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A roundup of recent curriculum-related stories from Education Week. |
Some teachers are experimenting with the popular microblogging tool as an effective way of distributing assignments and engaging students in content and collaborative lessons. (Education Week)
Striving Readers, which the Obama administration wants to expand, has not shown impressive student-achievement results so far. (Education Week)
Stagnant elementary results for the first time in two decades are likely to spur policymakers to re-examine math instruction.
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Scholars say students need chances to speak in class and to find a "personal voice" in the new language. (Education Week)
Low-income preschoolers taught with video and games from educational programs made progress in early literacy skills, a study has found. (Education Week)
Commentary
Susan Fuhrman, Lauren Resnick, and Lorrie Shepard tell what else will be needed to make the proposed common standards work. (Education Week)
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Click here to view all of Education Week's curriculum and learning stories. |
• 'Portfolio' Districts
Efforts in four big-city school districts to build diverse "portfolios" of schools, rather than rely on a single model of schooling, are showing promise but still have big problems to solve. |
• Early-Childhood Education
A new approach for promoting language and literacy skills in preschool children helped teachers improve instruction for all their pupils and identify those who needed additional academic support, according to a recent study. |
Curriculum Matters
A wide-ranging forum for discussing school curriculum across the subject areas with Education Week reporters Sean Cavanagh, Kathleen Kennedy Manzo, and Mary Ann Zehr. |
Inside School Research
Veteran reporter Debra Viadero dissects findings affecting schools and shares news about education research for audiences extending far beyond the Ivory Tower. |
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