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How Can We Increase Math Retention for Students?

How Can We Increase Math Retention for Students?

Data suggests a significant decline in U.S. students' math performance exacerbated by the pandemic but rooted in pre-existing issues such as stagnant scores and superficial teaching methods. Learn how to address this issue through systemic changes […]

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Assessment Tools for Back-to-School

Assessment Tools for Back-to-School

With the new school year in full swing, there is a wide range of tools and methods educators can explore to enhance student learning, from digital tools like AI-driven lesson creators to immersive technologies like augmented and virtual reality. […]

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Assessing Deeper Learning

Assessing Deeper Learning

The profound disruptions to traditional schooling over the past two years leave educators with unique opportunities to redefine school. Though it may be tempting to try to teach faster to "catch up" on missed content, we contend that the best course […]

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Meet the HQPBL Rubric!

Meet the HQPBL Rubric!

“Education is not an affair of ‘telling’ and being told, but an active and constructive process.” 

— John Dewey

I would like to share a tool that will help educators implement High-Quality Project Based Learning, or HQPBL. It is a 6-part framework […]

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Promoting Student Choice in Assessments

Promoting Student Choice in Assessments

Now that the school year has started and hopefully we are making the transition into hybrid, distance or in-person learning, it is a good opportunity to think about options that will work regardless of our learning space. We may need to transition […]

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Jay McTighe discusses assessment

Watch the video below to see Jay McTighe discuss how assessment should be done throughout learning.

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