The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The reports focus on elementary and middle schools with high proficiency rates or significant growth in math or reading. Once all students have access to strong core instruction, educators can customize instruction for those with specific needs.

Policies 94

Policies Outcomes Report Case Study 94

edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. Christine Fox, Deputy Executive Director, SETDA, noted the importance of having safe WiFi access. She suggested beginning with a clear mission statement.

Equity of Access 45

Equity of Access Accessibility Elementary Instructional Materials 45

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Designing learning materials for mobile devices.

Mobile Learning 183

Mobile Learning Mobility Classroom Tablets 183

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

February 17, 2022— Curriculum Associates has named Jamilah Hud-Kirk, principal of Fountain Elementary in Clayton County Public Schools in Forest Park, GA, as the recipient of its 2022 Inspire Award. This includes 13 years as principal at Fountain Elementary, where she currently serves more than 600 students in Grades pre-K–5.

Elementary 85

Elementary Instructional Materials Professional Learning Social Media 85

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Demand for high-dosage tutoring is growing among students in all grades at Gadsden ISD, led by elementary-age students, who are reaping the benefits of one-on-one and small-group tutoring. Instruction that aligns with districts’ standards, scope, and sequence. Bilingual and multilingual tutors are available.

Learning 101

Learning Instructional Materials Professional Learning Meeting 101

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As students return to the classroom this fall — many for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that upended their access to quality, in-person learning — we have an opportunity to enact standards to ensure that teachers’ instruction methods are effective and backed by science.

Policies 145

Policies Assessment Outcomes Instructional Materials 145

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

Just because a mandate has been passed, it doesn’t mean there’s necessarily a plan for implementation, access to training or a repository of resources, all of which are necessary to put it into practice with fidelity. The working group also developed sample scope and sequences for both the elementary and secondary level.

Training 153

Training Advocacy Resources Instructional Materials 153

The Hechinger Report

JULY 3, 2023

Yet, despite the gains I made with my students, despite research that shows the substantial positive impact of teachers of color on all students, despite the fact that having just one Black teacher in elementary school makes a Black child 13 percent more likely to go to college , my career nearly ended shortly after it began.

Policies 134

Policies Instructional Materials Elementary Report 134

edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Bank of rich and culturally relevant tasks: Any mathematics content management system should give teachers access to or allow them to create and import problems that represent the diverse needs of their classroom. To support the problem-solving mindset, the tasks would present multiple paths to the solution to allow for student creativity.

Instructional Materials 97

Instructional Materials Professional Learning Pearson Common Core 97

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2022

Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives middle school teachers access to free, standards-aligned, technology-integrated instructional materials to support this work. With worldwide distribution to over 150 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university.

Software 78

Software Technology STEM Data 78

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

Access to online resources including digital content, interactive education apps and websites, videos, experts and peers is no longer a “nice to have” but rather a necessity. States, districts and schools are also uniquely positioned to share reduce cost or no cost out-of-school access options for families. Out-of-School Access Chart.

Resources 82

Resources Equity of Access Instructional Materials Elementary 82

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2024

The students ask about many topics, including tardy policies, access to athletics and clubs, and even treatment by deans and security. Here are a few ways we can do this: Improve instructional materials. Students gather once a month at my high school for what we call “equity lunch chats” with teachers and administrators.

Classroom 119

Classroom Instructional Materials Secondary Policies 119

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Lack of Access to Physics and Chemistry Teachers have stated that we need “Rocks for Jocks” and want to lower the science requirements for high school graduation. For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials?

STEM 105

STEM Classroom Gamification Instructional Materials 105

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Illustrative Mathematics (IM) and Family Engagement Lab have partnered to bridge classroom curriculum and at-home learning in elementary school mathematics. We provide access to high-quality instructional materials, professional learning, and a community to support all students’ mathematical growth.

Instructional Materials 52

Instructional Materials Outcomes Elementary System 52

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

—Natalie Franzi, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, Middletown Township Schools 2. Empower teachers to personalize instruction Ultimately, it comes down to the teacher. No advancement in classroom technology or instructional materials will ever have the impact of a passionate, empowered teacher.

Classroom 119

Classroom Instructional Materials Learning Outcomes 119

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

We know that many federal education dollars are still unused ; we believe families should have direct access to educational resources so they can find the right fit for their children’s unique learning styles. This moment gives us an opportunity to address accessibility as well. To call it disastrous understates it.

Education 101

Education Instructional Materials System Policies 101

The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

That kids can download the material on their phones makes it “really accessible,” he added. We want these stories to be accessible to everyone,” said Cantave. Carter, a rising senior at Teaneck High School in New Jersey, said the app allows him to see people that look like him in a “good light.”

Instructional Materials 126

Instructional Materials Trends Study Report 126

edWeb.net

JULY 7, 2021

High-quality instructional materials are now in the hands of every teacher and student, and the district is focused on making sure every child has equal access to learning opportunities with a skillful teacher every day. Balderas has been an educator for 30 years.

