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Is This the Best German Textbook? This… Is This the Best German Textbook? This Teacher Thinks So. When language teacher Chris Gordon first adopted Deutsch Aktuell as his German textbook in 2008, “mp3 player” was still a relevant vocabulary word. Sixteen years and four editions later, the material may have changed, but…
November 11, 2024 Kelly Denzler Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearchTeaching Strategies
How ClearLanguages Solutions Boost Listening Comprehension How ClearLanguages Solutions Boost Listening Comprehension “Avec sauci?” the woman working the bakery counter asked me.  Sauci? Like, ‘saucisse,” maybe? Like…sausage?! My mind went into overdrive trying to understand why this woman would be asking me about sausage when all I…
November 11, 2024 Kelly Denzler Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearchTeaching Strategies
MATHia’s APLSE Report: Your Summative Assessment Crystal… MATHia’s APLSE Report: Your Summative Assessment Crystal Ball End-of-year summative assessments, whether they’re district or state-mandated, are often (or maybe always!) a source of stress for everyone involved. Teachers, administrators, and students are left to wonder—did we do enough to prepare? With district…
November 11, 2024 Karen Sloan Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearch
Can You Really “Teach” Language Listening Comprehension? Can You Really “Teach” Language Listening Comprehension? As a former French teacher, I have a hot take: the hardest language skill to teach isn’t what you think. It’s not the subjunctive or conjugations of irregular verbs. It’s not how to read, write,…
October 31, 2024 Kelly Denzler Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearchTeaching Strategies
Back to School, Back to Basics: Busting… Back to School, Back to Basics: Busting Education Myths As school starts again, some of us veteran teachers may think we’ve got a strong handle on education best practices and go on autopilot. But do we have any blind spots?  Education is a field…
August 16, 2024 Natalia Álvarez-Morillo Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningProfessional LearningResearch
AI in MATHia: It’s More Than Right… AI in MATHia: It’s More Than Right and Wrong Answers Twenty-five years ago, a team of cognitive psychologists and computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University partnered with math teachers at the Pittsburgh Public Schools to apply what was known about learning science to math education. Dr.…
July 23, 2024 Karen Sloan Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechLONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearch
What’s the Secret to a Positive Classroom… What’s the Secret to a Positive Classroom Culture? If I say to you, “School is a space where students often feel vulnerable,” how does that make you feel? Is your immediate reaction that vulnerability is a bad thing?  Maybe, if you’re thinking of…
January 31, 2024 Karen Sloan Filed Under: Carnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearchTeaching Strategies
2023 Dyslexia Research Updates 2023 Dyslexia Research Updates October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, so you know what that means! It’s time to look at the new research and how teachers can use it to support their students with dyslexia. We’re highlighting three takeaways…
October 23, 2023 Karen Sloan Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearch
The Science of Assessment: Research-Backed Approaches The Science of Assessment: Research-Backed Approaches Assessment comes in many forms, but some approaches may spark student success better than others. In our recent webinar, “The Science of Assessment: Research-Backed Approaches to Formative Assessment,” our Chief Scientist and Founder, Dr. Steve…
December 15, 2022 Megan Fitzgerald Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningResearchTeaching Strategies
3 Tutoring Best Practices to Promote Equity… 3 Tutoring Best Practices to Promote Equity in Schools Anything worth doing is worth doing right.  And the stakes are high for schools to get it right with tutoring. Given the relative newness of most schoolwide tutoring programs, data is just starting to roll…
November 30, 2022 Amy Takabori Filed Under: ResearchTeaching Strategies
All Green Is Gold: Perfect EdReports Scores All Green Is Gold: Perfect EdReports Scores It doesn’t get better than perfect! We’re excited to share that our core blended Middle School Math Solution just received perfect scores from EdReports.org, K-12’s independent, gold-standard leader in evaluating instructional resources. Our High School…
August 04, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: LONG + LIVE + MATHLONG + LIVE + MATH ClassroomsResearchThe State of Education
How to Bring Learning Engineering Principles to… How to Bring Learning Engineering Principles to Your Classroom Have you heard of “learning engineering?”  Even if you haven’t, you’re probably already using some of its principles in your classroom.  Our Chief Scientist and Founder, Dr. Steve Ritter, is a contributing author of the…
July 18, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningResearch
Online Surveys Help Tutors Boost Student Attendance Online Surveys Help Tutors Boost Student Attendance Are you hoping to increase student attendance at tutoring sessions?  New research from the British Education Endowment Foundation (EEF) suggests that a quick survey could help by encouraging students and tutors to build relationships based…
July 14, 2022 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: ResearchTeaching Strategies
Can Executive Function Make All Readers Our… Can Executive Function Make All Readers Our Best Readers? Literacy teachers, do these questions keep you up at night? How do I help students who respond well to phonics-based instruction but still struggle to read fluently? What else can I do to help them?…
February 24, 2022 Martha Burns Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceResearch
2021 Dyslexia Research Updates 2021 Dyslexia Research Updates October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, and we’re excited to present our 7th annual webinar, “2021 Dyslexia Research and Evidence-Based Best Practices” with neuroscientist and Northwestern University Adjunct Associate Professor Dr. Martha Burns on Thursday, October…
