The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2021

WPI’s student data since adopting the test-optional admissions policy in 2007 shows no significant difference between test score submitters and non-submitters in retention or graduation rates — two of the most important student success metrics in higher education. This is just the beginning.

Policies 143

Policies Report STEM Study 143

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Her original research went into the design of Renton Preparatory in Seattle, which was a 2016 Top Three STEM School in the nation. That turned into a four-year research study in the classroom. She has presented her research across the US and Canada since 2007. Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning!

EdTech 191

EdTech Learning STEM Microsoft 191

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

BMCC associate professors of English Joe Bisz and Carlos Fernandez stimulated the formation of CGN when they were awarded a 2007/08 CUNY faculty development grant to study how. As part of their research in the field, Crocco, Offenholley and Hernandez conducted a study on GBL and co-wrote. “A

Game-Based Learning 60

Game-Based Learning STEM Secondary Study 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 19, 2022

We encourage proposals that also address visions or examples of Virtual Reality impacting adult education, STEM learning, the acquisition of marketable skills, workforce development, and unique learning environments. He then came to the Bay Area to pursue doctoral studies in communication at Stanford. Proposals can be submitted HERE.

Conference 78

Conference Libraries Learning Trends 78

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

In 2015, the average state spending per student was $1,805 which was 20% lower than the average state spending per student in 2007-08. In fact, after adjusting for inflation, on average, public universities have increased tuition by 29% since 2007-08 school year. It is fast becoming a topic of study at universities across the world.

Examples 141

Examples MOOC Education Competency Based Learning 141

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 27, 2019

For the first decade of the modern open education movement (1998 – 2007), the distinguishing feature of our work – the thing we cared most about and talked most about – was the open licensing we applied to educational materials. A few observations about the OER and ZTC work.

OER 112

OER Advocacy Policies Libraries 112

The Hechinger Report

MAY 27, 2019

Reardon, a sociologist, says the growing achievement gaps he has found stem from increasing income inequality in our society and the decisions of many rich parents to invest more in their kids, from private tutors to after-school programs. Related: Schools exacerbate the growing achievement gap between rich and poor, a 33-country study finds.

Survey 100

Survey Study Trends Data 100

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 4, 2016

A new study of PhDs produced by American universities reveals some f ascinating and important developments. The proportion of S&E doctorate recipients holding temporary visas increased to 41% by 2007 but has since fallen to 37% in 2014. The STEM fields continue to grow. American higher ed is increasingly international.

STEM 40

STEM Study Education 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 14, 2016

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Manny Scott is an original Freedom Writer, whose story is told in the 2007 movie, Freedom Writers.

Resources 60

Resources Digital Divide Education Conference 60

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

SR1’s intersectional, interdisciplinary focus on giving long-term evidence-based services to those they help—emphasizing the role of girls and people of color in STEM fields, and personal development, among other things—has seen 100 percent of its students graduate high school and attend college to study in a variety of fields.

Robotics 40

Robotics Report Study STEM 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We encourage proposals that also address visions or examples of Virtual Reality impacting adult education, STEM learning, the acquisition of marketable skills, workforce development, and unique learning environments. He then came to the Bay Area to pursue doctoral studies in communication at Stanford. Proposals can be submitted HERE.

Conference 41

Conference Libraries Learning Trends 41

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

One study by the Louisiana board of education showed that 40 percent of retained eighth graders did not even make it to a high-school campus after being held back. Related: An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM. percent national average.

Analysis 125

Analysis Report Data Policies 125

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Related: Universities and colleges struggle to stem big drops in enrollment. The declining number of those majoring in English, history, languages, fine arts, and the like had little exposure to the more left-brain disciplines in the course of their studies. Sign up here for our newsletter.

eBook 42

eBook Policies Company System 42

MindShift

JUNE 5, 2018

” One 2014 study found that as many as 32 percent of children with food allergies have been bullied at least once. Roughly a third of bullied children were bullied more than twice a month, according to the study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. and What Treat Can Rubin Eat?

Study 29

Study STEM Report Classroom 29

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 3, 2018

Our middle school, like many other middle schools, have teams made up of Language Arts, Social Studies, Science and Math. Take a look at this, the website, and discuss this fantastic case study for all of to discuss in staff meetings to determine how we are truly assessing our school. So it’s sort of cross-curricular?

Case Study 164

Case Study Assessment Study How To 164

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 31, 2018

Ireland provides oversight, strategic planning, and program design across all DCPS Global Education initiatives, which include world language instruction at 115 schools, the nation’s first fully-funded K-12 study abroad program, 8 International Baccalaureate school sites, and three new global studies schools.

Advocacy 49

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 49

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2018

Physics is widely considered to be a building block for a range of STEM disciplines— science, technology, engineering and math — and taking the course in high school is strongly correlated with getting a degree in a STEM field. Educators, policymakers and the general public agree that education in STEM is important.

STEM 112

STEM Course Study Report 112

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Ken Campbell, who was director of charter schools for the Louisiana Department of Education between 2007 and early 2010, agreed that federal mandates likely had something to do with it. Related: An urban charter school achieves a fivefold increase in the percentage of its black and Latino graduates who major in STEM.

Elementary 68

Elementary Report Meeting Advocacy 68

wwwatanabe

OCTOBER 27, 2010

You see, all week long I indulged in PBL lessons such as STEM with GPS and students doing amazing projects, projects that I aspired to do when I was still in the classroom but hadn''t quite gotten there. What I wondered was, where was the teacher feedback for the math inequalities because that was the objective they were studying?

