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New Review: Benchmark Education’s Benchmark Advance

August 18, 2022May 27, 2016

Learning List recently reviewed Benchmark Education’s Benchmark Advance. This comprehensive product is developed to address the California English language arts/reading (ELAR) and English language development (ELD) instructional frameworks for grades K-6. Resources are available in print and eBook formats. Instruction develops close reading skills and addresses the five themes of the California frameworks: Content Knowledge, Making Meaning, Foundational Skills, Language Development, and Effective Expression. …[read more]

Your Pi Day Joke Du Jour

July 24, 2022March 14, 2016

When I was in middle school, my uncle asked my what I’d learned that day. I answered, “Pi R square.” My uncle, who was a bit unsophisticated answered, “Honey, they are teaching you wrong. Everyone knows pies are round. Corn bread are square.” …[read more]

New Review: McGraw-Hill Education’s Everyday Mathematics 4

August 19, 2022March 11, 2016

McGraw-Hill Education’s Everyday Mathematics 4 is a comprehensive mathematics program that supports the implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in grades K-6. Resources are available in print and online formats. Learning List recently reviewed the program’s online content. … [read more]

Thank You! Learning List Wins 1776 People’s Choice in Education: @1776 Challenge Cup

July 24, 2022April 8, 2015

We won … now it’s on to Washington, D.C. for the 1776 Challenge Cup Finals!

Dear Supporters: THANK YOU for helping Learning List become the People’s Choice education candidate in the 1776 Challenge Cup. We are overwhelmed not only by your votes but also by notes like the ones below…

Gallup Poll: Budget Cuts – And How to Do More with Less

July 7, 2014

A recent Gallup poll of superintendents reported that 45 percent of respondents intended to make budget cuts during the upcoming school year. The respondents commented that they intended to make cuts in the areas of operations and maintenance, instruction, salary and wages, and administration. Note: A full copy of the survey results is available here. Given the deep cuts districts …

Building Math Reasoning Through Conversation

August 12, 2022December 5, 2013

Dan Meyer explains why it’s an amazing time to be a math teacher in this TEDtalk, “Math Class Needs a Makeover.” His talk addresses how to develop math reasoning through “patient problem solving.” His approach is to first present students with visual models and then, through conversation, allow students to identify and describe the problem and the math reasoning needed …

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