Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2019

Researchers at the Modern Language Association recently found that colleges lost 651 foreign language programs from 2013 to 2016 – dramatically more than the one foreign language programs that higher education lost between 2009 and 2013. Most students in the U.S. begin language study in middle or high school.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift At a training session this summer, Pitts, a teacher at Oakdale Elementary in Sandy, Utah, learned why: The program works best when teachers supervise kids rather than sending them off to do exercises on their own. Experts say it’s a promising model for alleviating some of the problems plaguing ed tech.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Dianne is an international speaker and author of several books including her most recent is, The Imagine Project: Empowering Kids to Rise Above Drama, Trauma, and Stress (Yampa Valley Publishing, 2018).

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2019

In 2018, of the 5,126,000 Americans who held a job in the computer and mathematics field, 26 percent were women and 8 percent were black, according to the BLS. In 2013, no female students or black students in Mississippi took the Advance Placement exam in Computer Science Principals. Overall, 29 black students took the exam.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2021

Tutoring programs for elementary school children rise to the top within this body of research, which was conducted well before the pandemic and targeted to students who were considerably behind grade level. The best results occur when the tutoring takes place at school during the ordinary school day.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2020

This has been a goal of Simon’s since she joined Long Beach Unified in fall 2013. percent (about 10,000 students) in the 2017-2018 school year, to 15.1 percent (about 11,000 students) in 2018-2019. In elementary school, frequent absences are linked to a higher likelihood of dropout—even if attendance improves over time.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 23, 2020

550 billion — the investment needed to bring schools nationwide up to standard due to damage caused by postponing repairs, according to a 2013 federal estimate. Closed in 2012, the building sat vacant until Community Forge purchased Johnston from the school district for $225,000 and reopened it in 2018.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

Freckle , a math education provider that was recently acquired by Renaissance Learning, published a blog post in April 2018, just days after TenMarks announced it would be shutting down, positioning itself as a strong alternative for districts. Throughout the 2018-19 school year, he held out hope the software would be acquired.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

ReadyRosie founder and CEO Emily Roden says helping children by engaging their parents has helped her company grow to serve 6,500 Head Start programs, childcare centers and elementary schools. Roden worked as an elementary school teacher and in sales for Pearson before founding ReadyRosie in 2012.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

In 2013, I started brainstorming with several dynamic librarians across the country a way for us to celebrate the close of the month. Jenny Lussier, Cathy Potter, Shawna Ford, Kathy Kaldenberg, and I created the very first Picture Book Smackdown which was held via Google Hangout on November 21, 2013.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Department of Education Office of Civil Rights report (2018) According to the report, passing rates for eight-grade Algebra I among Black, Hispanic and other minorities were lower than that of their white peers. As a Black student in a predominantly white school, he says he excelled in his studies in elementary school. Source: U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

in 2013, and then becoming part of education technology and services provider Cambium Learning Group in 2020, and integrating with reading intervention provider Voyager Sopris Learning. “In The company has made several strategic decisions that have strengthened and refined its focus on literacy over the years.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Happy holidays, and thank you for tuning into our 2018 countdown!]. After the recession hit in 2013, it was evident that something was off at Mashburn Elementary School (part of Forsyth County Schools in Georgia). I watched teachers being laid off, and it was draining to witness.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 21, 2018

Contemporary classrooms (from elementary school to graduate school) are structured similar to a manufacturing line and typically produce students who are full of information. In May 2013 he completed a Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) 9] Wikipedia, “Ant colony optimization algorithms,” [link] (accessed on February 22, 2018). [10]

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Date: January 29, 2018. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Enhanced Transcript.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 22, 2018

May you have a wonderful and rewarding 2018! Also, think about having me come to your school or conference event in 2018. Click here to view 60 winners going back to 2013. Take note that there categories include elementary, middle, and high school! Also, please share this post with others and even provide a re-tweet.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2018

The message reads: “TenMarks will no longer be available after the 2018-2019 school year. Horton, who teaches math and writing to fourth- and fifth-graders at Fremont Elementary School in Springfield, Missouri, says this is the first program that she and a coworker have found that meets their needs for math and writing instruction.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

Tricia Fuglestad, K-5 art teacher from Dryden Elementary School in a suburb of Chicago, has a masters in K-12 technology integration. We will also look for other opportunities like a local film festival (pictured left), online student movie contests like Nextvista.org’s , as well as entering it into the Global Student Voice Film Festival.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Check out Jennifer Gonzalez’ 2018 Teacher’s Guide to Technology for more than 200 tools with special tips, videos, and screenshots to get you started. Date: February 22, 2018. What can it look like in an elementary classroom? Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Stream by clicking here.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 14, 2019

