The Hechinger Report

MAY 16, 2016

one superintendent asked a group. My group told me they were ‘flipping shapes around and seeing what we get,’” one superintendent responded. Half of all principals quit during their third year , and districts nationwide are trying to figure out how to better support principals and improve their effectiveness. asked another.

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Training How To Survey Academic Standards 76

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

And then when they’re in class with the teacher, the teacher can work with one student or a group of students or even the whole class — depending upon what they’re trying to get at — to help them better internalize the direct instruction they’ve been watching. We need to teach students WHEN to divide, not how to divide.

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Khan Academy Elementary Company Personalized Learning 165

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

Wedding vow negotiations were a somewhat contentious business when my English teacher fiance and I, a science educator, prepared to tie the knot back in 2007. While it’s fine to use a simple “Good morning, Joshua” greeting, consider teaching students how to say “Hello” in a variety of languages.

Personalized Learning 116

Personalized Learning Learning Examples Report 116

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Lisa Marie Blaschke, Mr. Chris Kenyon, and Dr. Stewart Hase contacted a group of us due to our interest in heutagogy for the purpose of writing a chapter in an edited book. Full of links to resources, curated sites,and discussion forums, this is a valuable ‘how to’ book for the interested practitioner and theoretician alike.

Education 268

Education Learning Resources Tools 268

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Rohrer and Taylor (2007) found that college students in a geometry class who used interleaved instead of block practice were 43 percent more accurate on a test given a week after studying the material. It has been used with elementary, middle, high school, and college students, but results were mixed for all groups.

Strategy 120

Strategy E-rate Learning Study 120

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2022

Online credit recovery programs were a big driver of improving high school graduation rates, which soared from under 70 percent in 2007 to over 84 percent in 2016. But teachers often didn’t understand when or how to override the online lessons. And they need examples of how to combine in-person instruction with computer time.

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Software Course Instructional Materials Blended Learning 91

The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2016

Galloway Elementary school students clap and spell words after school at Operation Shoestring. JACKSON — After school at Galloway Elementary School, the moms talk about reading levels. Marqueta Washington, whose youngest son is a second grader at Galloway Elementary, says he reads at a 3.9 Photo: Imani Khayyam.

Elementary 40

Elementary Education Report Exercises 40

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 23, 2015

The whole team was pretty awake and alert today, so it was nice to teach them our motivational songs and how to get the public pumped up! We had two groups of judges come and talk to us today! The first group were only two and one of them was our actually judge yesterday in judging. Top edublogs – August 2007.

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Robotics Wiki Google Elementary 100

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

Audrianna Lesieur, age 11, smiles after demonstrating the strength of “Confidence” with encouragement from classmate William Maestas as her teacher Val Seamons moves on to assist Billy Sabo at Lake Canyon Elementary School. Karen Schauer, superintendent, Galt Joint Union Elementary School District. GALT, Calif.

Learning 87

Learning Elementary Report Personalized Learning 87

Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2016

When teachers receive well-designed professional development, an average of 49 hours spread over six to 12 months, they can increase student achievement by as much as 21 percentile points ( Yoon, Duncan, Lee, Scarloss, and Shapley, 2007 ). Professional Learning Communities.

Education 120

Education Professional Learning Study Case Study 120

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Indeed, students are mostly unimpressed with how much movement they get in their day. During a group science lab in Giebel and Jolma’s class, Anna Wang, 13, sat on one of the wobbly chairs the school purchased for classrooms this year. “It A student leaps during a game at Horizons Elementary School. Some even took action.

Exercises 106

Exercises Elementary Report Study 106

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2018

That limits the salary she can earn at a community center like the Y and prohibits her from working in the higher-paying public pre-kindergarten sector, where the qualifications required of a preschool teacher are similar to those needed to teach elementary school. They need to understand why children make certain mistakes and how to help.”.

