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"Ability grouping, also known as tracking, is the practice of grouping children together according to their talents in the classroom. At the elementary school level, the divisions sound harmless enough - kids are divided into the Bluebirds and Redbirds. But in secondary schools, the stratification becomes more obvious as students assume their places in the tracking system."

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The popularity of video games is not the enemy of education, but rather a model for best teaching strategies. Games insert players at their achievable challenge level and reward player effort and practice with acknowledgement of incremental goal progress, not just final product. The fuel for this process is the pleasure experience related to the release of dopamine.

The demand is on for educators to provide more digital content that allows for the integration of technology, but where does the professional start? A great place to start would be a website aligned to Bloom's Digital Taxonomy. Created by a Media Coordinator and an Instructional Technology Coordinator this website offers resources from the beginner to the advanced user of digital resources.

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"ZERO TO THREE has long incorporated techniques for supporting the development of early language and literacy into comprehensive approaches to promote all aspects of young children's healthy development and well-being. These resources will help parents, professionals, and policymakers understand the importance of supporting early language and literacy and how best to do so."

"The American Institutes for Research (AIR), in collaboration with Teachers College, Columbia University in New York City, developed the student, parent, and educator  versions of the AIR Self-Determination Assessments with funding from the U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs. The AIR Self-Determination scale: produces a profile of the student's level of self-determination identifies areas of strength and areas needing improvement identifies specific educational goals that can be incorporated into the student's IEP"

"The Employability Skills Framework is a one-stop resource for information and tools to inform the instruction and assessment of employability skills."