October 15, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceResearchTeaching StrategiesThe State of Education
What Leads to Success in Algebra? New… What Leads to Success in Algebra? New Research Holds a Clue We’re excited to share the results of a groundbreaking new study by Student Achievement Partners! The study, “Preparation for Success in Algebra: Exploring Math Education Relationships by Analyzing Large Data Sets (EMERALDS),” is one of…
July 30, 2021 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceEdTechLONG + LIVE + MATHResearch
How to Build Confidence and Other SEL… How to Build Confidence and Other SEL Skills in Adolescent Readers When students struggle with reading, their confidence drops as they fall behind their peers. By the time they're adolescents, they may feel socially and emotionally isolated. Thus commences a domino effect of a lack of…
July 13, 2020 Karen Sloan Filed Under: English Language ArtsBrain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningLONG + LIVE + TEACHINGResearch
UpGrade: An Open Source Platform for A/B… UpGrade: An Open Source Platform for A/B Testing in Education We'd like to introduce UpGrade, an open source A/B testing platform for education software funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Schmidt Futures. UpGrade will make it easier for educators to develop and…
June 18, 2020 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyResearch
2020 Vision for the Future of Edtech 2020 Vision for the Future of Edtech We had an amazing time at the Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) in Miami this month! Here were some of the highlights: The LiveLab Experience - We got to show off LiveLab, our award-winning live facilitation tool in…
January 23, 2020 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Carnegie LearningEdTechFuture ReadyResearch
Carnegie Learning Goes to Beijing Carnegie Learning Goes to Beijing Dr. Steve Ritter, our Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, and Dr. Stephen Fancsali, Research Scientist, both recently attended the Artificial Intelligence + Adaptive Education (AIAED) Conference in Beijing, China. Our research and research-based approach to instruction were both featured…
June 10, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningResearch
How to Bring the Science of Learning… How to Bring the Science of Learning Into Your Classroom Edutopia recently shared an article on "Bringing the Science of Learning into Classrooms," which highlights new research on the developing brain and looks at various ways that schools can re-envision learning to account for the new findings. Here are some…
January 31, 2019 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceCarnegie LearningEdTechProfessional LearningResearchTeaching Strategies
What We’re Reading: Dear Data What We’re Reading: Dear Data At Carnegie Learning, we consider ourselves lifelong learners. Every day, we work on continually developing our knowledge in order to make the best possible math solutions for teachers and students. What We're Reading is a new series to share…
August 21, 2018 April Boland Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceResearch
The Value of Failure in Learning The Value of Failure in Learning Failure can be an important part of the learning process, but many students fear it and often see failure as an indication that they aren't smart or can't learn. This couldn't be further from the…
May 08, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceFuture ReadyResearchTeaching Strategies
Why Students Need to Explain Their Reasoning Why Students Need to Explain Their Reasoning With the traditional method of math instruction -- the way many of us were taught -- the goal was to get the right answer. Our instructional model, however, requires students to explain and show their thinking.…
April 02, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceProfessional LearningResearchTeaching Strategies
Ready to Up Your Game? Ready to Up Your Game? We’re all about transforming math learning for every student, but you don’t have to do it alone.​ That's why LONG + LIVE + MATHers are getting access to our brand new Game-Changer Series with teaching…
March 20, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceLONG + LIVE + MATHProfessional LearningResearchTeaching Strategies
4 Ways to Help Your Students Develop… 4 Ways to Help Your Students Develop a Growth Mindset in Math According to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine, children with a positive attitude towards math in school were more likely to succeed in solving a math problem than those with a…
January 30, 2018 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceResearchTeaching Strategies
4 Research-Proven Ways to Motivate Students to… 4 Research-Proven Ways to Motivate Students to Learn Research shows that as students enter middle school, many start to lose interest in academic success. There are a number of reasons why, and understanding these reasons and how they impact students is critical to…
January 02, 2018 Steve Ritter Filed Under: Brain & Learning ScienceResearchTeaching Strategies
Truly Personalized Learning: It’s All About Those… Truly Personalized Learning: It’s All About Those Loops One of the buzzwords in education right now is “personalized instruction.” The problem with buzzwords, of course, is that you don’t know if you should get excited (or not) until you see the idea fully…
December 06, 2017 Bob Hausmann Filed Under: EdTechResearch
RoboTutor: Finalist in the XPRIZE Global Learning… RoboTutor: Finalist in the XPRIZE Global Learning Challenge Finalists for the XPRIZE Global Learning Challenge have been announced, including RoboTutor, a software program submitted by a team led by Jack Mostow of Carnegie Mellon University. RoboTutor was designed to use artificial intelligence to adapt to…
October 25, 2017 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: EdTechResearch
3 Districts, 3 Paths for Data-Driven Change 3 Districts, 3 Paths for Data-Driven Change We stopped by a great session at SXSWedu this year called Data Coaches: A Strategy for Change on the topic of data analytics in education. The session was moderated by Rebecca Marshall of the Harvard Center for Education Policy…
September 07, 2017 Carnegie Learning Filed Under: EdTechResearch