The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

You can change one simple thing to help transform your classroom. ” We have a significantly low dropout rate and high on-time graduation rate in Albemarle. Pam Moran on episode 246 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

When kids struggle, their emotional problems often unfold in the classroom, affecting their ability to concentrate and straining interactions with teachers and peers. Left untreated, mental health concerns can contribute to high school dropout rates. and “Are you in danger?”. Spreading the Word.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2017

Sixteen-year-olds share classrooms with 20-somethings, students earn diplomas at their own pace and if anyone has a problem with a peer, they’re encouraged to talk about it like adults. Burgos, too, has relied on staff support for help outside of the classroom. I wouldn’t have had that anywhere else,” she said. “I

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

This chapter takes us from 2012 through 2013, following the expansion of MOOCs across American research-1 institutions and the breakout of Coursera, edX, and Udacity. Miscellaneous notes: DeMillo sees for-pay assessment as solving the MOOC dropout problem (1253).

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2016

The Starkville Foundation for Public Education, funded by donations from local residents, gave frequent grants to Starkville teachers to purchase new equipment and materials for their classrooms. Student enrollment within the classroom should mirror the racial make up of the overall district. Photo: Nicole Lewis.

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Edsurge

MAY 11, 2017

That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. Whereas credit scores are designed to prevent risky buyers from getting approved on loans, Dropout Detective is meant to improve student success and lower dropout rates.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 5, 2018

In New Orleans, the large number of dropouts who lack HiSET credentials drives the astronomically high count of so-called “opportunity youth.” All through elementary school, she’d excelled in the classroom, though she spent a lot of time in the principal’s office. “My But most don’t take the test immediately after dropping out.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2020

For many students, the switch from the classroom to studying at home is mostly a disorienting inconvenience. In 2013, there were some 29 million students who had left college in the last two decades before earning a degree. I try to make a to-do list, but I end up not even finishing it. It’s just a very unpredictable time.”

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Michael McLaughlin and his mother, Michelle, at Michael’s 2013 graduation. In some cases that means being given more time on tests or being offered the option of using technology for written assignments; in other cases it means having an aide in the classroom working with them individually. Photo courtesy Michelle McLaughlin.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2018

You can hear a pin drop in the classroom when the kids are dissecting,” said Courtney Cayer, a science teacher at Elm City and the founder of the school’s “mini-med-school” program. They are two-week intensive courses that take children outside the classroom and beyond the traditional subjects. They take it so seriously.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

In Illinois, District 428 awarded 73 high school diplomas in 2017, up from 65 in 2013 when there were twice as many juveniles in the system and their average stay was longer. Illinois’ effort to bring online learning to juvenile justice facility classrooms is rare nationwide. It’s like, we in jail temporarily, so why not? Brown said.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

As another part of the information-gathering effort, #OaklandUndivided tapped into data from the online learning platforms schools were using — Google Classroom and Clever — to see which students were logging in through a computer or mobile phone to access online resources. for only a few weeks. for the nonprofit.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 8, 2017

In fall 2013, she persuaded Martin to enroll at KIPP, in part by pointing to the fledgling varsity team the school had fielded that year. In New Orleans, Friday night football is a big deal,” said Joey LaRoche, who became the principal of KIPP Renaissance in 2013. And they’re embracing football. “In Throwing out the game plan.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

now live in poverty, a mark hit in 2013 for the first time in 50 years, according to the Southern Education Foundation. Like a few other students of hers, Karim would spend his lunch period in her classroom, where she would give him some extra academic help. When they go home, they may not have that.”. Middletown, N.Y.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

now live in poverty, a mark hit in 2013 for the first time in 50 years, according to the Southern Education Foundation. Like a few other students of hers, Karim would spend his lunch period in her classroom, where she would give him some extra academic help. When they go home, they may not have that.” Middletown, N.Y.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Vaux closed in 2013 amid a wave of citywide school closures. Vaux’s redesign stresses creating close relationships with parents and community members and ways for student learning to continue beyond the classroom walls. Not long after becoming the head of PHA in 2013, Jeremiah visited the neighborhood, sans his usual suit and tie.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Eve, on the city’s majority-Black East Side, 13 first graders, all of them Black, Latino or Asian American, folded paper airplanes in their basement classroom as part of an aerodynamics and problem-solving lesson. Black and Latino children fill 65 percent of New York City classrooms but just 22 percent of gifted seats.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 22, 2019