Differentiated Instruction 40

Differentiated Instruction Laptops Groups Microsoft 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 7, 2022

Prior to her time in California, Jones held positions in Nevada libraries for 25 years, including serving as the Carson City Library Director, the Elko-LanderEureka County Library System Director and Youth Services Coordinator, and Nevada State Librarian and Administrator of the State Library and Archives from 2000-2007.

Conference 80

Conference Libraries Learning Trends 80

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. His primary responsibilities include the coordination of state chapters, STEM, virtual circles and NNSTOY Fellows, video production and technology support.

Classroom 174

Classroom System Company Training 174

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 23, 2022

Prior to her time in California, Jones held positions in Nevada libraries for 25 years, including serving as the Carson City Library Director, the Elko-LanderEureka County Library System Director and Youth Services Coordinator, and Nevada State Librarian and Administrator of the State Library and Archives from 2000-2007.

Conference 45

Conference Libraries Learning Training 45

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2022

Prior to her time in California, Jones held positions in Nevada libraries for 25 years, including serving as the Carson City Library Director, the Elko-LanderEureka County Library System Director and Youth Services Coordinator, and Nevada State Librarian and Administrator of the State Library and Archives from 2000-2007.

Conference 45

Conference Libraries Learning Training 45

MindShift

JULY 8, 2019

Quigley’s passion for farming stems from Teens for Food Justice , a 6-year-old nonprofit organization that has worked with community partners to train students at Brownsville Collaborative and two other schools in low-income neighborhoods in New York City to become savvy urban farmers and consumers. Communities seem to benefit, too.

Survey 51

Survey System Study Report 51

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Ireland provides oversight, strategic planning, and program design across all DCPS Global Education initiatives, which include world language instruction at 115 schools, the nation’s first fully-funded K-12 study abroad program, 8 International Baccalaureate school sites, and three new global studies schools.

Advocacy 3

Advocacy Competency Based Learning Study Policies 3

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2018

But a national survey indicates this optimism may be misplaced: Just 16 percent of college instructors rated incoming students as “well” or “very well” prepared for college-level work, according to the 2015 study by ACT, the creators of the standardized college entrance exam. Moureen hopes to study actuarial science. Come fall, as 20.4

E-rate 100

E-rate Industry Report Survey 100

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

and MAIT : Beyond the Buzzwords: How to infuse SEL, flipped learning, & more into everyday activities Kate Baker, M.Ed

Conference 34

Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So, in 2007, then-Chancellor Joel Klein announced a uniform admissions process based on a single test with a citywide cutoff — and the inequities grew deeper. New York City families seeking gifted education used to wrestle with a panoply of individual school requirements and applications.

Education 145

Education Elementary Report Data 145

MindShift

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Diagrams of simple machines — a pulley, an inclined plane, a lever — appeared on the massive whiteboard of a school STEAM lab (STEM subjects plus Art) in South Fayette, a fast-growing suburb of Pittsburgh. SOUTH FAYETTE, PA. I went in, and the girls were so enamored with coding that they asked me back the next week,” Owens recalled.

Robotics 28

Robotics Elementary Technology STEM 28

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2018

College students often decamp from their universities during the summer to intern, study abroad or just get a break from dining hall food. Later that day, she planned to study for her summer session classes, English and public speaking, and to meet with an advisor. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. KALAMAZOO, Mich.

System 111

System Study Policies Report 111

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 30, 2017

Citizenship and Immigration Services agency grants people one-year student visas to be used toward gaining practical experience, provided they hold F-1 non-immigrant education visas and have done at least nine months of higher education study in their fields.

STEM 40

STEM Training Data Study 40

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 17, 2018

Otho Tucker, who has served as Lake Oconee Academy’s CEO since it opened in 2007, said in an emailed statement that the school is “committed to serving a diverse student population. … We can’t help what they choose,’” said Gary Miron, a professor at Western Michigan University who has spent almost two decades studying charter schools.

Report 112

Report Company Data Meeting 112

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The 20-minute walk to school cut into time for studying and made it harder to get to know all the new faces. The TOPS scholarship was meant to provide Louisiana’s best and brightest with free tuition at any public university in the state, as a way to stem the state’s brain drain. He decided to take out even more money to join them.

Report 75

Report Trends Data Analysis 75

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Associate Professor, Co-Director of Asian Studies, Adelphi University | Jan Dormer, Ph.D., Ozelle Stephen, Rev/Director of Education, Miridians Elementary School, Centre of Enabling Support Foundation, Uganda Access to Quality education Opportunities, Good Health + Well-being for all. Messiah College | Chesla Ann Lenkaitis, Ph.D.,

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Not just the loss of Seymour Papert and Prince and David Bowie and Phife Dawg and Harper Lee and Gwen Ifill and Alan Rickman and Gene Wilder and Ursula Franklin and Scott Erik Kaufman and Jerome Bruner and Elie Wiesel and Alvin Toffler and Leonard Cohen (and many more), but the grief and the pain that stems from these and so many other losses.

Technology 40

Technology Education Report Training 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

I first read an article by Seymour Papert in a Women’s Studies class in the mid 1990s – “ Epistemological Pluralism ,” which he co-wrote with Sherry Turkle. Despite all the investment and marketing surrounding CS and STEM education, the results – enrollments and graduation rates – have been mixed at best.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

At least one Duke University study suggested that the arrival of broadband service in North Carolina between 2000 and 2005 correlated with a small, but significant dip in reading and math scores for elementary school students. Research about the effect of technology on children’s lives is, in fact, mixed. Greeley, Colo.,

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40