HeyJaredLinda Diamond Educator
Author and consultant in Literacy and interest in math. Focused on effective explicit instruction that is evidence-aligned.
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MTSS at the Crossroads (opens the original)
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Ever since Stephanie Stollar and I did a webinar recently which can be watched at edWeb, I have continued to think about the problems we are seeing in the implementation (or lack) of MTSS. Across the country, state departments of education, district offices, and school boards are expecting Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) implementation. On paper, it sounds like the ultimate promise of public education: a comprehensive framework that ensures every child gets precisely what they need, when
Stop Flinging Teachers to the Wolves (opens the original)
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In my previous piece, The Missing Blueprint in Educator Prep, we examined a glaring hole in American teacher education: higher education routinely fails to equip candidates with a coherent, evidence-aligned instructional architecture. Instead of graduating with a firm grasp of cognitive science and the mechanics of learning, too many new teachers enter the profession steeped in vague educational philosophy, discovery-based romanticism, and even constructivist theory (although that is changing in
The Missing Blueprint in Educator Prep (opens the original)
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Every year, thousands of new teachers step into classrooms full of passion, energy, and dedication—only to find themselves underprepared for the reality of how human beings actually learn.In the United States, we face a glaring structural blind spot: we are one of the few nations where educator preparation programs—and ongoing professional development—routinely skip the foundational science of human learning. Aspiring and active teachers alike are rarely taught the core principles of cognitive s
Beyond the Hype: Confronting 5 Misconceptions Ruining Math Education (opens the original)
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Many modern classrooms have moved away from traditional, research-based math practices and formulas in favor of “creative” problem-solving and teaching multiple strategies at once before students have the essential foundations. But are these progressive methods actually working, or are they making math harder for kids to grasp?In a compelling new report published by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI), math professor Anna Stokke digs into the data to debunk five deeply entrenched myths in ma
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