The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2024

A growing chorus of education researchers, pundits and “science of reading” advocates are calling for young children to be taught more about the world around them. It cost about $400 per student in instructional materials and teacher training. It’s an indirect way of teaching reading comprehension.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2021

16, 2021 – Carolina Biological announced that two of its elementary school science programs are among the rigorous list of new science materials just adopted by the South Carolina State Board of Education for the state’s K-12 science curriculum. Materials adopted as supplemental must be purchased with S.C.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2022

Over the last several months, public discourse about learning to read and reading instruction has significantly increased. Inevitably, teachers and schools of education have become scapegoats. This was my work for the past 16 years as a professor at a major graduate school of education. Related: Reading Remedies.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The state initially agreed to give an extra $50 million to 75 elementary schools with the worst reading scores in the state to improve how they were teaching reading. A pair of Stanford University education researchers studied whether the settlement made a difference, and their conclusion was that yes, it did.

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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.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

23, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, today released new research titled “Using Lexia Core5 Reading to Address Learning Loss and Accelerate Learning: Insights from a 2020-21 Nationwide Study.” Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, is the structured literacy expert. About Cambium Learning Group.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

District leaders, school administrators and educators need sustained support to effectively and respectfully implement the shifts behind a curricular mandate like this. Professional development is a key part of building awareness of this absence and a knowledge-base for the educators who will be teaching students directly.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

achieved National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) proficiency in fourth grade reading. Preliminary research from the nonprofit assessment group NWEA suggested that students would retain only 70 percent of last year’s gains in reading when they returned for the 2020-21 academic year compared with a typical school year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

And they found MidSchoolMath —much to the delight of Erica Wheeler, Lead Instructional Materials Coordinator for Santa Fe Public Schools. We thought about elementary, middle and high school. Kids would watch an instructional video at home and then get one-on-one or group support from the teacher in the virtual room.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

Many policymakers, families and educators hold onto the nostalgia of the traditional school model, but it was failing us even before the pandemic. Hoping to improve our standing, researchers have been calling for a new approach to education for nearly a decade—one that combines in-person and virtual instruction.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

In fact, racism is systemically embedded into our educational institution and can be camouflaged with other issues like socioeconomic status and even the learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic. With Black students not even scoring half of the overall percentage, we’ve just gotten a sign to ring the alarm on equity in science education.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Credit: Allison Shelley for EDU Educators around the country have embraced the “science of reading” in their classrooms, but that doesn’t mean there’s a truce in the reading wars. hours of auditory instruction in small group or tutoring sessions, but continued to make progress if visual displays of the letters were combined with the sounds.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Unless they develop foundational reading skills early, students will experience literacy deficits across all subjects, and phonics instruction embedded in comprehensive reading instruction is the most effective way to teach them how to read. We considered every perspective to get everyone behind our final decision.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Matthews, a former tutoring aide who had just come to Rehobeth Elementary School, was used to working with students who needed some extra help with reading. Third-grade teacher Scotty Matthews works with a student at Rehobeth Elementary in Houston County, Alabama, on Monday, Oct. This story also appeared in AL.com.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Golden Grove Elementary School in Palm Beach County, FL pad around the classroom in their (possibly) smelly socks, everyone cheers. Linda Edgecomb is the principal of Golden Grove Elementary and a huge fan of Stinky Feet Day. special education) students, it was only 1.12.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

In fact, racism is systemically embedded into our educational institution and can be camouflaged with other issues like socioeconomic status and even the learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic. With Black students not even scoring half of the overall percentage, we’ve just gotten a sign to ring the alarm on equity in science education.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 4, 2020

With the continued move to distance learning and digital resources, educators need to make sure any tools support this new mindset. During an edWeb edLeader Panel sponsored by ORIGO Education , the presenters offered their key criteria for digital mathematics tools and how they should support teachers and students.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

That is the consensus emerging from education leaders across the country as the nation enters a second year of schooling in a pandemic. And educators everywhere are paying closer attention to students’ mental well-being. Related: Coronavirus opens doors to rethinking education. Learning from Lockdown.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. That kids can download the material on their phones makes it “really accessible,” he added. Subscribe today!

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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. Source: Newsela.

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edWeb.net

JULY 7, 2021

In the Aldine Independent School District just outside of Houston, Texas, the need for change resulted in a dual focus on improving the district’s leadership bench and revamping literacy instruction, in order to provide an equitable education for all students. Transforming Leadership. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2022

This figure makes after-school programs the fourth most popular way to spend federal funds to address learning loss, behind summer school, software and instructional materials. The Afterschool Alliance also cited an unpublished conference paper from 2013, which tracked 1,000 elementary school students over time.

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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. About Cambium Learning Group, Inc.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 9, 2016

More than 90 percent of math educators surveyed on the report, for instance, said they either selected or developed their own materials. And many teachers at the elementary level said they used those self-selected or developed materials frequently–at least once a week.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s that most conversations about a school’s expenses don’t sync up to what’s happening in the classroom—the instruction, materials, and tools that shape the educational experience for teachers and students. The problem is not that these conversations are dry. That’s soon to change. This will not be a trouble-free process.

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techlearning

APRIL 19, 2018

NYSE: RST) Company, today announced that Lexia Reading Core5® has been named by the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) as an approved provider of early interactive reading software for literacy instruction and assessment for grades K–3. BOSTON (April 19, 2018) – Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone Inc.

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

The state is reviewing new science instructional materials for the first time in 12 years to help science teachers succeed in teaching students the latest standards. They have submitted new print and digital science materials that were written specifically to align with the state’s new standards.

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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. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

Educators are worried about a wave of high school students who are failing classes during the pandemic. Journalists discovered cheating scandals and evidence of low-quality instructional materials. And they need examples of how to combine in-person instruction with computer time. million to 3.3 But there was a downside.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

education system. 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. – As the U.S.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Elementary students can participate with activities that track and map noise levels across schools, or predict and study migration patterns of animals. Maps can be used to learn standard content, work on group projects, or conduct research projects, and do not have to be limited to an age or subject. About the Presenters.

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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. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

My mentor and collaborator, Seymour Papert, was a brilliant mathematician, a distinguished computer scientist, an innovative learning theorist, a humanitarian and a visionary for technology-based education change to empower every children. Constructionism. Playful Learning and Hard Fun.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

I was recently asked to provide a workshop that supported Differentiated Learning through the use of educational technology in the Project Based learning Classroom (PBL). This included reading and instruction as it connects to content, research in relationship to inquiry, and student production and how it integrates with voice and choice.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

Department of Education. The only way I know that this can be changed is when there’s access to higher education.”. Even low-income students with the highest standardized test scores are more than three times less likely to go to top colleges than higher-income students , according to the Education Trust. That’s about 2 percent.

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User Generated Education

JULY 25, 2016

I believe in the importance of participating in ongoing and continuous reflective practice as an educator. This is my reflection on my Cardboard Challenges Maker Education Camp that was taught to twelve 5 to 10 year old learners for five days, 2.5 A Rational for Using No Tech, Minimal Cost Materials. hours each morning.

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