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  • Ask An ExpertAssistive TechnologyDigital & Mobile TechnologyEdTech & InnovationEdTech Policy & ReformEducation LeadershipElementary EducationPersonalized LearningThe Whole TruthUncategorized

    An Open Letter to District Administrators

    By @oldbrainteacher
    April 27, 2017
    Dear School District Administrators, Most open letters are written as a passive criticism or open critique of a large institution. I have no wish ...
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  • EquityThe Whole Truth

    #BlackLivesMatter and the myth of a postracial America

    By Matthew Lynch
    September 17, 2016
    David Theo Goldberg, University of California, Irvine The prevailing response from white politicians such as GOP presidential candidate Jeb Bush to #BlackLivesMatter has been ...
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  • EquityThe Whole Truth

    How the justice system fails us after police shootings

    By Matthew Lynch
    September 5, 2016
    Caren Morrison, Georgia State University Two weeks ago, the police officer who shot Laquan McDonald in Chicago was charged with first-degree murder. Since then, ...
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    Piping as poison: the Flint water crisis and America’s toxic infrastructure

    By Matthew Lynch
    September 3, 2016
    Chris Sellers, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York) As the crisis over the water in Flint, Michigan, rolls on, we’re learning ...
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  • EquityThe Whole Truth

    The #1 Reason Young Black Boys Face Trouble in School

    By Matthew Lynch
    March 29, 2016
    A new study produced by researchers at the University of Iowa reveals that black boys are seen as more threatening than white boys. While that’s not ...
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  • EquityParental InvolvementThe Whole Truth

    In kids, even low lead levels can cause lasting harm

    By Matthew Lynch
    February 3, 2016
    Robert L. Fischer, Case Western Reserve University and Elizabeth Anthony, Case Western Reserve University The recent firestorm over lead exposure from drinking water in ...
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  • The Whole Truth

    How white are the Oscars and does it matter?

    By Matthew Lynch
    February 3, 2016
    Thomas More Smith, Emory University In 1964, Sidney Poitier became the first African American to win an Academy award for best actor in a ...
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  • The Whole Truth

    O.J. Simpson’s return: what we’ve learned in the 20 years since the trial of the century

    By Matthew Lynch
    February 3, 2016
    Frankie Bailey, University at Albany, State University of New York On October 3, 1995, an estimated 150 million Americans tuned in to hear the ...
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  • The Whole Truth

    To help resolve the Flint water crisis, a university leans on its community

    By Matthew Lynch
    February 3, 2016
    Suzanne Selig, University of Michigan The tragedy of the Flint water crisis has captured national and international attention, with people expressing shock and disbelief ...
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    The science behind the Flint water crisis: corrosion of pipes, erosion of trust

    By Matthew Lynch
    February 3, 2016
    Terese Olson, University of Michigan Flint’s recent water crisis is a stinging reminder that the infrastructure we often take for granted has many vulnerabilities. ...
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    How Dumbed Down Education Is Creating a National Security Crisis

    For the past few decades, our country’s educational system has seen both struggle and tremendous change. With the various ailments plaguing our educational system, education reforms have attempted to pick ...
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International Education

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    PISA (The Program for International Student Assessment): Everything You Need to Know

    This program assesses 15-year-old students schooling in countries that form part of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.  The evaluated skills include science, math, and reading. Some critiques believe ...
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    How International Baccalaureate (IB) Programs Work

    The International Baccalaureate Program is a very intensive pre-college program in which when students get involved, they get college credit. Unlike most other learning initiatives, this program deeply emphasizes the ...
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    Globalization: Everything You Need to Know

    Globalization is the growing interconnectedness of countries around the world. It involves increasing communication and various forms of interaction between people of different nations, ethnicities and cultures. There are four ...

Early Childhood Education

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    Are you looking for strategies to teach kids not to interrupt classmates during learning experiences? If so, keep reading. 1. Give constant, positive reinforcement for appropriate behavior. Ignore as many ...
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    14 Strategies to Teach Students Appropriate Mealtime Manners

    Are you looking for strategies to teach students appropriate mealtime manners? If so, keep reading. 1. Praise the learner for demonstrating appropriate mealtime behaviors: (a) give the learner a concrete ...

Gifted and Talented Education

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    Gifted children are those who demonstrate exceptional potential in one or more areas of intelligence, such as academics, arts, athletics or leadership. Such children have advanced cognitive development and learning ...
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    The Talent Search Initiative has as its aim; the identification of high-performing students by organizing specific tests. Different avenues are then provided for these students to channel their abilities into ...
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    Homogeneous Grouping: What You Need to Know

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    Cluster Grouping: What You Need to Know

    This term describes a manner of classifying gifted students to place them in properly segmented classrooms. For example, about five to seven extremely bright pupils with comparable skill levels make ...

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