Curriculum and Instruction

The latest news about curriculum and instruction, including archives, commentary, and special reports.

Schools 'Flip' for Khan Academy Lesson Model
The "flip model" of instruction, promoted by the Khan Academy, a high-profile nonprofit online-tutoring library, calls for students to watch lectures online at home and use class time for group practice and projects normally relegated to homework.
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Algebra
 More and more American students are being encouraged to take introductory algebra in 8th grade. This Spotlight examines efforts to support algebra instruction and the accompanying policy challenges.

Reading Instruction
 This Spotlight focuses on research on what works in teaching reading and successful tools and tactics already at work in classrooms.

STEM in Schools
 STEM is considered crucial subject matter for today’s students and critical to their future success in the global economy. This Spotlight takes a closer look at innovative approaches to STEM teaching and learning in American schools.

Special Report

Civil War: Teaching a Defining Conflict
One hundred and fifty years after shots fired at Fort Sumter ignited the Civil War, a growing number of teachers are digging directly into primary sources and using technology to help their students better understand the conflict and bring it to life. (April 2011)

Blog: Curriculum Matters

02/08 10:39 am | Study: Parents, Teachers Favor Formative Over Summative Tests | A survey of parents, teachers and district administrators shows that they find more value in formative tests than summative ones, but also shows a lot of confusion about ...

Teacher Professional Development Sourcebook

The Teacher PD Sourcebook is designed to equip teachers with the information they need to guide their own professional development. Read more.

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Houston Parents Want District to Stop Playing With Recess
The latest playground scuffle in Houston involves, well, the playground itself.
February 8, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
Joplin Takes Digital Approach to Rebuilding Education
Ambitious 1-to-1 laptop effort emerges in the wake of the tornado that devastated the Missouri district.
February 8, 2012 - Digital Directions
Threat to Transitional Kindergarten Roils Calif.
Educators and preschool advocates urge state lawmakers to reject eliminating the new program as a budget move.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week
Ed. Experts Critique 'Digital Learning Day'
Advocates and critics offer their assessments of the inaugural event, which featured the release of a new federal resource advising educators about digital-textbook adoption.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week
Many States Receive 'D' or 'F' in Review of Science Standards
A new report offers a "bleak picture" of the state of state science standards across the nation.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week
FOCUS ON: STUDENT PROFICIENCY
N.H. Schools Embrace Competency-Based Learning
Newfound Regional High School is part of an aggressive statewide effort to make learning more about mastery and less about seat time.
February 7, 2012 - Education Week
Small, Rural Districts Test Four-Day Week
The Montgomery County school system about 80 miles west of St. Louis is among a growing number of rural Missouri districts that have eliminated one day from the school week.
February 7, 2012 - McClatchy-Tribune
States Mulling Creativity Indexes for Schools
California, Massachusetts, and Oklahoma are working on ways to promote, and measure, creativity and innovation in their schools.
February 2, 2012 - Education Week
Ind. Senate Broadens Teaching Creationism Proposal
January 31, 2012 - AP
Commentary
Common-Core Work Must Include Teacher Development
The professional development needed to support teachers' part in the common-core standards has remained an afterthought, Stephanie Hirsh writes.
January 31, 2012 - Education Week

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