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Course Elementary Industry Report 107

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 1, 2017

But in those early days, Fair had no idea how to handle her students with disabilities, whose educational challenges ranged from learning deficits to behavioral disturbance disorders. Over time, Fair figured out how to navigate these situations and talk students “down from the ledge.” No one taught her these strategies.

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Training Elementary Report Course 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.

EdTech 96

EdTech Guidelines Policies Secondary 96

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2019

she asked the group. She’s been working with this group and 20 other preschool teachers and directors in the area since the beginning of the school year. For example, a consultant’s assistance helped a pair of teachers who were at a loss on how to deal with a boy who arrived each day to his preschool classroom crying.

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Training Report Survey Strategy 111

Turning Learning On Its Head

MARCH 13, 2016

During the 2007-2008 school year, Aaron Sams and I pioneered the flipped class model of education. In 2011, a group of educators met at the Competency Based Learning Summit. The series includes individual books about flipping Science, Math, Social Studies, English Language, and Elementary Instruction.

Competency Based Learning 40

Competency Based Learning Flipped Classroom Learning Assessment 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2018

In 2009, just over 50 percent of children entering Immokalee’s six elementary schools were considered “kindergarten ready,” as determined by Florida’s kindergarten screening exam, the Florida Assessment for Instruction in Reading. By 2013, the last year for which data is available, the gap between the two groups had shrunk to just 10 percent.

Elementary 56

Elementary Report Accessibility Assessment 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Our 2014 Keynote Schedule is nearly finalized, and we''re really excited to have this amazing group of speakers participate at our fifth annual conference. See the Conference Schedule and mark your calendars for presentations by this great group of presenters. Get ideas on how to participate!

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Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 53

MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

High anxiety: How worrying about math hurts your brain – TIME Magazine. As an educational design researcher, it was concerning to encounter so many media reports about the detrimental effects of math anxiety but not nearly as much about how to address it. Download the Expressive Writing/Drawing Exercise (Word doc). Lieberman, M.

Exercises 40

Exercises Study Training Report 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Save the world” said today that it has been acquired by Beijing-based TAL Education Group. The five-year old startup, which is based in Tel Aviv, teaches primarily middle-school students how to code by giving them challenges and puzzles that they solve by writing real code. But figuring out how to reach educators was also critical.

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Groups Education Company Conference 97

wwwatanabe

OCTOBER 27, 2010

As I walked the classrooms, I consistently saw the students in flexible learning groups. The second group of students worked on graphing on the laptops with the teacher. The third group was using a coloring program on laptops they borrowed from another teacher. Flexible learning groups were in the first grade classroom also.

Differentiated Instruction 40

Differentiated Instruction Laptops Groups Microsoft 40

Reading By Example

AUGUST 6, 2015

Pearson, 2007). For example, they advocate for principals to support Teachers as Readers book study groups, as well as creating their own literacy networks (Administrators as Readers). I was looking through this text as I prepared a site license of my book for another school.

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Pearson Assessment Outcomes Study 28

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

In Rachael McIlvaine’s eighth-grade science class at West Middle School here, a chatty but focused group of three takes turns closing their eyes, dipping a plastic spoon into a foil roasting pan and fishing for M&M’s, trying to capture as much candy as they can. percent in 2007. How to pay for them? KANSAS CITY, Kan. —

Common Core 40

Common Core Report Groups Meeting 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 14, 2021

This year, the Green Lake Parent Teacher Association paid about half that much to cover the cost of the elementary school’s vocal teacher and a portion of a full-time counselor’s salary, among other supports for students. About 3 in 4 students at Rising Star Elementary qualify for subsidized meals. Double click image to enlarge.

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Elementary Education Report Groups 145

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JANUARY 5, 2011

photo © 2007 Kasia | more info (via: Wylio ) Good morning Colleagues, Here are the 12 Days of Christmas Gifts I emailed you, all in one spot, for easy access at your convenience. Here''s The BEST of 2010, arranged by Topic , for the BEST GROUP of People I Know. I hope they bring you enjoyment and inspiration for this semester.

