The Hechinger Report

MARCH 27, 2024

To get her son even modified access to the regular kindergarten curriculum, Barlow would need to show that his potential to learn exceeded his test scores. To this day, some schools, like Lester’s, withhold access to sufficient academic instruction for many children with low IQs, said Kentucky parent and lawyer Barlow. “It

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eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

in linguistics from Stanford University, was a faculty member of the University of California at Berkeley Graduate School of Education from 1974 to 2004. Fillmore, who received her Ph.D. During this time, she focused much of her research, teaching, and writing on issues related to the education of multilingual learners.

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Advocacy Academic Standards Instructional Materials Education 70

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In 2004, as a new Ph.D., but the gap between the two scores didn’t meet the cutoff of 15 points, so the girl was not given appropriate reading services in her school. In 2004, the federal government reversed course on its 1970s guidance, strongly recommending that states consider alternatives. “I

Learning 144

Learning Study Report Elementary 144

Digital Promise

JUNE 25, 2018

For many, these services are provided under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 ( IDEA ). The IDEA requires a free and appropriate education, in the least restrictive environment, that meets the individual needs of students. Other students with disabilities don’t need IDEA. An Exciting Option.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

State legislators have established different bounds these programs can operate within, but New America found that many of them are designed to meet the needs of the local workforce and avoid duplicating programs offered at nearby state colleges. Related: More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades.

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Meeting Report Policies Resources 124

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2021

She invited me to meet with Jason, who filled me in on his situation. The Evolution of Response to Intervention When President Gerald Ford signed the Education for All Handicapped Children’s Act in 1975, it was because public schools had a history of systematically denying students with special needs access to a public school education.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2020

Of the 22,101 public schools that have closed since 2004, 3,927 (17 percent) of them were in Black-majority census tracts, and 3,395 of those schools (86 percent) were in urban areas. We use schools as polling stations and for neighborhood association meetings. Many students have fun on the playground when the school is closed.

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Meeting Training Elementary Report 134

TeacherCast

JULY 16, 2015

One of my favorite moments at ISTE 2015 came while interviewing the OneNote team and I had the opportunity to meet the guys who actually CREATE Microsoft OneNote. He subsequently worked on the first versions of Outlook Web Access, and multiple versions of Outlook desktop.

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Microsoft Accessibility Software Training 68

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Established in 2004 by Congress, Cybersecurity Awareness Month seeks to raise awareness about cybersecurity and online safety. Grab & Go Mini Video Lessons Meet the women keeping the world safe online in the three-part video topic series from Girls4Tech. Discovery Education is the worldwide?EdTech?leader

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Resources STEM Education Digital Citizenship 52

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

1993-2004: Building the Infrastructure. Working closely with partners, I spent the years from 1993 to 2004 starting and leading a handful of technology startups. Although we were convinced that technology could transform education, simple internet access was patchy at best. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In.

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 157

eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

For that model to be successful, schools need to consider the challenges that emerged from classes held remotely this spring, chief among them being students lacking internet access and low student and parent engagement. Founded in 2004, Rave’s award-winning software solutions are backed by leading growth equity firm TCV.

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Mobility Data Classroom Survey 84

MIND Research Institute

JUNE 11, 2019

Fuster, 2004; Schneider & Chein, 2003), schemas and heuristics (e.g., Dietrich, 2004), to name a few. We currently have an IES-funded RCT study that was reviewed in 2015 by What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) and found to meet ESSA Tier 2, as well as the ‘Meets Evidence Standards with Reservations’ level of the WWC standards.

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N2Y

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 is a federal education law that acts as a safeguard for students with disabilities, ensuring they are provided access to a free and appropriate public education in the least restrictive environment. What about IDEA? Questions to ask. How does this school define giftedness?

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Education Assistive Technology STEM Examples 86

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

One of the biggest concerns by college leaders about buying such tools from commercial vendors is whether colleges will have access to the underlying algorithmic logic—or whether the systems will be a “black box.” That group says it plans to announce more details about the partnership at its upcoming meeting in early May. "We

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edWeb.net

APRIL 1, 2021

In other words, the school leaders are continuously developing new approaches to their equity issues and engaging in cycles of iteration and innovation to meet their goals. In addition to educators meeting and discussing their challenges and successes, it’s important for school leaders to do the same. Identify the root cause.

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N2Y

JANUARY 31, 2020

If the student’s progress is faster (or slower) than anticipated, milestones can be recalibrated at a subsequent IEP meeting. Under the 2004 Amendments to IDEA , the inclusion of short-term objectives is no longer mandated for students with disabilities who are assessed on general education standards using the general education assessment.

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Data Assessment Report Guidelines 98

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

The learner in an essentialist, instructivist, pedagogical learning environment, given 21st century technologies, and through instruction of the teacher may: Access information via ebooks and websites, but these often lack any type of interactivity or capabilities for the learner to comment, share, or interact with the content. Education 2.0,

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Education Learning Resources Tools 268

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

The notion of wisdom of crowds put forward by James Surowiecki (2004) relies on people working together, even when they don''t know each other directly. Learning within a highly connected community of practice provides learners with new vistas, greater scope for exploration, and access to dialogue at the highest level in their field of study.

