting in the digital age
Ohio lawmakers decide elementary students should learn cursive.
By Lauren Barack • July 5, 2018 -
Deep Dive
PD organization, others push emphasis on curriculum materials
Researchers are increasingly pointing to the potential that schools’ choices of curriculum materials have to improve student learning and success.
By Linda Jacobson • July 5, 2018 -
Online classes give students a digital edge
As online learning options grow, students exposed to digital classes may have an advantage.
By Lauren Barack • July 3, 2018 -
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5 cool ed tech tools we saw at ISTE 2018
Robots for STEM and autism, increasingly interoperable platforms and more to keep an eye on.
By Roger Riddell • July 3, 2018
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