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Artificial Intelligence Opinion How to Use AI With English Learners Without Encouraging Cognitive Offloading
Students need productive struggle to grasp a new language. Here’s where AI can—and can’t—fit in.
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Mathematics Opinion Educators Should Embrace the 'Science of Math.' Here's Why
A neuroscientist explains why research is so critical to students’ understanding of numbers.
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Teaching Opinion When Students Have Agency, Learning Flourishes. Here's Why
Creating the conditions for learners to thrive requires the right elements in the classroom.
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Teaching Profession Opinion ‘Can I Go to the Bathroom?’: How Even Teachers' Smallest Judgment Calls Add Up
Teaching is a constant exercise in emotional triage.
Heidi Wells
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A teacher is overwhelmed by the constant decision making of an educator's job. Educational triage. Burnout.
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Teaching Opinion A Teacher's Guide to Navigating Classroom Censorship Laws
How can educators handle laws constraining the instruction of "divisive concepts“?
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Federal Opinion Margaret Spellings and Arne Duncan: The Ed. Agenda We Can Agree On
We need to get education back on track, write the former Ed. Secretaries. Let’s start at the top.
Margaret Spellings & Arne Duncan
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5 min read
Government research, State budgets, public education, back on track, Education Agenda
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Mathematics Opinion We’re Hiding the Beauty of Math From Children
We don’t wait until kids are independent readers to read them good stories. Why wait for fun math?
Rochy Flint
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5 min read
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Social Studies Opinion A Century of Celebrating Black History: A Collection
This year’s special Education Week Opinion project offers perspectives and guidance from educators for improving Black history education.
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Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion How to Support Your Students Following a Traumatic News Day
Educators and researchers share their advice and reflections on how to respond to tragic events at home and abroad.
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