Elementary 98

Elementary Professional Learning Program Evaluation Instructional Materials 98

ExcelinEd

MAY 12, 2020

Meanwhile, North Carolina elementary and middle school students will not receive traditional grades at all. Those students are relying on learning-at-home packets that cover, at most, material which has already been taught and serve as an attempt to curtail significant learning loss.

Instructional Materials 69

Instructional Materials Assessment Learning Strategy 69

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The site is also accessible in German, French, Spanish, Russian and Portuguese. After signing up for a free account with your email or your Google or Facebook accounts, you get to explore, download and use the wealth of instructional materials in multiple formats. More on Supporting Membership).

Instructional Materials 40

Instructional Materials Video Elementary Facebook 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

This partnership also builds on the company’s long-standing support of increasing access to STEM education programs that provide hands-on, inquiry-based learning in elementary to post-doctoral classrooms, and the professional learning needed for educators to make these efforts possible. DOVER, Del., About DuPont.

STEM 52

STEM Education Industry Schoology 52

techlearning

AUGUST 13, 2018

Florida’s second largest district partners with Learning A-Z to provide its elementary schools with professional learning and an award-winning curriculum resource that blends science and literacy TUCSON—Aug. Resources can be used for one-to-one, small-group, and whole-class instruction.

Differentiated Instruction 40

Differentiated Instruction Elementary Instructional Materials Blended Learning 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2019

Curriculum and instructional materials live on websites, in the cloud, on paper, in LMS’s, in Google Drive or OneDrive. The fact that there isn’t a place to access all components of the core design of a school makes it hard to implement anything new while considering the impact on the entire structure. Let’s look at an example.

EdTech 160

EdTech System Data Company 160

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Lack of Access to Physics and Chemistry Teachers have stated that we need “Rocks for Jocks” and want to lower the science requirements for high school graduation. For example: which voices are represented during decision-making processes and in our instructional materials?

STEM 52

STEM Classroom Gamification Instructional Materials 52

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 22, 2020

A team of students from INCubatoredu, a high school entrepreneurship program based in Illinois, reworked their business Trashbots to make robotics and coding accessible and provide hands-on STEM education at home. There are a lot of digital materials out there that may not be well-aligned with curricula,” she said.

Online Learning 145

Online Learning Robotics Learning Instructional Materials 145

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St. Vrain Valley Schools, Longmont, Colo.

Trends 142

Trends EdTech Industry Data 142

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

The grant targets students living in remote, rural parts of the district with limited or no access to Wi-Fi and cell service, students in difficult family situations and high schoolers struggling to stay on track for graduation. It’s similar to what the district has offered to kids in its digital learning programs for 15 years.

Elementary 135

Elementary Exercises Meeting Report 135

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

These two challenges are at the heart of why one-room schoolhouses were replaced by age-graded elementary schools and subject-specialist secondary schools. Online instructional materials have come a long way from the McGuffey Readers of the late 1800s.

Policies 86

Policies Libraries Instructional Materials Secondary 86

eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2017

It is the first curriculum made openly available by Open Up Resources, which was founded to develop new high-quality alternatives to curricula offered by traditional publishers, and to increase equity in education by distributing these materials freely, as OER.

OER 82

OER Resources Kaplan Instructional Materials 82

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

According to the Brookings Institution there is strong evidence that the choice of instructional materials has large effects on student learning. There are essential conditions for digital learning like state leadership, equity of access, accessibility for all students, interoperability considerations, and student data and privacy.

Digital Learning 40

Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

It will provide more support for students who are struggling in the online environment, it will take some of the burden off of the teachers, and it will help schools support educational equity by creating greater access to services that previously were only available to families that could afford it. –

EdTech 137

EdTech Digital Divide Broadband PresenceLearning 137

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2020

According to an EdSurge/Social Context Labs analysis of 196 school district policies published during spring 2020, nearly two-thirds offered printed instructional materials to families to use for schoolwork, a figure that was higher among high-poverty districts than low-poverty districts. Savannah’s experiences were not atypical.

Elementary 160

Elementary Analysis Guidelines Instructional Materials 160

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St. Vrain Valley Schools, Longmont, Colo.

Trends 52

Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. It impedes access to institutions they might be qualified for, because it’s not being accepted.”. How is it going to be accessible?

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

edWeb.net

MAY 5, 2019

Accessible technologies help students with disabilities unlock their full potential by addressing a diversity of needs that include learning, visual, hearing, mobility, neurodiversity, and mental health. Dudycha articulated that “inclusion has a new definition along with accessibility.

Accessibility 66

Accessibility Tools Microsoft Classroom 66

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cleveland’s leadership and vision for equitable healthcare access have been instrumental in expanding access to healthcare services for students across the district. Cleveland relentlessly advocated for equitable access to Hazel’s mental health services in all district schools rather than limiting services to a small group.

Education 122

Education Advocacy EdTech Elementary 122

MindShift

JULY 21, 2020

Whatever the fate of online learning, the past months have exposed some glaring disparities in access to education and technology, while families with children who have disabilities and special needs experienced significant challenges even when technology was available. Online Class Design.

UDL 64

UDL Online Learning Accessibility Guidelines 64