Sarah Sparks
Assistant Editor at Education Week
A New Orleans native and Washington D.C.-area education journalist, I cover research for Education Week. Retweets do not constitute endorsement of opinions.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Sarah Sparks
A Personal 'Nudge' Can Get Teachers to Use Student Data in Smart WaysYou can lead teachers to a technology tool, but can you make them use it? Nudging teachers into the habit of exploring their students’ data may help …
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1 week ago |
edweek.org | Sarah Sparks
You can lead teachers to a technology tool, but can you make them use it? Nudging teachers into the habit of exploring their students’ data may help teachers and students get more out of learning platforms, according to a massive study published this spring in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. While districts invested heavily in technology and online learning platforms during the past five years, past studies find educators have not been as quick to adopt the new tools.
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1 week ago |
flipboard.com | Sarah Sparks
3 hours agoYou could spend a lot of money on lab tests to get a sense of how fast you’re aging, but science suggests these at-home challenges can do a good enough job. You know your chronological age. But do you know your biological age? For the former, you just count the number of candles on your birthday …
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1 week ago |
edweek.org | Sarah Sparks
The cognitive flexibility that comes from being multilingual can give students a boost in math—if teachers know how to build on English learners’ strengths. Seventy-seven percent of 8th-grade English-learners did not meet basic math achievement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress in 2024, and their average math performance has fallen by nearly a year’s worth of learning over the last decade.
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2 weeks ago |
edweek.org | Sarah Sparks
The rural Daviess County public schools in Kentucky prides itself on giving teachers comprehensive, ongoing training to solve their day-to-day classroom problems, from behavior management to writing skills.
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“Teaching already is a high-stress job—it’s relentless—and then when you’re a sub, it’s just compounded because you are working usually in new environments,” said Terrie St. Michel, author, 30-year veteran sub. How do schools find people ready for that? https://t.co/5AwtjY6poa
That flu bug going around your school? Yup, Omicron could make it worse for kids. https://t.co/QgRJO14uU5
Why is a mask less enforceable than other parts of a school dress code? https://t.co/koAq1oFM2N