Internet Safety 40

Internet Safety Libraries Google Video 40

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 12, 2012

In the primary (elementary) and secondary (high) school sectors some can be conspicuous, because through various Teachmeets around the world, and also online during Twitter #edchats, they make their work known to the wider community. How have ARGs featured in your work recently? We are fortunate to have many innovators in education.

Social Media 58

Social Media Mobility Assessment Wiki 58

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Today we talk about the conference, what people can expect from the conference and how to sign up. Currently an education consultant advising a variety of organizations, Lucy Gray previously taught elementary grade levels in Chicago Public Schools and middle school computer science at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools.

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Conference Education Social Media Twitter 220

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The most recent arrest, around 18 months ago, occurred when she got caught with a group of kids who were stealing from a Saks Fifth Avenue store, although Latune says she didn’t steal anything herself. Even after the deadly elementary-school shooting in nearby Newtown, the district resisted the urge to become more punitive.

System 40

System Facebook Study Report 40

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

Example: A teacher may establish a daily routine that includes a clear agenda on the board, designated times for individual work, group activities, and a consistent process for submitting assignments. Student-Centered and Teacher-Centered Classroom Management: A Case Study of Three Elementary Teachers. link] Garrett, T. KOUNIN, J.

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Classroom Secondary Strategy Examples 98

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On a crisp day in early March, two elementary school gifted and talented classes worked on activities in two schools, three miles and a world apart. In airy PS 64 Frederick Law Olmsted, in affluent, white north Buffalo, 22 would-be Arctic explorers wrestled with how to build a shelter if their team leader had frostbite and snow blindness.

Education 145

Education Elementary Report Data 145

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The organization, which launched in August 2015, was co-founded by Jeff Wetzler and Aylon Samouha; they met while jointly leading Teach for America’s (TFA) teacher preparation and ongoing support division in 2007. Finally it helped the school leadership team figure out how to test out what was working on a whole-school level.

Education 60

Education Elementary Groups Meeting 60

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The Kids Discover online platform lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners at three different lexiles. We had a group of these young men here. You have 300+ million people who have 300+ million ideas about how education is. This is what we’ve agreed upon.

Classroom 174

Classroom System Company Training 174

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Nelson and his 15 coauthors of the Global Reference Group on Children Affected by COVID-19, were the first to call attention to this new group, and coined the term Covid orphans. Like this: how to write paragraphs and stuff. And there’s wrong ways to do it and how to spell it? The Dawkins siblings.

Laptops 120

Laptops iPhone Groups Report 120

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

She became an educator in 2007 and has spent most of her career teaching special needs students at a majority-Hispanic public elementary school in the Bronx. In 2007, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that doctors screen all toddlers for autism at their 18- and 24-month visits, when indicators start to stabilize.

Advocacy 86

Advocacy Study Report Groups 86

The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

It will address a group I left out last time instead: librarians. I will structure this post similarly to the aforementioned article with suggestions for action and research embedded for each group so that you could, feasibly, only read the section referring to you and be enabled to face your context. Supreme Court Case such as Roth v.

Libraries 93

Libraries Handbook Policies Study 93

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

Elementary school: hated it,” Amber says. At home, she likes to cook stir-fries and feu (Lao beef stew), and recently learned how to prepare a papaya salad, based on a recipe from her mother and grandmother. They know how to find a way to pay for it and make it the best college experience,” she says. “I I hate coming to school.

E-rate 100

E-rate Industry Report Survey 100

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Children in fifth grade at South Fayette elementary school collaborate to make their Rube Goldberg machines do what they wish. For instance, one class of second-graders recently learned how to use simple circuits to make a game in which the correct answer to a double-digit math problem would light up a little bulb. Chris Berdik).

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Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28