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Houston ISD considers new model for high-risk schools | Kan. school's students struggle with learning to read | Survey: What math teachers want in curriculum
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The Houston Independent School District is considering a new instructional model where teachers would spend the day teaching high-risk students but leave the administrative tasks, grading and behavioral issues to "teacher apprentices" -- much like how a surgeon enters the operating room to use their high-level skills but leaves the pre- and post-operation tasks to others. These teachers would earn higher salaries yet leave school each day without afterschool tasks, creating an improved work-life balance.
Students at Highland Elementary School in Columbus, Kan., continue to struggle with their reading skills, despite a relatively shorter period of remote instruction and efforts of teachers to help them recover from learning gaps. One third-grade teacher arranged reading partners, providing one-on-one writing assistance, and asking questions aloud, but students continue to struggle as assessments show 13 of 24 students are reading below grade level.
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Many teachers say that they prefer to craft their courses using Google and other online sources for direction. But some students and educators say that having a textbook gives a necessary foundation and accessible source material that everyone can reference to fully understand a subject.
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Many schools say they want to do a “DEI audit.” But diversity, inclusion, equity, and justice are distinct concepts, and audits focused on each of these concepts would ask different questions and look for different information. Lauren Porosoff outlines what the four kinds of curriculum audits involve and how to decide which type of audit is best for your school.
US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona praised the benefits of hands-on learning when he visited two career and technical education-oriented high schools in the Seattle area, including the Seattle Central College's Maritime Academy in Ballard. “This is just good teaching pedagogy, giving students an experience to let them manipulate it,” Cardona said, after walking through a simulation activity with a virtual ferry and dock.
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