Awesome teacher summer: PD bingo choice board

Summer is a great time to learn what YOU want to learn. This PD bingo choice board gives you LOTS of options! Summer is a time for rejuvenation and relaxation. It’s a time to focus on our lives outside of education and recharge. It is also the perfect opportunity to focus on ourselves both professionally and…

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Paraguay Offers Korean in Schools

Starting this year, middle and high school students in Paraguay can learn Korean as a second foreign language subject, according to the Ministry of Education. Paraguay’s Ministry of Education announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with its Paraguayan counterpart officially adding the Korean language to its second foreign language list for schools. Amid…

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University of Toronto Randomized Controlled Trial of 11K Students Demonstrates a Meaningful, Positive Effect of Khan Academy on Student Learning 

By Anna Bergstrom and Bogdan Yamkovenko A randomized controlled trial (RCT) run by University of Toronto researcher Phil Oreopolous in partnership with Khan Academy showed positive learning gains for students whose teachers devoted time to practice on Khan Academy.  Results from randomized control trial  Results from a randomized controlled trial (RCT) run by University of…

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Many Tech Bros & Some Ed Researchers Focus On Low-Hanging Fruit When Teachers Need Help Reaching The Ones Most Difficult To Reach

Dave_LZ / Pixabay   Dan Meyer published a typically excellent post today about how many tech developers and advocates of Artificial Intelligence are pretty up-front about the fact their tools are likely only helping five percent of students – the most motivated ones. That’s not a revelation to any teacher who’s tried using them.  Developers…

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