The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2023

The group, made up of people with kids in the school system, functions as a communications channel between other parents and school principals and teachers. Because of the improvements, her first grader attends William Rainey Harper elementary on the city’s south side. Students lost between 3 and 14 months of learning.

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Education Report System Meeting 97

Waterford

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

5] You can then continue to send messages through text or social media groups, too. Finally, opportunities for miscommunication can often arise during parent-teacher conferences—especially if families of English-language learning (ELL) students will be attending these meetings.[1] What can I do to help my child learn at home?[12].

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

Teaching quality has been defined as “instruction that enables a wide range of students to learn” ( Darling-Hammond, 2012 ), and it is the strongest school-related factor that can improve student learning and achievement ( Hanushek, 2011 ; Nye, Konstantopoulos, and Hedges, 2004 ; Rivkin, Hanushek, and Kain, 2005 ).

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Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

edWeb.net

APRIL 30, 2021

To recognize and work through this sort of situation, McNulty recommends avoiding the “polarity stereotyping” of traditionalists and progressives, in which each group views the other as representing policies they disfavor while portraying their own views as having no downside. From 2001-2003, he served as Vermont’s Education Commissioner.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Liam Frometa, 5, left, and Christopher Ramos, 5, right, play with their classroom’s smart board at Fun Time Early Learning Academy in Naples, Fla. By 2013, the last year for which data is available, the gap between the two groups had shrunk to just 10 percent. million from the foundation since 2003.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2016

President Bush promotes his “No Child Left Behind” education agenda during a visit to Kirkpatrick Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn., Civil rights groups and organizations working on behalf of underserved students, however, have been less than enthusiastic. Monday, Sept. Photo: AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite.

Education 40

Education Policies Learning Report 40

MindShift

MAY 14, 2018

30, 2016 was a big day for Lake Canyon Elementary. Lake Canyon Elementary School ceremony assigning students to a house. When kids are really excited about school,” Kloczko said, “they are happier and they tend to learn more.” Modern elementary and secondary house systems aren’t just a California thing.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Working with the Committee for Children, they’re piloting a program merging social emotional learning (SEL) and Restorative Practice (RP) in school. First, the staff met the coach and learned more about SEL and restorative practices. For instance, elementary-age kids might need lessons in empathy and emotion management.

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Training Strategy Meeting System 40

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

These types of arrangements require effective partnering with unions and community groups, in order to identify solutions and reach agreements while dealing with budget shortfalls. She pointed out that the legislation was passed quickly and without a lot of accountability, leaving a lot of the details to be figured out later.

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EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 6, 2017

His school and his state are trailblazers in personalized learning, a method that tailors instruction to students’ individual interests and learning speeds. Personalized learning advocates had big hopes for ESSA, enacted in 2015. About 20 other states sprinkled elements of personalized learning into their plans.

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Personalized Learning Policies Advocacy Assessment 69

MindShift

OCTOBER 31, 2019

These stats come from a new, nationally representative survey of media use among children ages 8-18, by Common Sense Media, which has been tracking this since 2003. Just ask Ashley Mingo, a junior at the Hudson High School of Learning Technologies in New York City. “And I was like, this song sounds really cool!

Smartphone 33

Smartphone Social Media Survey Report 33

Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In the last few days of the first semester of the 2003-2004 school year I was given the opportunity to speak with the teacher that was leaving the school briefly before he left for Christmas break to understand what the curriculum expectations were for the stand alone computer classes in the elementary school.

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Technology Digital Citizenship Khan Academy Elementary 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 30, 2011

For the past 3 years CoSN has been involved in a project which is called " Participatory Learning in Schools: Leadership and Policy." MacArthur Foundation and is included in the Foundation''s digital media and learning program. What does "participatory learning" actually mean, and how does it intersect with digital media?

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Learning Policies Secondary Handbook 73

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 27, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic closed schools and launched a national experiment in remote learning that has been chaotic and stressful for millions of American families. She worked physically demanding jobs until 2003 when she was injured, went back to school for office administration and found a job working for an attorney.

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Report Exercises Video Education 110

MindShift

JULY 27, 2015

Many schools have reduced or even eliminated recess for elementary school children, and several have cut back on free play and play-based learning in the early grades such as kindergarten and first grade (Zygmunt-Fillwalk & Bilello, 2005). Unfortunately, time for free play within school hours has also declined.

Social Media 28

Social Media Outcomes Report Study 28

MindShift

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Using design to help others learn science is not intuitive, however, once practiced you will see how humanistic and authentic it is to incorporate design in any subject. 1: Students learn more, love science more, and are more engaged in science content and the scientific process when designing solutions to real problems. Benefit No.

Education 28

Education STEM Assessment Report 28

MindShift

DECEMBER 31, 2018

We learned that a lot has changed since 1998. More than 1,000 educators, from elementary teachers to university professors, responded to NPR’s callout with stories about how they incorporate the Harry Potter series into their curriculum and classrooms. Quidditch is no longer just game of fantasy. ” Discovering the magic.

