Niki Elliot skipped the fifth grade. She was so smart that she could have skipped another, she said, but her mother didn’t want her in class with older boys. And so she was always bored in school. She had a “near photographic” memory and didn’t need to study, she said, so she never learned how…
Questioning in the Classroom: An Updated Guide by Terry Heick If the ultimate goal of education is for students to be able to answer questions effectively, then focusing on content and response strategies makes sense. If the ultimate goal of education is to teach students to think, then focusing on how we can help students ask…
As challenging as the current k-12 education landscape looks, many emerging tools and strategies are constantly coming to market to meet those obstacles. The 2024 CODIE Awards highlight several dozen, including one Innovation Showcase standout with lofty goals. QoreInsights Co-founders Dr. Anika Davis and Toni Shub, Ed.D. are developers of what they see as next-generation…
One semester into the school year, the students greeted me with embellished tales of all they had learned in the first three units they covered in 7th-grade math—I didn’t tell them they should’ve worked through five units by that point. With new students and a new school district, I used tech to devise a four-question…
Key points: About two-thirds of American students fail to meet reading standards every year when tested in 4th, 8th, and 12th grades.1 Within this larger pool, a core group is considered to have a reading disability or dyslexia. This group makes up at least 20 percent of the general population.2 Researchers call 5-10 percent “non-responders”…
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Hispanic English language learners are now one of the fastest growing student populations in the country. Due to limited state and federal funding, bilingual teachers often face lack of equitable resources and district/administration support, learning gaps and dual-immersion classes with no budget for Spanish materials, among other challenges. That’s where The Kemper Foundation’s (the philanthropic partner of Kemper…
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The IB English exam is renowned for its rigor and high standards. However, the rewards for excelling are both academic and personal, from bolstering your college applications to increasing confidence in your abilities. In this article, we’ll explore what this exam entails, who should consider taking it, and the best strategies for preparation. What is…
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