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American Educator, Spring 2016

Vol. 40, No. 1

Where We Stand: A Reset We Need to Get Right

Randi Weingarten

News in Brief

Putting the Focus on Student Engagement

The Benefits of Performance-Based Assessment
Avram Barlowe, Ann Cook

Learning on Display

Anya Kamenetz

Sample Performance Task and Rubric

Technology in Education

What Teachers Should Know
Pedro De Bruyckere, Paul A. Kirschner, Casper D. Hulshof

Building Strong Children

Why We Need Nurses in Schools
Erin D. Maughan

School Nurses Make a Difference

Susan Kitchell

Understanding Misconceptions

Teaching and Learning in Middle School Physical Science
Philip M. Sadler, Gerhard Sonnert

Narrative Nonfiction

A Writer Reflects on Writing Real Stories
Joy Hakim

Understanding the New Federal Education Law

The Question of Money and Education

Bruce D. Baker

Share My Lesson

Building a Classroom Community