The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2018

Yet colleges remain focused on recruitment, “which they already know how to do,” said Andrew Nichols, senior director of higher education research at The Education Trust. That’s up 4 percentage points since 2006. Those are big hits for campuses already struggling to close budget shortfalls. It’s harder work to retain students.”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2020

We will define what soft skills are, how and when to use various soft skills, types of training that can improve soft skills, and how to share emotionally engaging stories. This mini-conference will explore the human side of 21st-Century information work. She is the Immediate Past President of the American Library Association.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Reeves, 2006) Being able to identify the “go-to” or most trusted person in a network to leverage their relationships with others to effect change is more likely to result in change than working from the superintendent down, although you need both approaches.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Once a technology plan is adopted, superintendents needs to make sure all constituents have a laser focus on implementing it as developed, evaluating successes and failures, and then discussing how to move forward. Instead of isolated lessons, students learn how to connect their studies with real-world problems.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Pringle said that the NEA is currently working with the FCC on how to get increased investment in the E-rate program because, through that program, dollars can be distributed in an equitable manner. Next, although teachers may have the technology, they might not understand how to use it effectively, especially for remote learning.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Familiarity does not equal experience or understanding: Just because staff have some knowledge about technology does not mean they understand how to scale it for effective digital learning. Administrators need to have a detailed home survey for every student to understand how to serve them.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

And while teachers may embrace using technology, they won’t necessarily understand how to use it effectively. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

While they may be proficient in using edtech, they don’t know how to create comprehensive lessons to use it in the classroom. With not all kids having the same access, they need to figure out how to develop lessons to accommodate all students.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 17, 2020

Evolving school services: It’s not just the learning that’s become virtual; schools need to figure out how to continue all of their offerings, like speech therapy and counseling. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

During the edWebinar, “ Leading Digital Learning: Successful Strategies for 1:1 Implementations ,” the presenters focused on how to get buy-in from within the school and across the community to improve chances for success and sustainability. Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2020

With all of the back-to-school plans, administrators are also preparing to go into quarantine again, and they need input on how to make sure all students are moving forward. Ann served as co-chair of Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 10, 2019

School leaders should have a plan for each system: how the information is backed up, how to shut down the affected system and disengage it from the network, and how and what recovery will look like. Hope for the best and plan for the worst, advised Dr. Donna Wright, Director of Schools, Wilson County Schools (TN).

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Using CoSN’s blueprint for smart IT decisions as a guideline, the three superintendents explained how to align priorities, and balance choice with cost and outcomes to creative sustainable programs. CoSN provides thought leadership resources, community, best practices and advocacy tools to help leaders succeed in the digital transformation.

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Digital Promise

JULY 14, 2016

Thus, individuals can be taught how to communicate their needs and frustrations. The essence of all these options is that they reduce the level of frustration that people with autism experience. By addressing the issue of frustration, we undermine the necessity for problem behavior. Tasks can be restructured to maximize success. Horner, R.H.,

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

If it is, it is not going to be successful because your principals aren’t going to know how to support the teachers on a daily basis…you have to make sure that your principals know how to support and are part of the creation of that vision.”. “This cannot be a central office issue; this cannot be a central office initiative.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 19, 2019

Use Assessment Data Effectively: Leaders shouldn’t rely on teachers knowing how to use and share the data with students and families. During that time Ann also co-chaired the Texas Education Technology Advisory Committee which developed the Texas Education Agency’s Long Range Plan for Technology, 2006-2020.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

Equitable access should be a part of a larger discussion about how the schools are serving their students’ needs. None of them talk about technology; instead, they look at how to leverage technology to achieve that goal. In her district, for example, they have four goals related to providing students the equal opportunity to learn.

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Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

The training not only gave teachers the opportunity to learn more about the Civil Rights Movement, but also taught them how to pull documents from the archives to enhance and enrich their classroom materials. 0 — Number of fourth-grade classrooms in Mississippi that use a social studies textbook published more recently than 2006. “It

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 21, 2017

As he and his wife, Jennifer, walked into the parking lot outside the E E Butler Center in Gainesville, Georgia, that day in 2006, the two could picture a different future for Caleb. The truth of it is, we know how to educate these kids. The truth of it is,” Zimring continued, “we know how to educate these kids.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

They were among 450 students, teachers, preachers, child advocates and social justice activists from across the country who gathered for the Children’s Defense Fund’s 23rd Annual Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Child Advocacy Ministry. The bill was passed into law in 2006 and became effective in 2011.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 11, 2019

An advocacy group called Veterans Education Success (VES) has collected 113 more from veterans and service members, many of which echo Baca’s criticisms about quality and cost. “I Financial challenges have also curtailed training in such areas as how to authorize and track the flow of GI Bill dollars. million.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Department of Education “Center of Excellence” in 2006 — by 3,500 seats over five years. And in October, the education department released a 27-page pay-for-success toolkit which includes advice on how to structure deals and address financing and legal roadblocks. Public education should not be market-driven.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 28, 2020

Families who earn more than poverty-level wages but still live on a subsistence budget account for about 33 million American households, according to Laura Bruno, a spokesperson for United for ALICE , a research and advocacy organization focused on America’s working poor. Credit: Photo: Lillian Mongeau/Hechinger Report.

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