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As 2015 comes to a close, NAESP would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of NAESP's Before the Bell, a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Tuesday, Jan. 5.
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The Huffington Post
From Jan. 16:
School districts across the U.S. canceled classes as extremely cold temperatures swept the country's northern expanse. To many students in these areas, it was probably no surprise. Low temperatures often lead to school closures, because even without ice or snow making road conditions unsafe, intense cold can make it dangerous simply to get to school.
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Center For Teaching Quality (commentary)
From April 7:
Jessica Keigan, a contributor for Center For Teaching Quality, writes: "Dear Potential Principals, Thanks for applying to work at our school! We are excited to meet you and excited that you have expressed an interest in becoming our leader. We understand that the next few weeks will be rather busy with the multi-layered interview process, and school and community visits. We are excited to see what you bring to the table. Because, here's the thing, you are applying for a position that is going to be really hard to fill."
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Edutopia
From Aug. 4:
Homework: effective learning tool or waste of time? Since the average high school student spends almost seven hours each week doing homework, it's surprising that there's no clear answer. Homework is generally recognized as an effective way to reinforce what students learn in class, but claims that it may cause more harm than good, especially for younger students, are common.
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MindShift
From April 28:
Sandwiched between preschool and first grade, kindergarteners often start school at very different stages of development depending on their exposure to preschool, home environments and biology. For the first time, the Common Core includes kindergarten in academic standards laying out what students should be able to do by the end of the grade. Kindergartners are expected to know basic phonics and word recognition as well as read beginner texts, skills some childhood development experts argue are developmentally inappropriate. These critics caution that pushing kindergarteners to move too quickly into reading can cause gaps in foundational thinking crucial for strong reading.
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NPR
From July 24:
Both houses of Congress have now passed versions of the bill that would update the largest federal education law, known as No Child Left Behind, for the first time since 2001. They are big, meaty and complicated, and now they have to be reconciled into one messy Dagwood sandwich of a bill to go to the president. There's one slice in the pile that hasn't been widely discussed. The Senate version of the bill contains several amendments aimed at addressing one of the hottest issues in education: standardized testing. "This bill would ... reduce the burden of testing on classroom time," Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in his official statement about the Senate bill.
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The Hechinger Report
From Dec. 1:
Forty-two states and the District of Columbia are now using the same math and English standards, but the tests they use to determine how well students have mastered them still vary significantly. One of the goals of the Common Core State Standards was to be able to compare student performance from state to state on a yearly basis. Five years ago, it looked like that would happen. Nearly all Common Core adopters were in at least one of two national consortia that would be creating new exams to accompany the standards, the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and Partnership for College and Career Readiness, known as PARCC.
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The Boston Globe
From Feb. 20:
Books can be a hard sell as kids get older and spend more time texting, on YouTube or playing games on their phones. A new report by children's publishing company Scholastic shows how reading habits change through childhood, and offers hints for parents looking to get their kids to read more. The biannual Kids & Family Reading Report, based on a 2014 survey of more than 2,500 parents and kids, found that the number of kids ages 6-17 who frequently read books for fun (i.e., 5-7 days a week) is lower than it was four years ago — 31 percent versus 37 percent. While more than half (53 percent) of kids ages 6-8 are frequent readers, that figure falls to just 14 percent for kids ages 15-17.
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eSchool News
From March 20:
A new look into how students handle some of the toughest reading and math Common Core standards could help educators identify where they need to spend more time. Curriculum Associates recently conducted research using data from more than 750,000 students to identify the reading and math Common Core State Standards that students find the most challenging.
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Edudemic
From March 13:
If you aren't using Twitter, chances are that you're reluctant to adopt new technology. Or maybe you've used Twitter for years to keep up with friends but now want to use it in the classroom. Either way, you might be hesitant to ask colleagues for help. Fear not. This guide will help you through the Twitter landscape and show you how to find the best educational resources for both yourself and your students.
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EdTech Magazine
From Jan. 23:
Why use Facebook for school-to-home communication? Your news feed may be littered with advertisements that are personalized to your perceived tastes in an all-too-creepy way. Facebook updates its privacy policies with as much frequency as NFL teams change their coaches. There is also the increased potential for misunderstandings when the wrong word or phrase is posted. Educators can avoid these issues by using only paper, email and a Web page to share school news and student learning.
