The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

In Molly Long’s kindergarten class at Burrus Elementary in Hendersonville, Tenn., Research shows that many kindergarteners learn early on how to count and recognize basic shapes — two areas that make up the majority of kindergarten math content. Two kindergarten students at Hilltop Elementary in Aston, Pennsylvania.,

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama. Related: How can schools dig out from a generation worth of lost math progress? Piedmont Elementary School Principal Brigett Stewart and Piedmont Middle School Principal Chris Hanson on Aug. 31, 2023, in Piedmont, Ala.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

In this post, we will delve into the intricacies of prior knowledge, guided by significant research findings, discuss some of its types and examples, and explore how this understanding can transform educational practices. The implications of these findings are far-reaching for educators and researchers.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Here she is training math teachers on how to teach children to solve word problems at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report How does a revolution start? One of their leaders held a Science of Math event in Pennsylvania in 2022 and is planning another in 2023. Timed tests?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

A majority of states have passed laws that mandate screening early elementary students for the most common reading disability, dyslexia, and countless districts train teachers how to recognize and teach struggling readers. Credit: Lillian Mongeau for The Hechinger Report That’s slowly changing — for some disabilities.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

At Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools (SCCPSS) in Georgia, a three-school pilot in January 2020 grew into a district-wide online and offline reading program for students across its 34 elementary schools, according to Andrea Burkiett, director of curriculum and instruction for the district.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 12, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. How to use ChatGPT as a Writing Assistant ChatGPT is a better writer when prompts are specific. We are excited to announce the all-new EdTechTeacher Summer Learning Pass for 2023 !

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

We need to prioritize discussions on how to effectively support multilingual students. –Erin Bailey, Director of Content, Reading Is Fundamental By the 2023-24 school year, career connected learning will become a priority for district administrators, superintendents, state leaders, and parents. –Dr.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 4, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. How to use ChatGPT for Quizzes and Tests First, it’s important to provide context in your prompt(s) so that ChatGPT can construct questions that are appropriate for the level and abilities of your students.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 24, 2023

With ESSER deadlines just around the corner, we'd like to provide a short guide on how to use those funds. ESSER, which stands for Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief , was first established as part of the CARES Act, where additional funds were added to ESSER II and III. What is ESSER?

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 9, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. How to use ChatGPT for creating educational games As always, crafting an effective prompt is important for generating helpful responses. Check out our first tip here! Get Your Pass Today!

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

In early April 2023, I started getting emails and messages urging me to take a look at a fresh reading study in Colorado. The first was that elementary school students who attended “Core Knowledge” schools – which teach young children a broad core curriculum in many subjects – were better readers.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. In the 2023-24 school year, children who will turn 5 by April 2, 2024, were able to enroll. But do principals know how to support them? The plan is that the $2.7 That’s the hope.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2023

Mississippi’s elementary reading policies, signed into law in 2013, have drawn national attention. They include improved literacy training for elementary teachers and reading coaches for the state’s lowest performing elementary schools. Related: Mississippi made the biggest leap in national test scores this year.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

It can even show new computer programmers sample code, allowing them to skip over the boring chore of learning how to write basic code. It’s just pulling together pieces of the sentences where other people have described how to solve similar problems. 11, 2023, in Seattle. 11, 2023, in Seattle.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Local Education Agencies (LEAs) have until September 2022 to spend CARES Act funding, and until September 2023 for CRRSA funding. K-12 funding has been made available in two different venues: Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) and. Overall, the CRRSA represents a K-12 funding opportunity of over 3.5

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 28, 2023

On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind Dearborn Park International School. There are 25 students in the program hosted at the elementary school, and all of them are one to three grades behind. James, 11, couldn’t do two-digit subtraction last week.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 30, 2023

Elementary School Level At this level, students are introduced to the basic structure of the four subjects of STEM. It teaches students how to think critically. Some of the things educators can do are: Provide the students with interactive eBooks from a STEM publishing site containing case studies as an assessment method.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

That’s the technical name for showing children how to break down words into their component letter sounds and then fuse the sounds together. In a phonemic awareness lesson, a teacher might ask how many sounds are in the word cat. “If If you teach blending and segmenting using letters, students are learning to read and spell.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Here’s a look at each winner: Winner: John Arthur, 6th Grade Teacher, Meadowlark Elementary School Nominated by: Follett John Arthur was the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and one of four finalists for 2021 National Teacher of the Year. Elementary and high school students from across the district were part of the initial program.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We Still, she added, there were “just so many stories of kids using their cellphones to complete assignments, to research, or having to figure out how to get to public libraries in order to access devices.”.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Not all forms of tutoring reap the same benefits, and districts may need help in determining how to select and implement the best programs. As a bonus, these sessions can allow educators more opportunities to measure student achievement through informal assessments, potentially providing new holistic accountability measures.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

They uncovered that their current SIS had the functionality to meet their needs, but because it wasn’t rolled out effectively several years prior, many staff members and caregivers were unaware of how to fully utilize the platform.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Read about the three 2023 winners here. Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. Listed here in alphabetical order by school/district name are 10 of the awards program finalists.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

During the prolonged online learning , some students fell so far behind developmentally and academically that they no longer knew how to behave or learn at school. She is among hundreds of thousands of students around the country who disappeared from public schools during the pandemic and didn’t resume their studies elsewhere.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 1, 2023

The study has not been published or peer reviewed, but I heard Bhatt present her team’s findings at a briefing in New York City on April 26, 2023. That’s a matter of current urgency given how far behind grade level so many students have fallen during the pandemic. No standardized math assessments were administered that spring.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we close the door on 2022 , we approach 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2023. They will continue to step up in 2023 to meet the challenge.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2023. They will continue to step up in 2023 to meet the challenge.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2023

This story was originally co-published on January 26, 2023 by THE CITY, Columbia Journalism Investigations, Type Investigations and City Limits as part of “MISSING THEM,” THE CITY’s COVID-19 memorial and journalism project. She searched online, using phrases like “how to help grieving students” and cobbled together handouts.

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Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

Reevaluating the Curriculum by Incorporating Technology in Education Increasing Importance of AI Education in Curriculum According to Forbes , 2023 is the year of AI Education. There has been a rise in AI programs with books and courses exclusively focusing on elementary and high-school students. AI has entered into K-12 education.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

High school counselors also study alongside middle school and elementary counselors for whom college and career planning is less of a priority. But programs have until 2023 to comply and change has been slow. That’s how bad it is,” she said. “So It didn’t feel like a lot of preparation,” she said.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Department of Education’s 2023 R&D budget is roughly $402 million, an amount that seems almost minuscule when compared to the budgeted amounts of almost $84 billion for the Department of Defense and $8.4 Related: Edtech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research The U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 17, 2024

The Portland school district in Oregon planned to compress two levels of middle school math into one starting in 2023, but after criticism, said the issue needed more study. In a 2023 survey of middle-school principals by the Rand Corporation, 39 percent said their schools group students into separate classes based on achievement.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 9, 2023

We want to build communication and trust between schools and the community, so that parents understand how decisions are made, have their input included, and feel comfortable relying on the expertise of trained educators in the classroom. There’s also work happening at the state level in many places.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 10, 2023

Sitting beside her, Candy Turner , a retired elementary school teacher who had brought Ziploc bags of pear slices and dried cranberries for the hours ahead, agreed. “I Then it appointed Susie Luckey, a popular elementary school principal, as interim superintendent until June. I think we are in trouble based on what I saw.”

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