Mixing Math into Summer, While Keeping Play at the Top of the Agenda
Guest post by Marlene Kliman. Illustrations by Valerie Martin. In recent years, the importance of maintaining children’s academic skills over the summer has edged into the national conversation (www.summerlearning.org). With … Continue reading
Let’s Get Kids Moving in School: Physical Education is Not a Recess From Learning
The May 2013 recommendations from the National Institute of Medicine (IOM) agree with what many teachers and parents have been saying all along – physical movement every day not only lessens … Continue reading
TIMSS Test Results – What they are and why Massachusetts performed so well
We’re used to hearing policymakers and business leaders bemoan how poorly American students perform in math and science. So it was pleasant to hear that the 2011 TIMSS (Trends in … Continue reading
The Common Core State Standards: Facts and Fiction
School reading lists are about to change. The adoption of the new Common Core State Standards mandates a significant shift in reading instruction, requiring that by the time students reach … Continue reading
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