Teachers didn’t get much professional development to learn how best to use the iPods in the classroom and there wasn’t a lot of clarity around how the technology could help the district achieve concrete learning goals. “At They are not supposed to offer extra credit or change a student’s grade based on classroom behavior.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2016

who used a press call with reporters to showcase some of the Obama administration’s flagship efforts, such as investing in high-quality early childhood programs, offering competitive grants for school improvement, and boosting classroom technology capabilities , particularly in high-need urban and rural communities.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Teachers are leaving the classroom almost as quickly as colleges and universities prepare them. Many of those trained to become teachers never enter the classroom. For example, as reported in Education Week, California lost 53 percent of its school of education enrollment between the 2008–2009 and 2012–2013 school years.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Be a Presenter at Reinventing the Classroom. We want YOU to present at the Reinventing the Classroom conference on May 1st - all about the impact of ed tech on the classroom experience, and kicking off our self-proclaimed May as "Ed Tech Month." A Look At Physical And Digital Spaces Conversations Classroom 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 25, 2016

The number of university programs nationwide that focus on indigenous issues or are designed for indigenous students is up by a third since 2013, according to Universities Canada. It should just be normal for indigenous people to be part of the classroom.”.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

She visits every classroom every day, which allows her to get to know the kids and give the teachers immediate feedback. “We They help connect families that have legal, housing or medical issues to resources, and they run courses in each classroom on topics like how to deal with strong emotions. That was only the beginning.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Aimed at curbing dropouts, improving graduation rates and sending more kids to college and other postsecondary programs, the corps is designed to offset a growing achievement gap in this relatively affluent but increasingly diverse state. “When there’s a budget cut, counselors are the first to go.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 11, 2018

According to administrators, between 2013 and 2016, the district of about 19,000 students slashed its number of expulsions and out-of-school suspensions from 1,628 to 475. Students who’ve received in-school suspensions at Pacific Middle School in the Highline School District spend their day in Matthew Burman’s classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Kristen Danusis, a former school psychologist who became the principal in 2013, tells me that many of her students live “off the grid,” in households that earn little regular income. Kids work alone and in small groups; they sit at tiny desks and on beanbags and sofas scattered around the classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2019

And 32 states, including North Carolina, don’t require English language learner training beyond the minimal federal requirements for general classroom teachers. Jennifer Daughtry, who became principal at Hobbton in 2013, said the key to her school’s improvement was forging closer relationships with students and their families. “It’s

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Final Notes Updates Last Week for "Reinventing the Classroom" Presentation Proposals. Submissions are due by April 25th. Ed Tech Month + PowerUp WHAT WORKS. More information and registration here.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Since 2013, when the school switched to its skills-based curriculum, Juarez has seen gains in graduation rates and college acceptance that seemed unlikely for a school that had been on academic probation since 1996. The results have been dramatic. A lot of time and effort at Juarez goes into creating material that will engage students.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Salesforce , the world’s largest customer relationship management platform, has announced a new classroom-ready training scheme called Trailhead for Students.”

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2020

A whiteboard in a classroom. Since 2013, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of children like Nando fleeing poverty and violence in Central America. Our students are not students that you can expect to just go into the classroom and learn English and be fine.”. We were three. Now it’s only me,” he said.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

They added resources in an existing dual-language program at the elementary school level, created a sheltered English learner program for newcomer students in the middle school, and overhauled high school offerings, placing native English speakers and English learners into more of the same classrooms, so they can learn from each other.

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Following up on ProPublica reporting , “ Florida to Examine Whether Alternative Charter Schools Underreport Dropouts.” ” That’s Rohit Agarwal, founder of TenMarks, a math startup that Amazon acquired in 2013. ” It records the voices in a classroom, which seems like a huge privacy violation to me but hey.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

” That’s the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , which is already having to repay Ohio some $60 million. Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” ” Via Ars Technica : “Proposed New Mexico science standards edit out basic facts.”

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