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2 Major Challenges of Merit Pay in Education

Mention merit pay in education or “pay for performance” and you will spark a lively, or contentious, debate among teachers. The idea that teachers should be compensated for their students’ achievement levels is nothing new, but some schools are experimenting with pay for performance, and President Obama said that teachers should be paid much more [...]

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The Expanding Role of Digital Literacy in the Traditional Classroom

What is traditional literacy? Even just ten to twenty years ago, that would have been an odd question. Traditional literacy meant the ability to read and write. But now, we have digital literacy – the ability to navigate online and use new technology and programs with ease. The difficulty is that overburdened teachers have the [...]

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How Professional Learning Communities in Education Lower Teacher Attrition Rates

How does the worst performing school in the district – one with high poverty rates, high student transfer rates, and the largest number of ESL learners – transform itself into a school which exceeds district, state, and national averages? How did Westside Elementary School in Springville, Utah improve across the board, even pulling significant increases [...]

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Keeping Students Motivated in School

Keeping students motivated in school is an ongoing issue in education. Two-thirds of high school students say they’re bored in class every day. We all have days when we zone out or would rather be anywhere else (yes, even the teachers), but every single day more than half of students are bored? Because the material [...]

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Online Reading Comprehension for Kids

Online reading comprehension for kids is not the same as reading on paper. That may seem self-evident, but the skills involved are entirely different, as are the intentions with which internet users read. Online reading is non-linear, based more on skimming than deep reading. Jakob Nielsen, a usability expert and consultant, calls this “information foraging.” [...]

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Authentic Assessment in Education

What is the role of authentic assessment in education? When students feel like they are doing meaningful work, they are more likely to remain engaged in learning. This applies from the youngest students to those in high school, but is especially important during middle and high school when many students – but not all — [...]

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Benefits of Distance Learning

There are countless benefits of distance learning for all types of students. One question often asked is what are the benefits of distance learning in rural schools and is it an effective way to educate students? According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), almost one hundred percent of schools in the United States [...]

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