Waterford

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

6] Whether you’re an elementary school teacher or work with older grades, you have the power to make a difference. With such stark statistics showing a gender gap in STEM, it can feel overwhelming for elementary school teachers to combat it. Economics and Statistics Administration Issue Brief, August 2011, pp. Beede, D.N.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

In particular, math teachers and elementary teachers will love the manipulatives that you can adapt for your own lessons. . As you can see in my Semester 2 study guide document as we were reviewing Python Programming concepts, I added handouts that let students work problems on the pages as we went through the review guide. References.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2019

To that end, the Wallace Foundation spent $85 million on a five-year project to improve school principals in six cities and large urban counties, from New York to Denver, beginning in 2011. One big problem with this Wallace study is that the student gains materialized throughout the districts, not just in schools that got new principals.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

After a 14-year career in student & worship ministry, public speaking, and starting churches, in 2011, Chris began working for Burleson ISD in Burleson, TX as a 4th and 5th Grade Math and Reading Special Education Teacher at J.W. Norwood Elementary School.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2018

Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. Most elementary school teachers have little scientific background and many say they feel unprepared to teach the subject well, according to a national survey of science and mathematics education conducted by a North Carolina research firm in 2012.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 10, 2018

During a coaching visit I observed Zaina Hussein , a 4th-grade teacher at Wells Elementary , use this with her students (see image below). A great deal of research reviewed by Lew & Schmidt (2011) in their study suggests the positive impact of reflective writing on cognitive development. Hatton, N., & & Smith, D.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

More group work was associated with greater individual gains in a new study. When I first became an education journalist back in 2011, there was a lot of talk about individualized instruction, particularly by using educational software to tailor subjects for each student. Photo: Tara García Mathewson.

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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 ). Lesson study.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

For the purpose of the Modern Language Association study, programs are course offerings during a given semester, not entire departments. Part of the problem I see is that so few students in the United States – just 20 percent – study a foreign language at the K-12 level. begin language study in middle or high school.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

You’ll find them in elementary classrooms and university lecture halls. For example, we study diseases of the human body in seventh grade. One landmark study of 85 teachers in 170 classrooms showed IWB’s impact on student achievement. In his study, this amounted to an overall 31% gain. Make time for PD.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 18, 2021

A 2021 study in Ohio found that high-achieving students who score among the top 20 percent on third-grade tests were much less likely to be identified as gifted and stay high achieving if they are Black or low-income students. “If Fordham Institute, an education think tank, which published the Ohio study.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

In demonstration of this theory, one study found that students who receive adaptive testing paired with individualized instruction show significantly better performance than their peers who receive more generalized instruction (Huey-Min, 2017). #3: International Education Studies, 4(4). The Elementary School Journal, 108(2), 115–130.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

An example of extrinsic motivation is a student who is studying so their parents will not ground them for poor grades. Elementary-aged children are highly motivated when their teachers prioritize content mastery and understanding over high test scores.[2] Research in Higher Education Journal, 2011. Williams, K., and Williams, C.

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Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

In a meta-analysis of over 93 studies, educational researchers found that summer school generally provides lasting gains for at-risk students.[4] 8] Before school gets out for the summer, connect parents with guided reading activities and summer learning programs for elementary students. Green, A.M., Feldman, P., Baggett, P.,

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2020

Literacy experts have long known that reading to toddlers, even babies, can make a big difference in children’s reading abilities later in elementary school. An analysis of 44 studies of book giveaway programs concludes that free stuff does work. At some health clinics, volunteers model effective book reading strategies for parents.

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Waterford

APRIL 23, 2021

One study from the American Academy of Pediatrics even found that over the span of 10 years, the number of kindergarten classrooms with a recess period decreased from 96% to 70%.[5]. Whether you’re a preschool or elementary school teacher, you’re sure to find the ideas you need to help your students learn through play. January 2019.