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Scholastic Administration Magazine
From May 5:
The Common Core State Standards are designed to help students build a solid foundation of knowledge and skills in preparation for both college and career. To help students meet the expectations of these more rigorous standards, it is important for educators to focus on the standards that students struggle with most. Based on i-Ready diagnostic data from more than 750,000 students, Curriculum Associates has identified four standards as the most difficult in reading and math. These findings are shared below to help educators better plan and maximize their instructional time, accelerate student progress, and create learning environments in which all students can succeed.
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The Washington Post
From Sept. 4:
The nation's large and persistent education achievement gaps are rooted in a largely hidden crisis of chronic absenteeism from school, especially among low-income and minority children, according to a new report that compiles recent research on school attendance. School districts tend to focus on truancy, or skipping class. But that focus misses a big part of the problem, according to the report by two nonprofits: Attendance Works, a group that seeks to highlight the connection between attendance and academic success, and the Healthy Schools Campaign.
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Te@chThought
From June 19:
Sometimes the replacement is better than the original, and we don't miss the original for more than a brief moment: think whiteboards v. blackboards, chalk and erasers; or copy machines v. mimeograph machines and purple "masters." But then sometimes we look around and wonder why something important seems to have disappeared, like play, for example. Where has play gone, for both children and adults?
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Education World
From Sept. 29:
Classroom management. It's the one thing you wish they had covered more extensively in your educator prep program. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of easy solutions to share. The book won't give you all the answers to the challenges you will face throughout your tenure as an educator. It's something that develops slowly throughout a career, constantly in adjustment, and constantly revised and reworked. Although there's no "one size fits all" for classroom management, Education World has some tips for how to begin thinking about the facilitation of your classroom's natural personality.
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MindShift
From Feb. 3:
The idea of personalized learning is seductive — it implies moving away from the industrialized form of education that pumps out cookie-cutter students with the same knowledge and skills. After decades of this approach, it is clear that all children don't learn the same way and personalization seems to honor those differences. However, that term has taken on several different meanings.
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EdSurge
From Nov. 10:
At the recent U.S. Education Learning Forum, Bill Gates talked about an exciting shift in ed policy, which puts a strong focus on what happens inside the classroom. The focus not only elevates understanding and admiration for the invaluable role of effective teachers, but aims to support all teachers in moving up the learning line. In order to do this, professional learning must reflect the kind of learning we want to see for our students. We are moving toward true learning cultures, which are personalized, relevant and empowering. To that end, the antiquated ideas around teacher training and development will fade out, and a new era of professional learning experiences that support and push educators can come out into the sun.
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Brookings
From March 27:
The 2015 Brown Center Report represents the 14th edition of the series since the first issue was published in 2000. It includes three studies. Like all previous BCRs, the studies explore independent topics but share two characteristics: they are empirical and based on the best evidence available. The studies in this edition are on the gender gap in reading, the impact of the Common Core State Standards — English Language Arts on reading achievement, and student engagement.
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ADDitude Magazine
From Nov. 24:
You tell your child with attention deficit disorder (ADD ADHD) or learning disabilities to finish his snack and start his homework, only to find him a few minutes later shooting baskets in the driveway. You assume that he got distracted or, worse, chose to ignore you. In truth, it might be his memory that's to blame — and forgetfulness can cause school problems for children with ADHD and learning disabilities. Many children with ADHD have trouble with their working memory — the ability to keep information in mind so it's available for use. Some also have a hard time with retrieval, the process of reclaiming information that has been stored away.
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Language Magazine
From Oct. 9:
The Common Core State Standards require that kindergarteners have the ability to read emergent texts with purpose and understanding. Kindergarten literacy standards are controversial as educators are split over what will best set up small children for success: play and creativity or academic rigor?
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USA Today
From Jan. 16:
For decades, school lunch ladies have been puzzling over how to get kids to eat their fruits and vegetables. They've tried growing produce on campus and challenging kids to come up with their own recipes. They've even tried paying students to clean their plates. Now a small-scale study in Utah suggests a simpler solution, one that even mom would love: Why not simply move lunchtime so that it falls after recess?
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