The Missing Piece , a 2013 nationally representative survey of pre-K to grade 12 teachers, revealed that 95 percent believed SEL skills were teachable. In addition, CASEL has identified 25 effective SEL programs for preschool and elementary students , and four effective programs for middle and high school students.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

What does the declining birthrate mean for elementary, middle and high schools across the country? million first graders in 2013. percent enrollment drop cascades through the whole elementary-to-high-school system as these first graders age and progress into higher grades. According to one set of projections, it could mean 8.5

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2017

After serving students in Austin since 2011, Sara will begin leading Montessori for All’s Redbud school in San Antonio when it opens for the 2017-2018 school year. 2015 Finalist for Dallas ISD Elementary Principal of the Year. 2013 Southeast Dallas Chamber of Commerce Principal of the Year. N_Bernardino.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2021

Delilah’s first several weeks of school in the fall of 2018 had been marked by discipline incidents and suspensions, as she got in trouble for not listening to instructions and hitting staff members. Still, Pearson laments that he didn’t get that level of instruction throughout elementary school. “I

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Superintendent Rico Munn made mental health a priority when he came to Aurora Public Schools in 2013. Sofia Kent, the school social worker at Montview Elementary School, saidwhen the topic of mental health is presented in a very open, nonjudgmental manner it makes a big difference. “ The new focus has paid off.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Since 2013, 49 governors have led the effort that has connected an estimated 40.7 ” More highlights from the 2018 State of the States Report: Only 1,356 schools still lack a fiber-optic connection or other scalable broadband infrastructure, down from 22,958 schools in 2013. million students and 2.6

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Only 7 percent reported feeling “very well prepared” to teach lessons about modern physics, 19 percent about electricity and magnetism and 21 percent about the properties and behaviors of waves, a 2018 National Science Foundation-supported survey found. Related: Will new standards improve elementary science education? “We

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2019

To make sure education experts saw it, he wrote a critical review of grit in the December 2018 issue of Educational Researcher. And I don’t think that your report card grades in elementary school, middle school and high school are, for most students at that age, the prime source of their passion.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Since President Obama’s ConnectED announcement in 2013 in Mooresville, NC , there has been more than $10 billion committed as part of the five-year program to transform American education. Thirty-four elementary schools are contributing data to the district’s Project Daffodil, examining relationships between weather and plants.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 9, 2019

A collaboration between the WGBH Educational Foundation and the Library of Congress, the American Archive of Public Broadcasting (AAPB), was established in 2013 “to coordinate a national effort to identify, preserve, and make accessible as much as possible the historical record of publicly funded broadcasting in the U.S.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A student leaps during a game at Horizons Elementary School. Florida and Rhode Island now mandate 20 minutes of recess time a day for elementary school students. Carrie Michiels, the physical education teacher at Horizons Elementary School, introduced “Fit in 15” breaks for classroom teachers to give kids the opportunity to move.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Date: February 5, 2018. Students in the Math, Engineering and Science Academy earn an average of $24,000 per student in academic scholarships; the Health and Medical Sciences Academy became a Governor’s Regional Health Academy in 2013 and in 2015, a new Environmental Studies Academy began operations. Stream by clicking here.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders. On the other had, a smaller number of elementary students see Wikipedia as a starting point to discover additional content. 2015-2018). Note the binary approach. Connaway, L. Valenza, J. Howland, S.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 2, 2018

Tried and True Edtech Tools to Try in 2018. Date: January 2, 2018. Steve, today for Ed Tech Tool Tuesday, what are some things that people need to try in 2018? In 2013 he began serving the Skokie/Morton Grove District 69 as a member of the School Board. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher.com/e222.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Mendoza’s older sister, Gema Quetzal, served on the California board of education in 2018-19, enjoying the same voting power as other board members. The turnout for 16- and 17-year-olds in local elections between 2013 and 2017 averaged roughly 42 percent, compared with 20 percent overall, according to data from the city clerk’s office.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

The eighth grader can also remember each of the kids she began school with back at Boudreaux Canal Elementary School. But that school closed after she finished first grade in 2013, a victim of declining enrollment after relentless flooding and job losses drove families from the area. I do see an effect.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 26, 2023

In addition to his service to the American Library Association, Jefferson has held a seat on the Board of the Freedom to Read Foundation (2012-16) serving as the 2013-16 president; served as president of the District of Columbia Library Association (DCLA); and served on the board of the Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA).

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