Monthly Archives: June 2016
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How to Teach a Room of Digital Natives
Children in today’s classrooms will most likely be digital natives, people who were born in the digital era and have used technology all their lives. These ... -
From Sexting to Bra Snapping: How to Protect K-12 Students against Sexual Harassment
A study entitled Hostile Hallways, conducted by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) revealed that as many as 82 percent of the students in America ... -
Low-Income Students Set Up for Academic Failure
The National Center for Education Statistics recently released a report titled, “The Condition of Education 2016.” The latest data shows that students entering kindergarten from low-income ... -
Supporting the Struggling Writer
Caption: A Turnitin study reports that technology tools can overcome psychological barriers struggling students encounter in writing. Pre-writing and frequent, informal writing exercises often guided by ... -
Technology and Mentorship: Addressing the Problem of Urban Students
Students in urban schools tend to have stereotypes attached to them. Rather than see these students as individual learners, many urban kids and their schools are ... -
Girls Score Higher on STEM Assessment
Results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) reveal that eighth grade girls scored better than boys on an assessment focused on technology and engineering. ... -
How to revolutionize STEM education amongst millennials via social media channels
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
3 Reasons Our Classrooms Benefit from Minority Teachers
The number of minority students enrolled in U.S. schools is growing at a rapid rate, yet student enrollment is not matched by minority teacher representation. The ... -
Study: Reduce school suspension with Compassion
Empathy can change lives and a recent study proves just that. It’s proven that students who get suspended from school are more likely to drop out ... -
New Models and Trends in Resource Allocation
Many investigators have requested new methods to determine spending to gain a better understanding of priorities, organizational investments, proposed strategies, and to measure the distribution of ...