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As 2016 comes to a close, NAESP would like to wish its members, partners and other education professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on this past year in education, 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 Friday, Jan. 6.
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By: Cait Harrison
From Oct. 18: The U.S. is facing a shortage of teachers in its K-12 schools, and the situation doesn't seem to be improving much. Teacher shortages across many districts became a hot topic in 2015, and a new study details the causes of the shortage — primarily, teachers leaving the profession and fewer studying to become educators in the first place. Between 2009 and 2014, teacher education program enrollments dropped from 691,000 to 451,000 — a 35 percent reduction.
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By: Fern Goldstein
From Aug. 26:
As the new school year arrives, mandated testing, ESSA, inclusion and core curriculum all loom. And special education teachers face a dilemma: whether to teach at the students' instructional level or at grade level. Voices clamor that the frustration engendered by rigorous curricula can be detrimental to students' hard-won, fragile confidence. On the other hand, parents, administrators and state officials are concerned that students aren't making adequate yearly progress.
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By: Howard Margolis
From March 22:
Struggling learners often suffer from a widespread problem that dramatically affects their learning: forgetting. "Yesterday, when I taught it to Wilson, he knew it. Today he doesn't," teachers often lament. "It's like he's never seen it. And this happens again and again." Unless the countless numbers of Wilsons get the help they need, they and everyone who cares about them will suffer. Too often, however, they don't get the help due to a critical missing ingredient.
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By: Sheilamary Koch
From Aug. 16:
"Back to school" symbolizes new beginnings for most educators to a degree unmatched by Jan. 1. If, in the New Year's spirit, you were to create a list of resolutions focused on making this school year better than last, would having more balance between work and personal time be on your list? If so, take advantage of the beginning of a new cycle to anchor yourself in an activity just for you to help prevent burnout and promote a positive attitude.
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By: Howard Margolis
From Oct. 11:
Parents often ask me, "What's the best reading program for my child? He struggles with reading. It's awful." Unfortunately, this question can't be answered. Why? Because programs do not teach reading — teachers do. While packaged programs get widely praised and adopted, their effectiveness varies widely. Some struggling learners benefit greatly, others regress, stagnate or make little progress.
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[FreshGrade Education Inc.]
In this free eBook, elementary principal, Matt Renwick shares specific strategies and tools to build independent learners. You'll learn how to create a more connected classroom, give better feedback, and set authentic tasks for a real audience. EdTech RoundUp described FreshGrade as uniquely combining student-led portfolios with flexible, custom assessment and parent engagement in one. FreshGrade is used by teachers, parents, and students in all 50 states and in more than 70 countries around the world.
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By: Brian Stack
From June 10:
This is the time of year when Alice Cooper's song "School's Out for Summer" can be heard playing on public address systems in schools from coast to coast. I am reminded of the days of my youth, busting out the front doors of my elementary school filled with mixed emotions of what my life without an academic structure would look like for the next two months. When you really think about it, summer vacation seems like an odd structure in today's society.
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By: Howard Margolis
From Jan. 22:
Struggling learners, including many children with dyslexia, cognitive impairment or behavioral disorders, become excessively stressed when they believe they have no control over a situation, believe they can't succeed, and believe their inevitable failure will harm them immeasurably. If schools allow teachers to continuously adapt instruction to struggling learners' needs and abilities, teachers can help such learners develop a realistic sense of control and a belief that they can succeed.
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By: Brian Stack
From Feb. 2:
The debate over whether to charge students a penalty for late work is not new to American education. For years, proponents have argued that a penalty is the best way to hold students accountable for meeting deadlines, a lifelong skill. Opponents argue that assigning penalties changes the true meaning of grades — to report academic achievement and progress. Submitting work late is a behavior, and invoking penalties is not an effective way to help adolescents change behavior.
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By: Howard Margolis
From Aug. 5:
Here's a phone call that closely resembles countless calls I've received, "My son struggles at least two hours a night to finish his homework. And often he gets it wrong. If his homework is incomplete, his grade goes down. He hates homework. What can I do?" You can prevent the problem with a policy statement allowed under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004.
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By: Erick Herrmann
From Sept. 27:
Discussions about language instruction for English learners (and for all students) have revolved around the need to teach students the language of academia, the language of college and career readiness, and language needed to be successful in our ever-changing society. Within this discussion, the topic of vocabulary often comes to the surface. Vocabulary is one key component of academic language, and one with which teachers are very familiar.
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