The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

In an experiment on how best to study for a math test, learning through errors was pitted against working through practice problems in a Barron’s study guide, pictured above. But researchers set up a review class to test a theory about the best way to study for a test. They received no instruction and worked independently.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 23, 2024

’ In Rigor is Not a Four-Letter Word, I define rigor as creating an environment in which each student is expected to learn at high levels, supported so he or she can learn at high levels, and demonstrate learning at high levels. After choosing an issue related to oceans, students research the topic more deeply.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

A special Learning Leadership Topical Event, presented by LeiLani Cauthen, CEO at Learning Counsel News Media and Research With special guests, Jose A. Senior Education Advisor at Lexia Learning and Wendee Evering, Assistant Administrator at A.C. Viana, Ed.D., Moore Elementary in Columbia, SC Jose A.

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EdNews Daily

JUNE 10, 2022

A special Learning Leadership Topical Event, presented by LeiLani Cauthen, CEO at Learning Counsel News Media and Research With special guests, Jose A. Senior Education Advisor at Lexia Learning and Wendee Evering, Assistant Administrator at A.C. Viana, Ed.D., Moore Elementary in Columbia, SC Jose A.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2023

Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. This summer, show students how learning is fun, worthy, and part of their world whether they’re at a friend’s house or the water park. Kids learn to measure ingredients, make change, listen to potential customers, and problem-solve.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

How do we accelerate learning? The US Department of Education Roadmap for Reopening Safely says that “accelerated learning provides opportunities for students to learn at grade level rather than through tracking or remediation….” Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 16, 2022

SEL games can help you teach social-emotional learning skills and life skills. He has practical ideas for understanding and using game-based learning in the classroom. So, let me encourage you to take some time to learn about SEL games today in this podcast. Learn how games can be a powerful way to teach life skills.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

And while the topic can be overwhelming, it doesn’t have to be a burden. From: eCampus News Open AI is an incredibly powerful technology that has the potential to transform the way we think about teaching, learning, and research. The following resources should fill up your weekend reading queue quite nicely.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

Unstructured play is how students learn to interact with the world around them. A quick Google search on the topic will confirm that play is a primary vehicle for learning , so naturally, teachers should make a point to include plenty of it in their weekly lesson plans. Then, let them do research to satisfy their curiosity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Most teachers I know have used Twitter in their classes either to communicate with parents, share homework with students, for group study, to research on a topic, crowd source ideas with colleagues, or a myriad of other purposes ( click here for more ideas ). You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Thanks to the Internet, news can travel around the world at the speed of light. While some look to technology regulations to combat the scourge of fake news, the strongest defense may well be in building a citizenry with strong media literacy skills.[2] Within the past generation, the news ecosystem was well-established.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Episode 491 Schools are being targeted with “spearfishing” attacks – a new form of phishing that is quite deceptive. Citizenship encompasses digital citizenship and the importance of lateral reading are three of the motivating topics tackled today with education thought-leader Dr. Alec Couros.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

When kids read that America’s $30 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Google Fact Check is the topic of our blog post today! In an age where information is abundant but accurate knowledge can be scarce, the fight against fake news has become more critical than ever. This innovative tool was aimed at helping users determine the credibility of the news they’re consuming.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Research conducted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics has found that number could be reached by 2020. Other K–12 schools have found success by allowing students to pick topics they are interested in, then finding ways for them to inject computer science into those areas. Engage Students in Data Science Through Activities.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As American schools work to turn around math scores that plunged during the pandemic, some researchers are pushing for more attention to a set of research-based practices for teaching math. Puskar Experts say math research hasn’t gotten as much funding or attention, especially beyond the elementary level.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2019

Keeping up with national and international events was a lot easier when all the news came from one of three major TV news outlets and a few newspapers like The New York Times. What is fake news? Why Fake News? Start by explaining to students why fake news is so popular. There are no such laws in news media.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. A teacher can help to provide guidance, feedback, and structure to the learning process.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 6, 2019