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Classroom STEM Libraries Elementary 42

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

In 2012, students in three different age groups — 9, 13 and 17 — were asked, “How much time did you spend on homework yesterday?” He and his team reviewed dozens of studies, from 1987 to 2003, looking for consensus on what works and what doesn’t. Because homework should be about learning, right? students get?

Comparison 28

Comparison Survey Report Study 28

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

By setting clear expectations and routines, teachers can create a stable learning environment where students know what to expect (Simonsen et al., Clarity in instruction allows students to follow along without confusion, while effective methodologies engage them in learning.

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Classroom Secondary Strategy Examples 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2016

students in kindergarten through 12th grade that is Hispanic increased from 19 to 25 percent between 2003 and 2013, while the black non-Hispanic population dropped from 17 to 16 percent and the white non-Hispanic population fell from 59 to 50 percent. Hispanics are on track to make up more than a quarter of the U.S. The share of U.S.

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Secondary E-rate Report Comparison 40

MindShift

JULY 30, 2015

It’s not uncommon to find professional educators who look down on homeschooling as a way of circumventing learning standards, seeing it as a path chosen mostly by families wanting to include religion in their children’s education. percent of the student population to 3.4 percent, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

Robotics 28

Robotics Blended Learning Secondary Training 28

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

Aliah Corona and Dakkota Ryf, both 8 in this photo, check the force it takes to move a bag of potatoes six inches using wheels during their third-grade STEAM enrichment class at Pioneer Elementary School in Quincy, Washington. Engineering “allows for all kinds of learning to shine.”. Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report.

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How To Elementary STEM Report 112

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Every single child who enters our buildings deserves the right to learn and have the opportunity to succeed. In Closing the Achievement Gap: A Vision for Changing Beliefs and Practices (2003), Belinda Williams identified four needs of students. Provide a Rigorous Learning Environment. Provide a Personalized Learning Environment.

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Strategy Differentiated Instruction Advocacy Elementary 168

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

Teachers in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, use a curriculum that mixes teacher-directed whole-class phonics lessons with small-group activities. “It was really looking yourself in the mirror and saying, ‘Which four in 10 students don’t deserve to learn to read?'” Emily Hanford | APM Reports. ” he said.

Training 112

Training Elementary Report Study 112

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Key points: COVID learning loss is still real–here’s how districts are leveraging tutoring strategies Transforming summer school with high-dosage tutoring 5 ways virtual tutoring reinforces our after-school program For more news on tutoring, see eSN’s Educational Leadership page The benefits of high-dosage tutoring can’t be ignored.

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Strategy Assessment Report Data 52

MindShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

Alessandra, a student at Pioneer Elementary School in rural Quincy, Washington, spent part of the fall term in an enrichment class focused on teaching elementary-age students the principles of engineering design through a curriculum designed by educators and scientists at Boston’s Museum of Science.

STEM 44

STEM How To Elementary Report 44

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The former church youth-group multipurpose room had become a shrine to academic achievement, the stained-glass window overshadowed by bold purple banners listing the students’ future college graduation years, the school’s values and the slogan “#RUReady.” If you didn’t get it all done … Friday’s the day you turn it around.”. he Brown v.

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Report Libraries Elementary System 105

The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2020

Besides being away from counselors, kids are also out of sight of their teachers and peers, two groups that often help counselors identify who might need their help. The extreme scarcity of counselors in Arizona, especially in elementary schools, puts students there at particular risk.

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Survey Report Elementary Exercises 145

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2024

An elementary schooler in the same district couldn’t access a picture of record-breaking sprinter Florence Griffith Joyner to add to a writing assignment. Future-minded reporting Our free newsletter, Future of Learning, features innovative, original stories every other Wednesday.

Social Media 74

Social Media Libraries Elementary Advocacy 74

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

This feeling of security is what the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) calls “school connectedness,” which it defines as “the belief held by students that adults and peers in the school care about their learning as well as about them as individuals.” But why is connectedness so important?

Comparison 110

Comparison Report Training Study 110

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. No mention that Lexia Learning is owned by Rosetta Stone. “A bipartisan proposal in the U.S.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

About 76,000 black students learn in schools where they account for 90 percent or more of the enrollment. Related : Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids? Since 2003, public schools in the state have only been fully funded twice. The town square anchors downtown Lexington. “You

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Outcomes Elementary Report Resources 139

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

” And it sure isn’t “everyone should learn nursing.” ” Everyone Should Learn to Code. “In my book,” she told Bloomberg, “there’s no reason why children in elementary schools can’t be launching their own businesses.” Learning how to “work.”

Robotics 63

Robotics Company Industry Data 63

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

In September 2012, Tim Bagwell, another dad, set up a Facebook group for Gardendale’s latest separation campaign. The group enlisted former state senator Beason to give them political advice. million black and Latino children are learning in segregated and high-poverty schools. But by 2003, the damage had already been done.

Education 111

Education Report Data E-rate 111