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Using ‘Tell Me More’ Prompts to Make Learning Stick

Asking students to explain how they arrived at an answer is a powerful strategy for making a concept more memorable.

Dave & Busters encouraging kids to bring skills from the classroom to the arcade

R ENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Dave & Buster’s is launching a program called “Play Arcade” to bring student’s learning from the ...
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State board adopts 64 math programs for K-8 students under new framework

California requires the State Board of Education to adopt at least five math programs in grades K-8. The board far surpassed ...

Fourth Down Risk Calculation is Changing the NFL

There was a time when fourth down meant one thing— punt and play it safe. Lately, that’s changed. More coaches are going for it and use data to help them decide. As a result, plays that used to be ...
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Strategies to Help Build Students’ Math Fact Fluency

1. Fast and Slow Piles. This works well as a starting or closing activity. Students sort math fact cards into fast and slow piles. This visual way of tracking facts highlights which facts come ...