In this third post in our series on authentic learning with virtual exchange , HP Teaching Fellow Tiffany Correa shares how students used Skype to connect to a teacher in Bangladesh. I created one such Powerful Learning experience with my students through a mission project where they made personal connections with life in Bangladesh.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This is particularly alarming because we live in an era when, according to Pew Research Center, 68 percent of American adults get their news from social media —platforms where opinion is often presented as fact. While Facebook and other social media outlets have pledged to tackle fake news , the results are lackluster.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

education See related article: 10 TED-Ed Lessons to get students thinking For more news on education trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page In education, there is no shortage of debate. Although standardized testing is a particularly hot topic in education right now, this approach to measurement has been in use for two millennia.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

For Sanes, who grew up in the neighborhood and graduated from Fannie Lou Hamer himself, getting his students involved in activism is a key way to give them agency and protect their mental health as they learn what’s happening to the planet. This is a topic that is very depressing. “I am a tree girl,” she said.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

This is helpful in demonstrating how historical research is connected to current events. In addition, interactive maps are a terrific way for students to explore new areas of the world. MapMaker allows for in-depth research into locations down to the street level.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

As an educator with 21 years of experience in teaching and learning, I have had the opportunity to work with students of differing abilities and learning backgrounds. As a Language Arts teacher, I’ve found that one of the skills my students need to improve is their basic research skills.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In fact, controversies are emerging about an important but less understood aspect of learning to read: phonemic awareness. A new meta-analysis confirms that the answer is no. In January 2024, five researchers from Texas A&M University published their findings online in the journal Scientific Studies of Reading.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

Technology allows you to teach and learn from any part of the world with Internet access and electricity. Sure, having specialized software for learning is great, but these will at least start you off on the right foot. Sure, having specialized software for learning is great, but these will at least start you off on the right foot.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Decades of research shows that math anxiety is a common problem for adults, and surveys show it particularly affects women , who make up nearly 90 percent of elementary teachers in the United States. . “I am Wendi. Wendi is me,” said Ivory McCormick, a kindergarten teacher from Atlanta.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Technology can finally give students with learning differences the personalized lessons needed to help them work with — instead of work around — their disabilities. Instead, it can empower them with new time- and cost-saving tools that can improve instruction for all students. and then incorporate the words into a text about any topic.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 2, 2023

Why learn art in school? Nineteenth century education reformer Horace Mann, the father of American public schools, believed that the arts enhanced learning. Researchers randomly assigned 21 elementary and middle schools to receive arts education first and watched what happened to 8,000 of their students in grades three through eight.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Educators can access the free, on-demand “Lounge Talks” video series to hear about and learn effective strategies for a number of timely topics ranging from professional development to teacher wellness. The recent PLtogether videos have covered a number of important topics, including: Structured professional development.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2023

For advocates of building children’s general knowledge, the study is certainly positive news and an indication that this type of instruction may be beneficial. Laboratory studies have found that children who are familiar with a topic are better able to comprehend a new reading passage on it.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

All that talk of fake news. Fake news” is probably their biggest challenge. adults have admitted sharing fake news, according to the Pew Research Center. How are they to take complex topics that they absolutely must teach and make them relevant and engaging for students? Sophisticated manipulation tactics.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

As misleading news reports, misinformation and false data spread throughout the world, students of all ages need better instruction on how to assess media and data. Their course covers everything from interpreting data visualizations to understanding publication bias in academic literature to identifying fake news.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

For Lucinda, a Chicana high school senior, the shift to online school—while not great for completing schoolwork—created new time and space for other kinds of learning. The shutdown, for her, was “a good time to do research” that offered “a lot of time to learn” and reflect. She was not alone.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Learning to code can be a game-changer for students, regardless of country. With the hopes of better integrating into the local emerging tech community, Chinese parents prepare their children for code learning before pre-school. This early exposure, according to research , is key to the future of the workforce.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

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. Students are also encouraged to apply the skills they learn in these classes to other non-data science courses as well.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

For more news on assessments, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Standardized testing has long been a contentious topic in the field of education. For instance, instead of simply learning that the decimal point moves when multiplying or dividing decimals by a power of 10, they grasp the dynamic of the digits shifting.

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