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Apple @ Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference – December 2 – 3
December 2 – 3 DoubleTree by Hilton Manchester Downtown Manchester, NH Learn more > Register > Conference Flyer > Pre-Conference Workshops – Monday, Dec 2 Everyone Can Create: Ignite Creativity with iPad for Early Learners (K-5) 8:30 am – 11:30 … Continue reading
The 2019 Congressional App Challenge is Open
The annual Congressional App Challenge (CAC) launched on July 8. Both NH CD-1 Representative Chris Pappas and NH CD-2 Representative Ann Kuster have opened challenges for their districts’ students. The CAC is a Congressional initiative to encourage student engagement in … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, STEM, Student Opportunities
Tagged App Development, Congress, Congressional App Challenge, design, innovation, STEM, technology
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Hinsdale High School Featured by the National Center for Learning Disabilities
Congratulations to Karen Thompson and Hinsdale High School for being featured by the National Center for Learning Disabilities!! The case study describes the exemplary work their ELO Program is doing to meet the needs of students with disabilities. Keep up the … Continue reading
What’s in the New Hampshire Every Student Succeeds Act State Plan?
Under the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states have more flexibility in reporting, goal setting, and identifying struggling schools, reported the Concord Monitor. The ESSA replaced No Child Left Behind, and New Hampshire has released its draft plan to … Continue reading
OPINION: We won’t break the status quo until we admit our own biases
by Kate Gerson As a teacher in an urban high school, I used to tell myself a lie every day. I told it as I led lessons on Catcher in the Rye, Night and Sula. I told it as I met … Continue reading
Posted in Articles/Reports, Teaching and Learning
Tagged bias, cultural bias, education reform, equity, innovation, institutional bias, opinion, reform, school equity
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Time for a New Conversation in Education
As a long time education reform advocate, I don’t mind saying that the reform agenda has gotten a bit stale. Standards based reform dates back to the 70s. The first charter laws schools were passed over 20 years ago, just … Continue reading
Posted in Articles/Reports, Teaching and Learning
Tagged education reform, innovation, learning, personalization, reform, teaching
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Focusing on family buy-in, a Connecticut district shifts to mastery-based learning
WINDSOR LOCKS, Conn. — When Kylie Jones brings home her report card, it doesn’t have any A’s, B’s or C’s. The Windsor Locks High School freshman belongs to the first cohort of students going through middle and high school under … Continue reading
3 Ways to Plan for Diverse Learners: What Teachers Do
by John McCarthy, Education Consultant, Advocate for Student Voice in Learning on Edutopia at https://www.edutopia.org/blog/differentiated-instruction-ways-to-plan-john-mccarthy In The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy and crew are so intimidated by the Wizard’s enigmatic personality that they struggle to talk with him on equal … Continue reading
Posted in Articles/Reports, Teaching and Learning
Tagged Differentiated Instruction Interest-Based Learning Learning Styles Multiple Intelligences Project-Based Learning, diversification, innovation, Interest-Based Learning, learning, multiple intelligences, project based learning, student voice, teaching
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Rock On! How I Taught Focus to a Class That Wouldn’t Sit Still
by Natalie Catlett, Practicing Artist & Art Teacher on Edutopia at https://www.edutopia.org/discussion/rock-how-i-taught-focus-class-wouldnt-sit-still As a teacher, every now and then we come across a class with an abundance of energy. Sometimes so much energy that teaching seems like an impossible mission. … Continue reading
Workshop: An Overview of Tools, Techniques and Processes for Evaluating Digital Learning Initiatives
An Overview of Tools, Techniques and Processes for Evaluating Digital Learning Initiatives Thursday, March 9, 2017 from 10:00 – 12:00 PM Room 15, NH Department of Education Doors open at 9:30 AM. This workshop is free and open to all … Continue reading
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