Information on infusing leadership and life skills in K-12 education.
One promising way in which students can learn about and apply global competencies is through Career and Technical Education (CTE). With an anchor in preparing students for the careers of their choice and a focus on the critical academic, technical, and employability skills needed for success, CTE offers a natural platform on which to build
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Educators working together in California continue to make great progress in deciding how College and Career Readiness may be used as a future measure of school performance. The frameworks provided in recent reports can support the work of local schools and school districts as local guides and recommendations for accountability and continuous improvement are developed and
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Integrating math, programming and robots is a central focus of the UC Davis C-STEM program. Yesterday EdSource published Professor Cheng’s commentary on how teaching math with computer programming can help narrow the achievement gap. Algebra is often a key stumbling block for students, with research showing that nearly half of California students repeated Algebra I
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Vince Bertram, President and CEO of Project Lead the Way (PLTW) announced PLTW is making changes to its partnership program for school year 2016-17 to embrace equity and increase flexibility so that more students at more schools will have access to PLTW curriculum. Beginning in school year 2016-17 schools have flexibility to offer custom programs
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