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Science Opinion High-Quality Science Instruction Should Be 3-Dimensional. Here's What That Looks Like
Cookie-cutter lab assignments that ask students to follow explicit instructions to reach the "right" conclusion limit learning.
Spencer Martin, February 12, 2024
4 min read
Reading & Literacy Webinar Oral Language Development: The Missing Link to Supporting Students with Dyslexia 
Dyslexia affects 20% of students. Join our webinar & discover the "missing link" to reading success: oral language development.
February 7, 2024
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Teaching Opinion How to Facilitate Student-Centered Instruction: One Nonprofit Leader Shares Lessons
Most educators want rigorous, differentiated, student-centered classrooms. The trick is actually creating them.
Rick Hess, February 5, 2024
8 min read
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Reading & Literacy Live Online Discussion A Seat at the Table: The Science of Reading: Supporting Educators with Effective Teaching Strategies
Science can guide reading instruction, but what about teacher support? Join our discussion on navigating the "science of reading" movement & empowering educators.
January 30, 2024
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Curriculum How to Create Courses on Personal Finance That Stick
Many states are now requiring students to study personal finance. Here are tips on implementing these courses.
Elizabeth Heubeck, January 17, 2024
4 min read
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Mathematics Letter to the Editor Students Need Math Fact Fluency
Math fact fluency is a timely issue, writes this letter to the editor.
January 16, 2024
1 min read
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Teaching Opinion Believe, Sleep, Play: 3 Research-Based Ideas for Effective Teaching
Many studies affirm that students achieve success more easily when they feel their teachers believe in them.
Larry Ferlazzo, January 15, 2024
14 min read
First grade students listen as their teacher Megan Gose helps them craft alternate endings for stories they wrote together at Moorsbridge Elementary School in Portage, Mich., on Nov. 29, 2023.
First grade students work with teacher Megan Gose to craft alternate endings for stories they wrote together at Moorsbridge Elementary School in Portage, Mich., on Nov. 29, 2023.
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Reading & Literacy Reading Comprehension Hinges on Building Knowledge. New Curricula Aim to Help
Students need to know a lot of content to become good readers. Enter new curriculum series, which prioritized shared texts exploring history, science, and literature.
Sarah Schwartz, January 15, 2024
13 min read
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Reading & Literacy Opinion No, AI Can’t Teach Children to Read. Yet
What would it take for ed tech to actually teach reading? A cognitive psychologist and an education professor have some ideas.
Diana Sharp & Nicole Patton Terry, January 5, 2024
4 min read
Whittier Elementary School teacher Kayla Cowen interacts with students, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Mesa, Ariz.
Whittier Elementary School teacher Kayla Cowen interacts with students, Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2022 in Mesa, Ariz.
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Mathematics Video How Math Instruction Evolved in 2023, and What's Ahead
EdWeek's Stephen Sawchuk examines the changes in math policy and practice in 2023, and anticipates what's ahead for the new year.
Sarah Schwartz & Sam Mallon, December 28, 2023
1 min read
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Reading & Literacy Reading Aloud to Students Shouldn't Get Lost in Shift to 'Science of Reading,' Teachers Say
Why reading aloud to students is a critical tool for developing literacy and a love for reading.
Elizabeth Heubeck, December 27, 2023
4 min read
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Mathematics The Education Word of the Year Is...
See which word popped up most often in Education Week's 2023 coverage, as well as some of the runners-up.
Elizabeth Heubeck, December 22, 2023
4 min read
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Classroom Technology Busting 3 Myths About Teaching AI in the Classroom
Teaching students how to use AI does not have to be confined to high school computer science classes.
Alyson Klein, December 20, 2023
3 min read