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Waterford

JUNE 11, 2020

In a guest post with Cambridge University Press , teacher trainer Jade Blue describes it as an approach that “takes into account the contemporary demands of learner lifestyles that might hinder longer periods of focused study and time spent in the classroom.”. For elementary students, options for experiential learning may be limited.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

More than a dozen studies have documented that students, on average, made sluggish progress in reading during the pandemic. Her Dallas elementary school extended its school year in an effort to help students make up for lost time. The pandemic made a bad situation worse. What’s causing these trends is no mystery.” In 2016, U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 26, 2021

Principal Margot Zahner’s vision for summer enrichment at Waterman Elementary School in Harrisonburg, Virginia, grows clearer every week. Margot Zahner, the principal of Waterman Elementary in Harrisonburg, Va., million through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund. That program ended in 2011.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2023

Since 2011, national math test scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, fell by 17 points for eighth graders and 10 points for fourth graders in data analysis, statistics and probability.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2022

Papay cited his own 2015 study with Matt Kraft , along with a 2017 study of middle school teachers in North Carolina and a 2011 study of elementary and middle school teacher s. Arguably, Rockoff assumed what he was trying to study. The science has evolved.”.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2023

BANKE, NEPAL — English and health studies are 14-year-old Dilip Godiya’s favorite subjects. Despite the presence of a nearby government school, Sodi’s son and two daughters study at the Assembly of God Church in the Indian border town of Rupaidiha, where Sodi himself once studied. were non-Nepali speakers.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2023

The small slice of Black teachers has actually shrunk slightly over the past decade from 7 percent in 2011–12 to 6 percent in 2020–21, while Black students make up a much larger 15 percent share of the public school student population. Studies have often found that Black students learn more from same race teachers.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2011 $100,000,000 (President Obama’s request: $0).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

After a 14-year career in student & worship ministry, public speaking, and starting churches, in 2011, Chris began working for Burleson ISD in Burleson, TX as a 4th and 5th Grade Math and Reading Special Education Teacher at J.W. Norwood Elementary School.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 4, 2021

To prove his point, Jackson studied more than 150,000 ninth graders in Chicago public high schools from 2011 to 2017. Jackson’s study, “ Who Benefits From Attending Effective Schools? And this study is shining a light in a new direction. “Not everyone buys into these non-test score measures of school effectiveness.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

A Digital Promise case study examines the blended learning implementation at Utica Community Schools, a district in the League of Innovative Schools and one of eSpark's first and largest district partnerships. In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2024

Credit: Camilla Forte/The Hechinger Report Created in 2011 by Black and Hispanic social workers at the nonprofit organization Youth Guidance , WOW’s goal is to build a healthy sense of self-awareness, confidence and resilience in a population that is often underserved by mental health programs.

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Digital Promise

JULY 19, 2018

For the past decade, as professors who study the role of language and culture in education, we’ve been working to help educators understand these dynamics across all subject areas. Studies have found that at all levels of education, instructors often favor students who sound like themselves and can be biased against those who don’t.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2021

A December 2020 McKinsey study predicted that, by the end of this school year, on average, students of color were likely to be six to 12 months behind on cumulative learning, compared to white students who were likely to be four to eight months behind.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

In 2018, 57,000 fewer students nationwide earned education degrees than in 2011. Teacher Fatima Nunez Ardon, pictured here, is studying at Highline College, a community college, for her degree. Having teachers do their coursework at a community college is relatively new and Washington is one of only a handful of states that allows it.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 13, 2022

But Texas’ second-largest district had to fill elementary classrooms and core subjects in middle and high schools. In the 2011-12 school year, fewer than 7 percent of the state’s new teachers – roughly 1,600 – didn’t have a certification. In a 2016 study, the U.S. 11, 2022, in Athens, Ala. Credit: AP Photo/Vasha Hunt.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2022

A May 2022 study of children with disabilities found that Black and white children who posted the same low test scores were equally likely to be removed from a general education classroom and placed in a separate special ed classroom. In the study, “ Which Students With Disabilities are Placed Primarily Outside of U.S.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 22, 2017

New York City, Summer 2011. Having studied geography in college, I find it intuitive to optimize my classroom layout to meet my intended learning objectives. We design curriculum, learning experiences and systems (think of the organizational systems at play in your favorite elementary school classroom). Written By: Grace O’Shea.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

The results from my first year at the school (2011-2012) used a rubric based on the 6 traits of writing. It should be noted that our 19% growth is almost double what we achieved in 2011-2012. I did not include their students in the data set. 2015-2016: 19% growth from fall to spring. I have the documentation to verify these results.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 27, 2016

The results from my first year at the school (2011-2012) used a rubric based on the 6 traits of writing. It should be noted that our 19% growth is almost double what we achieved in 2011-2012. I did not include their students in the data set. 2015-2016: 19% growth from fall to spring. I have the documentation to verify these results.

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