The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2023

Leo Salvatore is one of 3,000 online tutors for the company Paper, whose business has boomed with the pandemic. While he applies to graduate school, the affable 23-year-old holds a part-time job that barely existed before the pandemic: online tutor. A couple of times, Salvatore recalled, he tutored as many as seven students at once.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. For language learning: ChatGPT or similar models could be used to provide conversation practice and feedback to students learning a new language.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 15, 2023

In tandem with this college class, students attended an extra two-hour workshop each week where a college classmate who had already passed the class tutored them. Logue originally sought to conduct a simpler, cleaner study of only algebra, comparing the remedial prerequisite to the college course plus tutoring support.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! Pairing these education tools with the latest artificial intelligence tutoring can help students develop the critical thinking skills they will need as they further their academic career. Inspire Critical Thinking with Ed Tech.

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The Jose Vilson

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Of course, this gave rise to the hodgepodge of tutoring services looking to accelerate their earnings, revanchist groups pretending to advocate for “parents rights” as a cover for dismantling democracy, and a plethora of people who coopted longstanding traditions from marginalized groups for their capital gains.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2018

For example, YouTube, social media, news websites, even self-help videos/blogs which are present in every possible genre. Conducting a live session provides a backbone to enable interaction among learners just as it allows communication between a learner and the tutor. More on these topics: Gamifying your classroom (a lesson plan).

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This year, I put a special focus on pandemic relevant topics, from the effectiveness of tutoring to helping struggling learners catch up to lessons learned from the 2008 recession. Four things you need to know about the new reading wars. Takeaways from research on tutoring to address coronavirus learning loss.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

And this year, we have a hunch that a lot of those questions are going to be focused on a topic showing up all over the news: AI in education. We can now use AI to customize activities that support mental health , give students more ownership over their own learning , and even provide more individualized, responsive tutoring.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 24, 2021

Summer school is a hot topic right now, for good reason. Thanks to professor Robert Slavin’s research at Johns Hopkins University, we know that one-on-one tutoring using an evidence-based program is a quick, effective way to increase students’ literacy. Related: 5 ways schools hope to fight Covid-19 learning loss.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Misconception: AI will encourage students to cheat. Educators find it socially acceptable for a student to hire a tutor to help them write their college admission essay. Truth: Educators need to reconsider how they assess student work. ABSOLUTELY.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

How well does online tutoring work? The federal government is pushing schools to spend a big chunk of their $122 billion in federal American Rescue Plan funds on tutoring , but bringing in armies of tutors into school buildings is a logistical nightmare. Online tutoring is a tempting solution.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Schools will continue to provide struggling students with tutoring services, while advanced students will find new learning opportunities through online courses or internships outside the classroom. We anticipate that this year will be exciting as new education trends transform learning in classrooms far and wide.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

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. Meta-analyses sweep up all the best research on a topic and use statistics to tell us where the preponderance of the evidence lies. Sign up for the Proof Points newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The three-year-old Reporting Collaborative includes AL.com, The Associated Press, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News, The Hechinger Report, Idaho Education News, The Post and Courier in South Carolina, and The Seattle Times. READ THE SERIES The foremost principle: Math instruction must be systematic and explicit.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2021

This year, I put a special focus on pandemic-related topics, particularly the effectiveness of “high dosage” tutoring and the lack of strong research evidence for several other ideas to help students catch up, such as smaller classes. PROOF POINTS: Research evidence increases for intensive tutoring.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2023

Many found a way to continue their studies through informal tutoring centers, but those too have come under increased scrutiny as the government continues to crack down on women and girls’ access to education. Despite her situation, this girl still aimed to learn the advanced topics of chemistry and mathematics, as well as English grammar.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Read news stories, follow the conversation on social media, and explore some of the many free resources available online. Calling attention to these common applications can make the topic of AI feel less overwhelming and help students better understand the role that this transformative technology is already playing in their daily lives.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Newark schools are ramping up virtual tutoring. was originally published by Chalkbeat, a nonprofit news organization covering public education. As evidence mounts that the pandemic is inflicting academic harm on many students, some Newark schools are turning to a simple yet potentially potent treatment: tutoring.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Learning coaches are different from teachers because they act more like tutors. Students share ideas on class topics through frequent online discussions. This story about public school choice was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2016

