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Florida scraps major year-end test to sharpen focus on student growth

By Matt Zalaznick

End-of-year FSA test will be replaced with the Florida Assessment of Student Thinking program, which will consist of shorter tests throughout the school year to track student growth.

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Briefing

Enrollment risk: Why students shouldn't be forced to choose one way to learn

Why COVID isn't dampening career explorations for students in 8 rural districts

Curriculum & Instruction Stories

September 13, 2021

Build Back Better bill clears house committee with $82B for school construction

Build Back Better Act that includes billions of dollars in funds for early childhood care and universal pre-K, school construction, educator professional development, and school meal programs

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September 10, 2021

K-12 advocates join forces to push back against furor over critical race theory

Newly launched coalition Learn From History aims to reduce stress on teachers and educate the public about what schools are actually teaching about racism's role in U.S. history.

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September 09, 2021

FETC speaker is covering 5 ideas for playful and purposeful learning

Gamification, play and fun are how English teacher and instructional coach John Meehan, an FETC 2022 featured speaker, is reaching new levels of engagement with his students.

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September 03, 2021

How mindfulness is helping students and teachers create kinder classrooms

Mindfulness training can reduce stress and anxiety as students return to school grappling with the isolation and ongoing anxiety of the COVID pandemic and school closures.

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August 24, 2021

5 important ed-tech lessons schools are learning from the pandemic

1-to-1 programs are more effective when students are allowed to bring devices home so they “are really fluid between school and home,” ed-tech expert says.

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August 24, 2021

South Florida high school reveals state-of-the-art, expanded media lab

The unveiling and ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrated a collaborative undertaking by numerous visionaries, funders and sponsors.

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August 18, 2021

10 top concepts schools should keep in mind when designing outdoor classrooms

Connecting with natural phenomena can make stepping outside the most memorable experience of a student's time in school, one veteran outdoor educator says.

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