Tag: edchat
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Why teachers’ support is vital to blended learning success
A guest post by Don Brown Blended learning provides today’s students with some control over their own learning paths. By combining elements of a traditional classroom with ... -
4 Ways Digital Technology has Changed K-12 Learning
Digital technology has taken the world by storm – particularly in the past decade. It makes sense that this trend would have an impact on K-12 ... -
Special Education Graduation Rates Lag Behind
More than four out of five high school students graduated on time in 2014, the highest rate on record. Although some discredit the statistics validity, it’s ... -
Education Equality Benefits All Students
Bad news is everywhere in the press these days, especially when it comes to education. Yet our schools are actually doing pretty well if you look ... -
My Top 9 Recommendations for Helping Students Avoid the Summer Slide
When the school year ends, teachers are happy to have a break from the drudgery of the school year, but they also want students to avoid ... -
Guiding the Student Writing Process at Every Step
It’s one of the biggest complaints I hear from educators today: Students just can’t communicate effectively through the written word. It seems the more access kids ... -
4 ways university professionals can boost student success
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish this guest post on stealth assessment as a way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions ... -
How to get boys excited about reading
Decades of data show girls outscoring boys on a range of language skills. Four ELA teachers share their best practices for closing the gap. A guest ... -
Why children who sleep more get better grades
Dagmara Dimitriou, UCL Institute of Education Sleep plays a fundamental role in the way we learn. Emerging evidence makes a compelling case for the importance of ... -
6 Saddening Facts about Childhood Obesity and Unhealthy Body Image
The rate of obesity among children is skyrocketing—and this is something to worry about. After all, as you might expect, obese children are at a higher ...