This lesson plan from Dr. Pastore highlights several topics that students could create a podcast on with links to examples of podcasts that cover courses ranging from French as a second language to math. Furthermore, this topic could open up discussions about the prosecution of criminals as well as the practice of investigative journalism.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2019

It’s even easy to add extra services parents can include in their child’s enrollment like special tutoring or events. You might also be interested in these articles: Great News: JotForm now offers a PDF Editor. JotForm partners with the leading online payment platforms such as Stripe, PayPal, and Square.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Topics like seat time, retention, class size, and learning styles have all come under scrutiny because research indicates they don’t influence student achievement as much as we’d like. Takeaway : Make time to sit with your child and help them work through the new skills and strategies they’re learning.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

The three-year-old Reporting Collaborative includes AL.com, The Associated Press, The Christian Science Monitor, The Dallas Morning News, The Hechinger Report, Idaho Education News, The Post and Courier in South Carolina, and The Seattle Times. The post Teachers conquering their math anxiety appeared first on The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on?inequality I tell our students, it’s like tutoring,” she says. “If If you need help in math, you go get a tutor. We’re kind of your tutors for mental health.” I tell our students, it’s like tutoring. Sign up for?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 3, 2018

The glasses, called Lumilo, are powered by an app that works with “ cognitive tutor ” programs, which use artificial intelligence to offer students feedback as they attempt problems, hints when they struggle and an adaptive set of questions based on their performance.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 27, 2015

Achieve this goal by finding a short video with an emotional appeal, dealing with topics such as friendship or bullying. After the discussion, get students to create posters or videos relating to the topic. She started working in the language industry in 2009 as one-to-one language tutor in a school of languages in Rome.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 27, 2015

Achieve this goal by finding a short video with an emotional appeal, dealing with topics such as friendship or bullying. After the discussion, get students to create posters or videos relating to the topic. She started working in the language industry in 2009 as one-to-one language tutor in a school of languages in Rome.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Administrators are looking for ways to squeeze in more time for math help during the school day and are considering extending traditional school hours for tutoring. Those groups can also be given a preview of the next topic, such as learning about decimals by doing an activity on a number line, to boost their confidence moving forward.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 13, 2020

The French two-year program of extra tutoring and mentoring, called a cordée de la réussite or “team for success” in French, was run by École Normale Supérieure (ENS) of Paris, which is one of the most prestigious and selective schools of higher education in the country. But those changes haven’t been evaluated.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

This story is a part of Learning from Lockdown , a series about education solutions in the pandemic, produced in partnership with the Education Labs at AL.com , the Dallas Morning News , Fresno Bee and Seattle Times partnered with The Christian Science Monitor , Hechinger Report and Solutions Journalism Network.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2020

The former community college vice president and his team tracked down about a dozen students from news stories and invited them to join a conference call. Imagine paying to go to the tutoring center.” “There’s a reason why these students en masse felt like litigation was their only recourse,” Toscano says.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). Those are my excuses for combining the last two weeks of news clips into one ‘best of’ roundup. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition). Not that I’ve been twiddling my thumbs exactly.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2023

This week, I spoke with experts and educators in K-12 to see what they think about these new tools. According to Roschelle, new generative AI tools build on existing AI tools, like intelligent tutoring systems, that educators have used for years to help work individually with students. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

” As an education journalist and a parent, I’ve long been fascinated by the question of how children actually learn to read, a big topic for us here at The Hechinger Report. This story about Sold a Story was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 11, 2020

Parents with means have always known that classroom learning isn’t enough, and have ensured their children have access to enrichment programs, mentors, internships, technological tools and private tutors. A handful incorporate project-based learning, virtual courses on niche topics and distance-learning programs.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2021

Should math teachers start fourth grade, for example, by reviewing important third grade topics such as multiplication and fractions? More importantly, students using the new curriculum progressed through grade-level math problems more easily than students who were given more remedial instruction. How many papers are in each pile?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

A few weeks ago, while perusing Twitter for news stories, a few folks on the EdSurge team came across a Tweet by math blogger, former teacher and current Desmos Chief Academic Officer Dan Meyer. The computer does not reach the level of the human tutor in assessing competency. We overestimate the ability of a computer!

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