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Efforts are under way to engage minority, underprivileged, and female students in STEM learning via programs outside the traditional school day. |
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Taught as a theory in the classroom, evolution can also inform the design of more effective school programs, writes David Sloan Wilson. |
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2011 in Review |
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Ten of the most significant stories from our 2011 coverage of what's being taught in our nation's classrooms, selected by the Education Week editors. |
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FEDERAL POLICY |
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Congress revives the Striving Readers Comprehensive Literacy program, but scraps funding for teaching U.S. history, foreign languages, civics, and economics education. |
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The Dallas ISD plans to expand the personalized computer-based math program, Reasoning Mind, from all 2nd-graders this year to older grades next year. |
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CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION |
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Schools are struggling to find a balance between teaching communications and teaching handwriting, possibly leaving cursive behind. |
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FEATURED BLOG: CURRICULUM MATTERS |
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(January 4, 2012, Curriculum Matters) |
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(December 23, 2011, Curriculum Matters) |
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FEATURED BLOG: COLLEGE BOUND |
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(January 4, 2012, College Bound) |
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FEATURED BLOG: STATE EDWATCH |
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(January 4, 2012, State EdWatch) |
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Upcoming Webinar |
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Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2 p.m. ET
Underwriting for the content of this webinar provided by the GE Foundation
STEM-focused public schools are fast emerging across the country as a strategy to boost knowledge and interest in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This webinar, featuring a national researcher and the principal of a STEM-focused high school in Texas, will explore the new wave of such schools, many of which are geared toward attracting populations underrepresented in the STEM fields. Our guests will shed light on the rationale for STEM schools, what they look like, the promise they hold, and key challenges to delivering on that promise.
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Friday, Jan. 13, 2 p.m. ET
Sponsored by CTB McGraw Hill
This chat will examine the United States’ mediocre showing on recent international tests, and what those results mean. Our guests will help us understand the kinds of lessons American officials and educators should take from those test results, and from the nations that outperform the United States—as well as common misconceptions and interpretations of the results we should avoid.
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Our upcoming webinar series, headlined by renowned psychologist Carol S. Dweck, is designed to provide background and actionable tips to help teachers better identify and respond to students' diverse learning gaps and capabilities.
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EDWEEK SPOTLIGHT |
| Assessment is complicated in both practical and policy terms, raising myriad questions of how to best gauge student learning. This Spotlight examines how schools and experts are approaching assessment. |
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