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Social Media Mobility Comparison Twitter 66

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

Over one-half of participating school districts allowed students to take home their laptops by 2004; a second RFP was issued in 2006; and the MLTI program expanded into high schools in 2009. Accessibility: The iPad includes built-in features like text-to speech, dictation, and word prediction.

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iPad Laptops Classroom Report 90

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Like much of rural America, Garfield County is on the wrong side of the “homework gap” — a stubborn disparity in at-home broadband that hinders millions of students’ access to the array of online learning, collaboration and research tools that are enjoyed by their better-connected peers. Going without isn’t an option.

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Education Superhighway

JANUARY 8, 2019

Meet Gary Davis. His work has been instrumental in securing the Internet access all Maryland students need for an equitable and quality education. In 2004, we created the Carroll County Public Network (CCPN) consortium. We spoke with him about his motivation to start the Forum, and what the experience has been like so far. .

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Broadband Advocacy Groups Social Media 65

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 88

techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Yet, the wealth of knowledge and experience that can be accessed through well structured professional development and collaboration opportunities. Accessed 18 Apr. Accessed 20 Apr. American Education Research Journal 41 (3) (2004), pp. 2004) What is a “Professional Learning Community”? Moore’s Law – Investopedia.”

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Examples Strategy Technology Study 56

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2019

Colleges are closing or merging at an accelerating rate, from about eight per year between 2004 and 2014, to an estimated 20 per year moving forward, with small private colleges particularly vulnerable. You have no doubt read or heard about the challenges facing private colleges,” she wrote in a blunt memo to the campus.

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Report Dropout Examples Analysis 86

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

To watch the live show at 4:00 pm US-EDT, or to access the recordings afterward, please go to [link] (or [link] ). From 1997 to 2004, she was a member of the National Assessment Governing Board, which oversees the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the federal testing program. Department of Education.

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Policies Academic Standards Company Assessment 36

The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2019

Meetings, not so much. So many meetings.”. In late 2017, a research project led by the Harvard Business School, a workforce organization called Grads of Life and the consulting firm Accenture concluded in a report, “Dismissed by Degrees,” that employers “appear to be closing off their access to the two-thirds of the U.S.

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Company Survey Report Training 112

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2020

Between 2004 and 2014, Ohio cut funding for a college grant program for low-income students by 33 percent. She works 28 to 35 hours a week at a gas station — ringing up items, making food and meeting other customer needs — on top of taking a full course load. “Of She was also too busy.

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Report Course Data Study 145

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Information becomes content when there is a situation to apply it (Nonaka, 1999, Yaklief, 2010), but does not require a depth of understanding to access or transfer. Once created, individual, groups, departments, or the organization can control the dissemination and access to a larger number of people. 2000; Moreland & Levine, 2001).

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 10, 2012

In 2004, I became an English language teacher and taught students from 2 to 80 years-old in the US, Germany, and Greece. The 3rd one took place this past July with over 4100 attendees from over 100 different countries entering online video meeting rooms where they could chat with each other, watch speakers on webcams, and see slides.

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Social Media Conference MOOC eBook 55

edWeb.net

APRIL 22, 2019

While the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) was last reauthorized in 2004, with amendments in 2015, and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) were updated back in 2008, the demand for accessibility and equality in education continues to grow. Step 4: Conduct regular accessibility audits.

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Accessibility PowerMyLearning Guidelines Policies 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Since that time, the district has run into a slew of new troubles, which could result in the removal of Jackson School Superintendent Cedrick Gray after the school board meets on Friday. She’s served four superintendents since being hired in 2004, with one common thread between leadership changes: Budget cuts.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Access to information for all. Public library systems have provided free Internet access and lent movies and music for years. Libraries are designing new branches as hybrid technology centers — dedicating more space to computer labs and meeting rooms. The desirable bottom line?

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Libraries iPhone Mobility Social Media 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In 2004, the Blended Librarians Online Learning Community was established to promote the adoption of instructional design and technology as a vital skill set for librarians seeking to more deeply integrate their teaching and learning initiatives into the curriculum and community. Please also join the Library 2.0 link] Steven J.

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Libraries Conference Online Learning OER 28

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 12, 2012

Every time I meet up with her I'm impressed by her energy and drive, and her ability to come up with new and exciting ideas on how to engage learners. Another ‘innovative’ project would have been ESMOS – a European project that I directed/coordinated from 2004-2007. I changed the focus from VLEs to open blogs, wikis etc.

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Social Media Mobility Assessment Wiki 58

Connecting 2 the World

MAY 26, 2011

However, with the rise in the use of distributed groups in the workplace, there is the recognition that knowledge that is distributed in the form of distributed cognition, may not be accessed in the same way that traditional organizational structures allowed. Externally owned knowledge (e.g. linking ideas, putting into context).

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Study Groups Training Report 63

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 4, 2015

This past week in Philadelphia I participated in a meeting that launched the year-long process of refreshing ISTE’s Standards for Students. We’ve championed equitable access and unbanning critical resources. link] (2004). We’ve fought for limited filtering under the banner of intellectual freedom.

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Libraries Technology Conference BYOD 40

edWeb.net

AUGUST 19, 2021

Every year, CoSN awards a school district with the Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity to encourage and recognize those districts that are working to eliminate inequities and narrow the digital access gap. That can mean anything from helping with startup funding to meeting unexpected needs.

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Advocacy BYOD Accessibility Strategy 84