Curriculum puts high-school students on career path

Flipped instruction takes off in U.S. classrooms | Curriculum puts high-school students on career path | Some Texas students receive exemption from math tests Created for sittishon.whungsinsujarit.comtit@blogger.com |  Web Version   Advertisement   August 26, 2014 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF        SIGN UP | FORWARD | ARCHIVE | ADVERTISE Teaching & Learning Advertisement Flipped instruction takes off in U.S. classrooms Teachers in Utah and nationwide are embracing the flipped instructional method with varied amounts of success. One Utah middle-school teacher reported that after she adopted flipped instruction, the number of her students failing math fell from 40 to just three. However, others report challenges as well, including ensuring that students actually watch instructional videos outside of the classroom. The Salt Lake Tribune (Utah) (8/25) Share:    ADVERTISEMENT   "Provides a clear picture of various ways to set up math workshop in the primary grades" (Snapshots of Mrs. V). Math Exchanges shows you how to foster rich small-group discussions and help students construct new meaning and understanding as they establish themselves as mathematicians. Preview Chapter 1: Creating Space for Math Workshop. Curriculum Advertisement Curriculum puts high-school students on career path (william87) A high school in Maine will implement four career pathways this school year, and students will map out a class schedule based on their interests. Pathways include creative and performing arts, health and natural sciences, law and public service, and engineering, architecture and trades. Bangor Daily News (Maine) (free registration) (8/26) Share:    Some Texas students receive exemption from math tests Texas schools this year are implementing a new math curriculum. State education officials have decided to give fifth- and eighth-grade students an exemption from having to pass the exam to move to the next grade during the implementation phase. Austin American-Statesman (Texas) (free content) (8/23) Share:  Other News Program helps 6th-graders take on leadership roles at school Marshfield News-Herald (Wis.) (tiered subscription model) (8/22) Share:    ADVERTISEMENT   The 2015 Buyer's Guide to Accounting and Financial Software In today's complicated business climate, is your accounting software helping you grow and compete--or holding you back? The 2015 Buyer's Guide to Accounting and Financial Software will help you understand whether it's time to make a move. Standards How can schools measure college, career readiness? Education leaders in California are working to incorporate college- and career-readiness measures into the state's Academic Performance Index. Some say it's easier to incorporate college readiness into the index, but career readiness offers some challenges. Ideas for measurement include industry certifications and work-skills assessments. EdSource (8/24) Share:  Other News PARCC to reduce number of questions on language arts exam Education Week (tiered subscription model)/Curriculum Matters blog (8/25) Share:  STEM Minn. district blends STEM across all academic subjects A Minnesota district program is integrating science, technology, engineering and math into all subject areas. The district's three-school STEM program has begun its third year. District STEM coordinator Tom Meagher said it can be amazing "when kids see the real applicability in what they learn to what's going on in their life." SouthernMinn.com (Northfield, Minn.)/Owatonna People's Press (Owatonna, Minn.) (8/22) Share:  Policy & Legislation Tenn. stays the course with test-based teacher evaluations Tennessee has been using test-based teacher evaluations, and Tennessee Education Commissioner Kevin Huffman has no plans to deviate from that path despite news that Education Secretary Arne Duncan would allow states to delay using student test scores. 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